LAWN DICTIONARY
Your lawn may be suffering from diseases, insects, weeds, or mal nutrition. This list will help you to better understand what your lawn is up against and what we can do to help. Click the title for a picture!
Broadleaf weeds – These are eye sore weeds such as dandelions, clovers, and chickweeds, that steal valuable nutrients from your lawn.
Crabgrass – This high-growing grass with branching stems often appears with purplish tones and spreads easily, crowding out other turf and disrupting the uniform presentation of your lawn.
Fire ants – These foreign insects have a burning sting that can be very dangerous to small animals and hypersensitive humans. They originated from parts of Africa.
Grubs – These larval form of particular beetles feed on plant roots and live in the soil underneath your lawn and plants. When grubs show up in large numbers your lawn turns brownish and grass will easily detach from the soil. We can easily treat them year around, but its best to prevent them from creating possible lawn damage.
Horseherb – This stubborn weed loves to grow in the shade. Only a specialty herbicide can kill this particular weed.
Nematodes – Nematodes include over 15,000 species of parasitic worms, and their size ranges from microscopic to a few millimeters. Some Nematodes are beneficial, as they do feed on harmful Nematodes and other lawn pests. Others feed on the roots of anything planted in your lawn. We have the right tools to kill the harmful Nematodes or to introduce more beneficial Nematodes into your lawn.
Nutgrass/Nutsedge – This particular weed is a sedge and not a grass. To kill Nutsedge, a specialty herbicide must be applied.
Pre-emergent weed control – An application used to prevent the emergence of weeds.
Post-emergent wee control – An application used to treat established weeds
Soil enrichment – A treatment where we improve the quality of the soil by adding organic nutrients and other substances to improve soil health.
Thatch – A layer of plant matter originating from dead grass, dead roots, stems, or leaves that can be harmful to a healthy lawn. Thatch is not caused by grass clippings. Thatch can be treated and prevented with aeration and soil enrichment treatments.
Take All Patch – This is a serious disease that is caused by a fungus. The symptoms of Take-All-Patch are very similar to Brown Patch, and often leads to miss diagnosis. Infected grass will began to turn to a yellowish to reddish color. Infected grass will have root system that is dark brown to black. Eventually, untreated, the grass system will die. Unlike Brown Patch, the entire grass system (roots and all) can easily be pulled out. We have the proper fungicides and strategies to rid your lawn of diseases.
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