FAQs

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Lawn care fertilization programs, tree and shrub care, perimeter pest control, flea and tick control, and aeration and overseeding.

We recommend 2 to 3 hours.

It helps to water in applications, however, our organic-based fertilizer will break down naturally with rain or morning dew. If you received a special treatment, such as grub prevention, we recommend watering it in.

We recommend keeping pets off of the lawn for 2 to 3 hours just so the granules can settle and the weed control can dry. After that, they can go out on the lawn.

The rain is good to help water in and activate the fertilizer. Our weed control is rain-fast within 1 hour, but a heavy downpour could make weed control less effective. In this case, we can respray 10 to 14 days later.

Twice per year – in spring and fall. We apply fertilization directly to the plants, as well as into the ground to benefit their root systems.

We recommend keeping pets inside until the product is dry. Once dry, products are safe for pets.

Our program is designed to keep your lawn fed and weeds treated based on our typical growing season. Skipping treatments will allow weeds to get mature and more difficult to control and your lawn will lack the nutrition to stay healthy and green.

The old saying “You pay for what you get” is very true when it comes to a lawn care service. Turf Pride is a premium service with trained licensed lawn specialists. When there is an issue in the lawn, we attend to it!

Lawn care is a partnership between us and our customer, proper mowing and watering is crucial to get the results we all want. We will continue to work with you and help advise the best practices for maintenance to your lawn.

You would be surprised how different lawn care companies are! Some are large corporate companies that are headquartered in different states, some use high nitrogen synthetic fertilizers and others, like Turf Pride, use organic based. Some have a call center to take calls and other local companies, such as Turf Pride, take all calls in-house. The list goes on and on.

We care about the environment and are proud to contribute to a better environment! A 50×50 foot area of healthy lawn generates enough oxygen to supply a family of four. Lawns are 3x more productive at producing oxygen than trees. 1 acre of grass produces more oxygen than 1 acre of rainforest. Using turf instead of concrete on road embankments reduces traffic noise by 200%.

When most people check pricing at the box stores for fertilizer, they tend to forget that adding weed control for broadleafs, specialty herbicides for nutsedge, crabgrass breakthrough, insecticides for grubs and surface-feeding insects, all add to the cost. Our lawn specialists have many products to treat many issues that may arise, plus the knowledge to diagnose issues before they get out of hand. You’ll find that the money you save is probably not worth your time.

Thatch is the build-up of stems and grass roots intermingled together. The clippings, however, are mainly water and nutrients that will recycle back into the lawn and keep your lawn greener. So, take that bag off of your mower!

Proper mowing height is extremely important, 3.5”-4” will help shade the soil, retain moisture and less weeds will invade. Mowing short will stress the lawn and invite weeds and disease.

High nitrogen fertilizers should not be used when the lawn is under too much summer stress, however, a good organic-based slow release will help your lawn when it comes out of the dormant state. This is also the time of year we see a lot of issues, such as surface-feeding insects.

Too much water will have some adverse effects. We recommend watering deep and infrequent to soak the root system. 1.5” to 2” per week. Over-watering will encourage more weeds and diseases to invade your lawn.

Brown spots caused by misapplication are not common. With today's slow release of organic based fertilizer and our calibrated equipment, your lawn receives the proper rate of product every time. It could be a number of issues causing this, such as insects, disease, drought, and more. Be sure to contact our office to diagnose any brown areas in the lawn as soon as you see the issue.

Animals, such as skunks, will dig for many insects that live in the lawn. They eat crickets, beetles, grubs, and even small rodents like mice and moles. Seeing skunks does not mean you have grubs in the lawn.