Our Services
The Safe-T-Chem Lawn Care Plan provides custom services for your lawn, trees, and shrubbery including fertilizer, weed, insect, and disease control. We offer a generous regimen during the year that complements your watering, mowing, trimming, mulching, and pruning schedule to ensure a beautiful, healthy lawn all year long.
The Safe-T-Chem Lawn Care Plan
The following basic and optional services in the Safe-T-Chem Lawn Care Plan are tailored to your lawn environment and to your turf type including Tall Fescue, Bermudagrass, Zoysiagrass, and St. Augustine.
Basic Services
Fertilization: All the necessary products required for your lawn type are provided including Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium as well as necessary micronutrients included in your turf's required daily allowances. We use only top-quality turf-grade fertilizers based on the custom care plan developed just for you.
Broadleaf Weed Control: Seasonal weeds are treated with our broadleaf weed control for weeds like dandelions, henbit, clover, and many more. After they are under control, we team with you to keep them away. One phone call is all you need and we will treat recurring weeds at no additional charge.
Crabgrass Control and Annual Weed Prevention: Our pre-emergence protection is the best in the industry. The key is in using the absolute best pre-emergence product on the market. We apply two treatments as part of your lawn's care plan to ensure that crabgrass only shows up in the neighbor's yard.
Optional Services
Fall Renovation of Tall Fescue: Our fall seeding includes aeration, dethatch, a top-quality seed blend based on your lawn environment, and pelletized lime. All of the ingredients are incorporated by our drill seeder.
Dylox® Grub Control from Bayer®: Dylox® insecticide provides fast-acting control of turf-damaging grub worms, mole crickets, sod webworms, and cutworms. Your Safe-T-Chem lawn care professional is trained to recognize if they are damaging your turf and put them on the path away from your lawn.
Disease Control: Fungi, heat, and humidity combined are a bad combination for causing devastating diseases to turfgrasses in the Triangle Area. We provide curative fungicides for newly discovered diseases and preventive fungicides for lawns that are likely to host recurrences of diseases like brown patch, summer patch, rust disease, pythium blight, gray leaf spot, dollar spot, and many others. In most cases a typical lawn has more than one type of disease. Some diseases spread very quickly and can devastate a lawn. Most lawn diseases here in the Wake and Johnston County area develop immunities to fungicides within a matter of days. So it is important to you that we develop a rotation plan that utilizes more than one formulation. Disease control is very complicated. Why not let the experts at Safe-T-Chem help get your lawn well again?
Fire Ant Control: Fire ants spread very quickly, are very aggressive and should be considered as a threat to your home, family, and pets. TopChoice® Fire Ant Control from Bayer® provides one full year of curative and preventive protection against fire ants and is the absolute best method of shielding your home, children, pets, and visitors from fire ants. Read more about fire ants on our site.
Insect Control: We have the skills necessary to positively identify insects and eliminate them with the best insecticide for the situation. From Japanese beetles to bagworms to fleas and ticks, we can protect your family.
The following schedule is provided for your reference and is part of your Safe-T-Chem Lawn Care Plan.
Tall Fescue Service Regimen
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Service Visit |
Timing |
Products Provided |
Round One Fescue |
Feb-Mar |
Fertilizer to feed roots and blades, pre-emergence for crabgrass and annual weed prevention. Broadleaf weed control is applied as needed.** |
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Round Two Fescue |
Apr-May |
Fertilizer to prepare your lawn for hot weather and a second dose of pre-emergence to ensure prevention of summer crabgrass.** |
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Round Three Fescue |
June |
Slow release fertilizer that feeds your lawn without burning.** |
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Round Four Fescue |
July |
Pelletized lime for pH adjustment.** |
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Round Five Fescue |
Sept-Oct |
Seasonal fertilizer that feeds your lawn and encourages new seedling growth and maturity.** |
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Round Six Fescue |
Oct-Dec |
Fertilizer to encourage deep root feeding to endure winter and encourage deep roots for next season's extreme weather conditions. |
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Optional Dylox® Grub Control |
Apr-May/Aug-Sep |
We can identify this pest and provide quick and effective curative control. Treats grubs after their eggs have been laid in your lawn in the summer by beetles. |
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Optional Merit® Grub Control |
Jun-Aug |
Bayer® Merit® is used as a preventive treatment for turf-damaging grubs. |
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Optional Bayer®TopChoice® Fire Ant Control |
Jan-Dec |
Provides curative and preventive Fire Ant Control for one full year and can be used any time of the year. |
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Optional Fall Fescue Renovation |
Sept-Oct |
Top-quality seed blend suited for your lawn environment, starter fertilizer, pelletized lime. |
**Broadleaf weed control is applied as necessary all year round. If weeds are encountered
in-between service visits, simply call us and we will treat the weeds for you at no additional charge.
Bermudagrass Service Regimen
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Service Visit |
Timing |
Products Provided |
Round One Bermuda |
Feb-Mar |
Fertilizer to feed roots while your lawn is still dormant, pre-emergence for crabgrass and annual weed prevention. Broadleaf weed control is applied as needed.** |
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Round Two Bermuda |
Apr-May |
Fertilizer to feed roots and blades as weather heats up. Pre-emergence is applied again to provide absolute prevention of summer crabgrass.** |
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Round Three Bermuda |
June |
Summer I feeding.** |
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Round Four Bermuda |
July |
Summer II feeding.** |
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Round Five Bermuda |
Sept-Oct |
Root feeding fertilizer to prepare for dormancy and prevent winter damage.** |
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Round Six Bermuda |
Oct-Dec |
Fertilizer to encourage deep root feeding to endure winter and encourage deep roots for next season's extreme weather conditions. |
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Optional Dylox® Grub Control |
Apr-May/Aug-Sep |
We can identify this pest and provide quick and effective curative control. Treats grubs after their eggs have been laid in your lawn in the summer by beetles. |
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Optional Merit® Grub Control |
Jun-Aug |
Bayer® Merit® is used as a preventive treatment for turf-damaging grubs. |
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Optional Bayer® TopChoice® Fire Ant Control |
Jan-Dec |
Provides curative and preventive Fire Ant Control for one full year and can be used any time of the year. |
**Broadleaf weed control is applied as necessary all year round. If weeds are encountered in-between service visits, simply call us and we will treat the weeds for you at no additional charge.
