When it comes to growing and maintaining a thick and healthy lawn, we need to review the basics of plant care for turfgrass. Mowing, watering, feeding and weeding the turf, and maintaining loose, healthy, and balanced soil. Our lawn maintenance experts, serving the Batavia area, can help you achieve a thick and healthy lawn.
We educate you on the proper care practices, effectively feeding and weeding your turf, aerating your lawn, and if necessary, test your soil and adjusting your fertilization program to account for the soil pH. At Lawn Doctor of Batavia-Aurora, we take a time-tested approach to serving and educating our customers and providing the right services at the right time, resulting in the thick healthy turf you expect.
Our Experts’ Lawn Maintenance Tips for Thick Healthy Grass
Many moving parts go into growing thick and healthy turf. Here are our tips for each of these categories of care:
Proper Mowing
Fertilizer and weed control is not a magic fairy dust that solves problems when turf has been improperly mowed. Given the number of times that the lawn is mowed throughout the season, improper mowing causes the greatest amount of turf damage and dieback that we see.
Both the mowing height and frequency are important for keeping the turf healthy and very often we see that the turf is typically mowed too short and not frequently enough. While we do not mow lawns, we continue to read the university-based research on turf care practices for lower maintenance residential turf, and we help educate our customers on the best and proper mowing practices.
Proper Watering
The second most important care practice is watering. Our turf does not generally need supplemental watering during most of the season. However, when it does or if a customer chooses to water, we typically see that the lawn is not watered properly.
Many sprinkler systems are set to water too frequently and not long enough. University research shows that watering longer and less frequently is the best for turfgrass.
We also know that in the case of an extended drought, even though the turf will go dormant, the turf will still need some supplemental water to keep the crown of the plant alive. While we do not install or maintain sprinkler systems, we continue to read the university-based research on turf care practices for lower maintenance residential turf, and we help educate our customers on the best and proper watering practices.
Fertilization and Weed Control
We build and maintain a fertilization and weed control program to provide the proper macro and micro nutrients to the turf at the right times of the season and use the right pre-emergent and post-emergent herbicides to control weeds in the lawn. We also stay current on the new fertilizer and weed control technologies to make sure we are providing the best and most efficient service for your property while minimizing the impact on our environment.
Aeration for better air circulation
When your lawn’s soil has become compacted, grass plants cannot produce dense growth. Compacted soil gives root systems little room for expansion and can suffocate them. Our core aeration process solves this problem as it creates pore spaces in the soil while creating channels for enhanced air and water circulation.
Soil pH
If your lawn or ornamental plants or trees in your landscape look chlorotic (yellowing or yellow with green veins), we can help. We can test the soil and determine the proper soil and nutrition additions to make sure that the grass plants are able to efficiently use the fertilizer that we are applying.
Enjoy Thicker Grass with Professional Lawn Maintenance in Batavia
We can help you enjoy thicker healthier grass through our full range of services and in helping you care for your turf properly.
These services are fully guaranteed and are available for homeowners in:
- Batavia
- Naperville
- St. Charles
- Wheaton
- Downers Grove
- Glen Ellyn
- Aurora
- Lisle
- Lombard
- West Chicago
- Winfield
- Geneva
- And throughout the surrounding area
For lawn maintenance in Batavia,contact us today!
