{"id":1177,"date":"2019-10-11T17:33:20","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T17:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/?p=1177"},"modified":"2024-02-06T17:26:38","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T17:26:38","slug":"lawn-care-in-columbus-common-questions-answered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/lawn-care-in-columbus-common-questions-answered\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawn Care in Columbus: Common Questions Answered"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-108\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2016\/01\/2ndphotoforlawnfertlizationandweedplanpage.jpg\" alt=\"Pretty Woman playing with cute puppy on manicured green grass showing lawn care in Columbus\" width=\"400\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2016\/01\/2ndphotoforlawnfertlizationandweedplanpage.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2016\/01\/2ndphotoforlawnfertlizationandweedplanpage-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2016\/01\/2ndphotoforlawnfertlizationandweedplanpage-768x483.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2016\/01\/2ndphotoforlawnfertlizationandweedplanpage-1024x644.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Getting lawn care right takes a lot of know-how and expertise. If you&#8217;re lacking in this department and have questions\u00a0as a result, turn to\u00a0Lawn Doctor of Columbus-Phenix City for the solutions. As a top local choice in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/lawn-care-local\/\">lawn care<\/a> in the Columbus, GA area, we have the tips and recommendations you&#8217;re looking for, along with the treatments you need, all to turn your yard into that special place you want it to be. To help you in the process, here are some questions we often get and our answers to each:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40px;\"><strong>Do I really need to fertilize? <\/strong>Your grass requires a mix of key nutrients to thrive. The soil often doesn&#8217;t have the right combination of these or in the optimal levels to fuel healthy growth and color. That&#8217;s where fertilization comes in. When and how you tackle the job depends on your lawn type, grass species, and the soil&#8217;s nutrient content. But when you perform the job correctly, you&#8217;ll see an improvement in both health and appearance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40px;\"><strong>What other lawn care best practices are important? <\/strong>If you want to maintain a strong lawn, you also need to care for it by watering when the Columbus-area rainfall isn&#8217;t giving it at least an inch of hydration every week. When you do, water deeply, but not frequently. Likewise, mowing your grass properly is critical to its success. How short you go depends on the grass species you have, but a good rule to follow is never cut off more than 1\/3 at a time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 40px;\"><strong>Why is lawn care so important?<\/strong>\u00a0It&#8217;s beneficial to the environment, to your home value and to your quality of life too. For instance, it improves air quality around your home by producing oxygen; it adds to your curb appeal and property value, as a result; and it provides that beautiful haven in which to kick back and relax with your family.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why Call Our\u00a0Columbus Lawn Care Professionals Today?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>You can get a better-looking lawn without all the work, on a budget you can afford. While you mow and water, the lawn care team at Lawn Doctor of Columbus-Phenix City can offer you a precise diagnosis, tailor a treatment plan, and deliver it all using top-quality products and equipment. It&#8217;s a level of care and expertise most homeowners simply can&#8217;t achieve on their own.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For lawn care in Columbus, GA, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/contact_lawn_doctor\/\">contact us<\/a>\u00a0for a free consultation! Our lawn care services are also available in the\u00a0Phenix City, Fortson, and\u00a0Hamilton areas.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getting lawn care right takes a lot of know-how and expertise. If you&#8217;re lacking in this department and have questions\u00a0as a result, turn to\u00a0Lawn Doctor of Columbus-Phenix City for the solutions. As a top local choice in lawn care in the Columbus, GA area, we have the tips and recommendations you&#8217;re looking for, along with&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lawn-care"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Lawn Care in Columbus: Common Questions Answered - Lawn Doctor of Columbus-Phenix City<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/lawn-care-in-columbus-common-questions-answered\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lawn Care in Columbus: Common Questions Answered - Lawn Doctor of Columbus-Phenix City\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Getting lawn care right takes a lot of know-how and expertise. If you&#8217;re lacking in this department and have questions\u00a0as a result, turn to\u00a0Lawn Doctor of Columbus-Phenix City for the solutions. As a top local choice in lawn care in the Columbus, GA area, we have the tips and recommendations you&#8217;re looking for, along with...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/lawn-care-in-columbus-common-questions-answered\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Lawn Doctor of Columbus-Phenix City\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"phatcher\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-10-11T17:33:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-02-06T17:26:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2016\/01\/2ndphotoforlawnfertlizationandweedplanpage.