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| FERTILIZING | Notice yellow discoloration year around. It usually means the lawn needs fertilizer. | Apply maintenance fertilizer. | Apply starter fertilizer for new lawns. | Apply maintenance fertilizer. | Apply maintenance fertilizer. | Apply winter maintenance fertilizer. | |||||||
| WATERING | Newly-seeded lawns need to be kept damp. | When there is little or no rainfall, water your lawn twice a week during the early morning. Apply 1 inch of water per week, or 1/2 inch per watering. A brown discoloration can mean a lack of water. To test, push a pencil into your soil. If moist, it will penetrate easily, if hard, the soil needs more water. Core aerate if water runs off soil surface. | |||||||||||
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| MOWING | Sharpen mower blades. | Remove winter damage by mowing lawn no higher than 1-1/2 inches. | Maintain mowing height between 1-1/2 and 2 inches for the best color. Mow frequently enough so that no more than 1/3 of the leaf blade is removed each time. Mow more frequently with mulch mowers. | Lower mowing height back to 1 to 1-1/2 inches. | Mow lawn, then apply winter fertilizer. | ||||||||
| SEEDING | Seed new lawns. Overseed thin, damaged spots. Use a shade supplement in heavily shaded areas. See watering. | Summer seeding is very successful with careful and adequate watering. | Seed new lawns. Overseed drought-damaged areas. See watering. | ||||||||||
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| CORE AERATING | Core aerate entire lawn to reduce the amount of water your lawn requires. | You can aerate dry spots in the lawn as they appear with a hose-end aerator. | Core aerate entire lawn for more efficient winter watering. | ||||||||||
| WEED & PEST CONTROL | Notice unexplained dying patches in the lawn. It could be European cranefly. call for damage control. | Spot spray broadleaf weed killer. Don't spray when temps exceed 80 f. | Spot spray broadleaf weed killer. Don't spray when temps exceed 80 f. | ||||||||||
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TREE AND SHRUB CARE
Healthy trees and shrubs provide a tremendous amount of beauty and value to your property. Naturally, it is important to protect your investment with a well-designed program. Our scientifically developed program is tailored to control common problems in your area, enhance growing conditions and to provide you with advice on proper maintenance practices. R&R Property Service's Lawn Care Programs is fully guaranteed and is the perfect compliment to our other services and programs.
