Fertilize Now For A Healthy, Lush Lawn This Season

Appropriately applying fertilizer is an essential function for creating and maintaining a beautiful landscape. 

Proper fertilizer applications promote healthy, vigorous lawns by adding back the nutrients that have been lost or depleted over time.  Replenishing these nutrients can turn a dull or unhealthy lawn and landscape into a lush, inviting, healthy landscape.  

In order to accurately apply fertilizer, I recommend that you begin with a soil test.  In fact, the UT Extension Agency recommends having a soil test performed on your lawn and garden every three to five years.

The soil test results reveal the soil nutrient level, specifically the macronutrients nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.  With this information, we can then determine the best blend of fertilizer for your lawn.  Applying the correct blend, at the right time, helps reduce wasted fertilizer, and damage to soil, turf and plants.    

A soil test also indicates soil pH.  The pH is a measurement of the acidity or alkalinity of the soil.  Proper soil pH is essential to ensure that your lawn has the ability to uptake and efficiently utilize the nutrients from the soil.  If the nutrients are available (proper fertilization), and can be utilized effectively (proper pH), then you are well on your way to a healthy, vibrant landscape.

If you would like to schedule a soil test, fertilizer application for your lawn or garden, or any of our other recommended services, call (615) 800-0024 or email justinstelter@gmail.com today. 

Prevent Weeds For a Beautiful Lawn

If you want to have a beautiful lawn and weed free ornamental beds this year, now is the time to begin the process and one of the first and most important steps is a pre-emergent weed preventer application.
 
Pre-emergent weed preventer is an herbicide applied on your lawn and in your ornamental beds to prevent weeds from growing.  The application is designed to prevent the seed from germinating, which subsequently stops it from taking root.  Professional pre-emergents are incredibly effective and efficient at preventing most weeds and some undesirable grasses from growing for a period of time, generally ninety days.
 
The first application of pre-emergent for your lawn typically occurs in late February, weather dependent.  The second application occurs six to eight weeks later.
 
Unwanted vegetation that may be prevented with the proper use of pre-emergents includes crabgrass, ryegrass, chickweed, and hop clover, just to name a few.    
 
If you would like to schedule an appointment to learn more about the benefits of using a pre-emergent in your lawn or ornamental beds this year, please call (615) 915-8865 or email justinstelter@gmail.com. 
 
Additional services to consider this month include Annual Lawn Care Program, Annual Systemic Drench, Boxwood Care, Fertilizer Application in Ornamental Beds, Selective Plant Pruning, Shrub and Tree Planting, Soil pH Testing, and Tree Pruning. 
 
A proper pre-emergent application now will help to create and maintain your beautiful landscape this season!