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"944\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"lawndoctoradmin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"lawndoctoradmin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/lawn-care-in-columbus-common-questions-answered\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/lawn-care-in-columbus-common-questions-answered\/\",\"name\":\"Lawn Care in Columbus: Common Questions Answered - Lawn Doctor of Columbus-Phenix City\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/lawn-care-in-columbus-common-questions-answered\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/lawn-care-in-columbus-common-questions-answered\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2016\/01\/2ndphotoforlawnfertlizationandweedplanpage.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-10-11T17:33:20+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-02-06T17:26:38+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/#\/schema\/person\/5760890d8f03bb9b8bccb3a7bccd8bf1\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/lawn-care-in-columbus-common-questions-answered\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/lawn-care-in-columbus-common-questions-answered\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/lawn-care-in-columbus-common-questions-answered\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2016\/01\/2ndphotoforlawnfertlizationandweedplanpage.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2016\/01\/2ndphotoforlawnfertlizationandweedplanpage.jpg\",\"width\":1500,\"height\":944,\"caption\":\"Pretty Woman playing with cute puppy on manicured green grass\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/lawn-care-in-columbus-common-questions-answered\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Lawn Care in Columbus: Common Questions Answered\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/\",\"name\":\"Lawn Doctor of Columbus-Phenix City\",\"description\":\"Just another Lawn Doctor Sites site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/#\/schema\/person\/5760890d8f03bb9b8bccb3a7bccd8bf1\",\"name\":\"lawndoctoradmin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d571c9e94528b93af61a6ff2e5d950f459343597de0e85601a0193f572eaf222?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d571c9e94528b93af61a6ff2e5d950f459343597de0e85601a0193f572eaf222?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"lawndoctoradmin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"phatcher\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/author\/lawndoctoradmin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Lawn Care in Columbus: Common Questions Answered - Lawn Doctor of Columbus-Phenix City","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/lawn-care-in-columbus-common-questions-answered\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Lawn Care in Columbus: Common Questions Answered - Lawn Doctor of Columbus-Phenix City","og_description":"Getting lawn care right takes a lot of know-how and expertise. If you&#8217;re lacking in this department and have questions\u00a0as a result, turn to\u00a0Lawn Doctor of Columbus-Phenix City for the solutions. As a top local choice in lawn care in the Columbus, GA area, we have the tips and recommendations you&#8217;re looking for, along with...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/lawn-care-in-columbus-common-questions-answered\/","og_site_name":"Lawn Doctor of Columbus-Phenix City","article_author":"phatcher","article_published_time":"2019-10-11T17:33:20+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-02-06T17:26:38+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1500,"height":944,"url":"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2016\/01\/2ndphotoforlawnfertlizationandweedplanpage.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"lawndoctoradmin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"lawndoctoradmin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/lawn-care-in-columbus-common-questions-answered\/","url":"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/lawn-care-in-columbus-common-questions-answered\/","name":"Lawn Care in Columbus: Common Questions Answered - Lawn Doctor of Columbus-Phenix City","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/lawn-care-in-columbus-common-questions-answered\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/lawn-care-in-columbus-common-questions-answered\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2016\/01\/2ndphotoforlawnfertlizationandweedplanpage.jpg","datePublished":"2019-10-11T17:33:20+00:00","dateModified":"2024-02-06T17:26:38+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/#\/schema\/person\/5760890d8f03bb9b8bccb3a7bccd8bf1"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/lawn-care-in-columbus-common-questions-answered\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/lawn-care-in-columbus-common-questions-answered\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/lawn-care-in-columbus-common-questions-answered\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2016\/01\/2ndphotoforlawnfertlizationandweedplanpage.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2016\/01\/2ndphotoforlawnfertlizationandweedplanpage.jpg","width":1500,"height":944,"caption":"Pretty Woman playing with cute puppy on manicured green grass"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/lawn-care-in-columbus-common-questions-answered\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Lawn Care in Columbus: Common Questions Answered"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/","name":"Lawn Doctor of Columbus-Phenix City","description":"Just another Lawn Doctor Sites site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/#\/schema\/person\/5760890d8f03bb9b8bccb3a7bccd8bf1","name":"lawndoctoradmin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d571c9e94528b93af61a6ff2e5d950f459343597de0e85601a0193f572eaf222?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d571c9e94528b93af61a6ff2e5d950f459343597de0e85601a0193f572eaf222?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"lawndoctoradmin"},"sameAs":["phatcher"],"url":"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/author\/lawndoctoradmin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1177"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1177\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/columbus-ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}