Keeping your lawn beautiful and strong here in Ohio is no easy task! Your yard needs a lot of help to get the nutrients and protection it needs to stay healthy, but you shouldn't have to do it alone. By signing up for a lawn care program, you can ensure that your lawn will be well taken care of throughout the year. Before signing up for a lawn care program, make sure that it includes fertilization treatments, a summer lawn iron treatment, pre-emergent and post-emergent weed control treatments, and a preventative insect control treatment. These services will keep your lawn healthy, strong, and vibrant throughout the year!

Fertilization

Granular fertilizer pellets added to a property in Mansfield, OH.

Lawns need a lot of nutrients to stay healthy, green, and strong throughout the year, which is why fertilizer treatments are such an essential part of any lawn care program. Fertilization treatments promote the strength and vitality of your grass so it will not be susceptible to lawn diseases, insect infestations, or other stressors. There are three essential nutrients that most fertilizers contain: nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.

  • Nitrogen: Nitrogen is essential to making sure your grass grows bright and healthy.
  • Phosphorus: Phosphorus helps your grass develop a strong root system and promotes seed development.
  • Potassium: Potassium is important to strengthen your grass against adverse conditions, like drought, disease, and inclement weather.

Lawn care programs should provide fertilization treatments throughout the year to make sure that, no matter the season, your grass is strong and vibrant.

Summer Lawn Iron Treatment

Iron is another helpful nutrient to add to your lawn. In the summer, drought and heat can have negative effects on your grass, so having a summer lawn iron treatment applied to your lawn will help it maintain its health and color throughout the season. Iron helps green up your grass and retain that rich color even when conditions may not be ideal. Look for a lawn care program that includes a summer iron treatment as it will keep your lawn green and vibrant.

Pre-Emergent & Post-Emergent Weed Control

Weeds are pesky, invasive plants that can steal vital nutrients from your grass, which is why removing them is so important. Lawn care programs should include weed control treatments to prevent weeds from stealing your grass' nutrients. There are two types of weed control treatments that, when used together, will help you achieve a weed-free lawn:

  • Pre-Emergent: Pre-emergent weed control creates a barrier overtop the soil to prevent weeds from sprouting.
  • Post-Emergent: Post-emergent weed control kills the weeds that have already sprouted.

Pre-emergent treatments stop newly germinated weeds from sprouting, but the ones that have already reached a certain point in their life cycle will grow and need to be treated. Post-emergent treatments kill the weeds that have developed already, but they will not stop new ones from growing. Both types of weed control treatments go hand in hand to eliminate weeds, so it's important that a lawn care program includes both.

Preventative Insect Control

Ant hill found in a property in West Salem, OH.

Lawn care programs should also include a preventative insect control treatment. If lawn insects infest your lawn, they can cause significant damage to your grass. Using a preventative insect control treatment will keep insects from infesting your yard in the first place, so you won't have to worry about finding any pests in unwanted places.

Common lawn insects in Ohio include chinch bugs, ants, spiders, pillbugs, earwigs, and cockroaches.

Call us today to sign up for our lawn care program!

We know you want a beautiful and healthy lawn, and we can help you get there! At Free Spray Lawn Care, we offer a comprehensive lawn care program that includes fertilization treatments, a summer lawn iron treatment, both pre-emergent and post-emergent weed control treatments, and a preventative insect control treatment to make your lawn strong and vibrant.

We service residential and commercial properties in Mansfield and the surrounding areas in Ohio, such as Wooster and Strongsville. Call us at 419-529-5296 to sign up for our lawn care program!