Seasonal Tips

Spring

• Apply your pre-emergent herbicides to help control crabgrass and broadleaf weeds.
• Consider your disease control methods for possible brown patch.
• Use a slow-release fertilizer on all flowering ornamentals and roses to ensure blooms in late spring and early summer.
• Also consider using a systemic insecticide that can trans-locate through the ornamental and control those late spring, early summer insects.

Summer

• Cut down on stressed out turf and too much top growth by using low-nitrogen fertilizers, which will prevent disease and insect problems.
• Monitor shrubs and ornamentals for insects and disease. Treat them as necessary to prevent unneeded stress during warm temperatures and drought.

Fall

• Get the right nutrients on your lawn during this important time. The turf will store the nutrients and yield a healthy lawn in the Spring.
• Don't forget the ornamentals when spreading out the nutrients; they too will look healthy in the coming Spring.

Winter

• Slow down weed growth from emerging in the Spring by using pre-emergent herbicides.
• Overwinter your turf and ornamentals with high-potassium fertilizers to protect the root system.