Turf Program
Our turf program consists of 7 applications throughout the year. These applications include all the weed control & fertilizer that your lawn will need for the entire year. Each application is uniquely tailored to the specific needs of your lawn’s turf type depending on the season and weather.
Round 1: This winter application is a broadcast spray with a mix of pre-emergent and post-emergent herbicides as well as soluble fertilizer. The post-emergent kills the weeds that
have already germinated while the pre-emergent prevents further weed germination.
Round 2: Occurring in the winter/spring transition, this application is also a broadcast spray with a mix of pre-emergent and post-emergent herbicides as well as soluble fertilizer designed to help with spring green-up with warm season turf grasses (Bermuda, Zoysia, & Centipede) and continual growth of cool season turf grasses (Tall Fescue). The pre-emergent supplements the first round to allow for longer lasting results.
Round 3: During the spring green-up, custom blended granular fertilizer is applied to the lawn to maintain color and health of the turf while preparing lawns for the summer stressors. Spot application for weeds will be done at this time.
Round 4: The summer application contains custom blended fertilizer designed for each type of turf tailored to the weather conditions. Spot applications for all treatable broad-leaf, grassy, and sedge weeds accordingly.
Round 5: During late summer and early fall, Tall Turf Type Fescue lawns will receive starter fertilizer with all necessary macro & micronutrients to get ready for the Aeration & Overseeding season. Warm season turf grass lawns will receive custom blended granular fertilizer to continue growth during the peak growing season as well as spot application for all controllable weeds.
Round 6: In the fall as they prepare for dormancy, warm season grasses will receive a broadcast application of pre- and post-emergents to kill what weeds that may be present and to prevent more from germinating during the fall/winter season. Tall Fescue lawns will continue to receive a special, customized blend of granular fertilizer to promote the growth of the new seed and existing turf during the Aeration & Overseeding season. There will be no weed control for Fescue lawns during this application as it would have a negative impact on the new seed.
Round 7: This application occurs in the fall/winter transition to continue to control the seasonal weed germination in the warm season turf lawns with spot applications of weed control herbicides. Both types of turf grasses will receive custom blended fertilizers designed for their specific needs: Tall Turf Type Fescue will continue to receive a high nitrogen blend of fertilizer to further develop the new seedlings while feeding the mature turf; warm season turf will receive fertilizer focused on the minor nutrients that will prepare it for the winter stress.
Common Weeds
The following is a list of common weeds that may be encountered during the year. Perennial weeds cannot be controlled with pre-emergent; alternative control methods are needed; these are marked with (p). Some annual weeds are not controlled with pre-emergent. With the limitations of the herbicides available today, only some can be controlled with post-emergent sprays after the weed has germinated and emerged; these are marked with (a). Some weeds can only be suppressed; these are marked with (s):
Bittercress, Black Medic, Chickweed, Clover, Cudweed, Dandelion, Ground Ivy (p), Wild Onion/Garlic (a), Henbit, Knotweed, Plantain, Ragweed, Oxalis, Spurge, Wild Carrot, Bahiagrass (p), Buttonweed (p), Burn Weed (a), Dollarweed, Florida Pusley, Lespedeza, Bentgrass (p), Wild Violet (p)(s), Annual Rye, Poa Annua/Trivialis (p)(s), Goosegrass (p), Crabgrass, Nutsedge (p), Dallisgrass (p)(s), Weed Fescue, Weed Bermuda (p).