Objectives #
Lawns will be growing actively and need fertilization to maintain their thick green appearance. Diseases like rust and leaf spot may be found and can be corrected with a normal fertilization. Continue to watch for lawns that were seeded this fall and avoid applying weed control. Grub damage may be evident and customers who received a preventative grub control are entitled to a free curative treatment and we will cover any necessary repairs. Continue to coach customers to mow properly and water if drought conditions exist. Potassium will be applied to help keep the turf strong through winter for some customers. Crabgrass and nutsedge should be dieing naturally and no treatment will be needed. Apply granular fertilizer if lawn is partially covered with leaves and skip application if lawn is completely covered. This may be our customers last application of the year, if not, they will get another application in November.
Open Services & Rounds #
| Lawn Round 5, 6 & 7 | Fertilizer to feed lawn during peak growth. | ||||||||
| Potassium | Potassium fertilization to improve stress tolerance. | ||||||||
| Lime | Correct acidic soil conditions by raising pH. Ideal soil pH = 6.0-6.5 (slightly acidic) | ||||||||
| TruShield | Apply insect control to home foundations 3 ft up and 3 ft out. | ||||||||
| Curative Grub Control | Apply Arena 0.25G if there is grub damage and customer had preventative. | ||||||||
| Aeration & Overseeding | Relieve compact soils and introduce new seed to help thicken lawn. | ||||||||
Products & Rates #
| 25-0-5 or 19-0-5 Granular | Nitrogen & Potassium Fertilizer | 3.0 lbs or 3.7/1000 sq ft | |||||||
| 17-2-5 or 17-0-5 Liquid | Nitrogen, Phosphorus & Potassium Fertilizer | 0.75 or 0.70lbs N/1000 sq ft | |||||||
| Change Up | Post-emergent Broadleaf Weed Control | 0.92 fl oz/1000 sq ft | |||||||
| Arena 0.25G | Curative Grub Control | 3 lbs/1000 sq ft | |||||||
| 8-2-1 or 10-0-3 Organic | Organic Fertilizer (TruNatural Programs) | 8.75 or 7.5 lbs/1000 sq ft | |||||||
Expected Diseases, Insects & Environmental Stresses #
| Dollar Spot Disease | Blighted spots of turf. Can be corrected with additional nitrogen fertilizer. | ||||||||
| Rust Disease | Orange raised bumps on grass blades. Can be corrected with nitrogen fertilizer. | ||||||||
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Leaf Spot Disease
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Tiny circular dark spots on leaves. Spots can girdle the grass blades and cause death of leaf. Crown of the plant may rot due to the disease resulting in ‘melting out’.
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| Dormant Turf (Zoysia) | Warm season grasses go dormant/brown as temperatures fall below 55F. | ||||||||
| Grub Damage | Turf will show signs of drought stress and will pull up easily. Roots are eaten. | ||||||||
| Push Spreader | Truck Spray System | Double Applications | |||||||
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Review product application rate and set spreader properly. Trim property with deflector shield down and 3rd port hole slide closed. For Scotts spreaders set pattern cone to 1 while trimming and 4 for normal passes.
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Calibrate spray output to 2 gallons per minute by conducting a bucket check. Calibrate injection system by turning off main spray line and bucket check injection line by itself. Agitate tank mix for at least 5 minutes before first stop or after extended breaks. Do not drive with pumping system engaged.
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Customers may receive two round applications on the same day to avoid pushing their last application out too far. One application will be potassium to help strengthen the turf and the other will be a normal nitrogen fertilization to help maintain a thick green appearance and aid in early spring green up.
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