Zoysiagrass Service Regimen
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Service Visit |
Timing |
Products Provided |
Round One Zoysia |
Feb-Mar |
Fertilizer to feed roots while your lawn is still dormant, pre-emergence for crabgrass and annual weed prevention. Broadleaf weed control is applied as needed.** |
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Round Two Zoysia |
Apr-May |
Fertilizer to feed roots and blades as weather heats up. Pre-emergence is applied again to provide absolute prevention of summer crabgrass.** |
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Round Three Zoysia |
June |
Summer I feeding.** |
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Round Four Zoysia |
July |
Summer II feeding.** |
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Round Five Zoysia |
Sept-Oct |
Root feeding fertilizer to prepare for dormancy and prevent winter damage.** |
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Round Six Zoysia |
Oct-Dec |
Fertilizer to encourage deep root feeding to endure winter and encourage deep roots for next season's extreme weather conditions. |
|
Optional Dylox® Grub Control |
Apr-May/Aug-Sep |
We can identify this pest and provide quick and effective curative control. Treats grubs after their eggs have been laid in your lawn in the summer by beetles. |
|
Optional Merit® Grub Control |
Jun-Aug |
Bayer® Merit® is used as a preventive treatment for turf-damaging grubs. |
|
Optional Bayer® TopChoice® Fire Ant Control |
Jan-Dec |
Provides curative and preventive Fire Ant Control for one full year and can be used any time of the year. |
**Broadleaf weed control is applied as necessary all year round. If weeds are encountered in-between service visits, simply call us and we will treat the weeds for you at no additional charge.
St. Augustine Service Regimen
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Service Visit |
Timing |
Products Provided |
Round One |
Feb-Mar |
Fertilizer to feed roots while your lawn is still dormant, pre-emergence for crabgrass and annual weed prevention. Broadleaf weed control is applied as needed.** |
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Round Two |
Apr-May |
Fertilizer to feed roots and blades as weather heats up. Pre-emergence is applied again to provide absolute prevention of summer crabgrass.** |
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Round Three |
June |
Summer I feeding.** |
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Round Four |
July |
Summer II feeding.** |
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Round Five |
Sept-Oct |
Root feeding fertilizer to prepare for dormancy and prevent winter damage.** |
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Round Six |
Oct-Dec |
Fertilizer to encourage deep root feeding to endure winter and encourage deep roots for next season's extreme weather conditions. |
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Optional Dylox® Curative Grub Control |
Apr-May/Aug-Sep |
We can identify this pest and provide quick and effective curative control. Treats grubs after their eggs have been laid in your lawn in the summer by beetles. |
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Optional Merit® Preventive Grub Control |
Jun-Aug |
Bayer® Merit® is used as a preventive treatment for turf-damaging grubs. |
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Optional Bayer® TopChoice® Fire Ant Control |
Jan-Dec |
Provides curative and preventive Fire Ant Control for one full year and can be used any time of the year. |
**Broadleaf weed control is applied as necessary all year round. If weeds are encountered in-between service visits, simply call us and we will treat the weeds for you at no additional charge.
Safe-T-Chem Tree and Shrub Care Plan
The following tree and shrub care regimen uses many of the same component basic and optional services we use for lawns.
Service Visit |
Timing |
Products Provided |
Round One Tree and Shrub |
Nov-Jan |
Winter protection through dormant oil to help prevent insect and egg inhabitation and fungal spore development. Weed control is applied as needed and as allowed.** |
Round Two Tree and Shrub |
Feb-Mar |
Root feeding with slow release fertilizer and pre-emergence to provide a shield against weeds like crabgrass and other broadleaf weeds.** |
Round Three Tree and Shrub |
Apr-May |
Insecticide and disease control tailored to your plants' needs and history. Preparation for Japanese beetle and whitefly emergence. Effective preventive insecticidal spray for bagworms.** |
Round Four Tree and Shrub |
May |
Insecticide and disease control based on your plants' needs. Preventive and curative insecticide focused on whitefly and Japanese beetle threats.** |
Round Five Tree and Shrub |
June-Jul |
Seasonal fertilizer that feeds your lawn and encourages new seedling growth and maturity.** |
Round Six Tree and Shrub |
Aug-Sep |
Deep root fertilization to encourage root development and hearty new growth for the following spring.** |
Optional Dylox® Grub Control |
Apr-May/Aug-Sep |
We can identify this pest and provide quick and effective curative control. Treats grubs after their eggs have been laid in your lawn in the summer by beetles. |
Optional Merit® Grub Control |
Jun-Aug |
Bayer® Merit® is used as a preventive treatment for turf-damaging grubs. |
Optional Bayer® TopChoice® Fire Ant Control |
Jan-Dec |
Provides curative and preventive Fire Ant Control for one full year and can be used any time of the year. |
**Some services like weed control and pre-emergence products cannot be safely used on some plants. We prefer to work very closely with your landscaper in order to make certain that your custom plan precisely meets the needs of each plant that you have selected for your home. Safe-T-Chem guarantees its work to the extent that if plants do not respond to treatment that we will continue to search for workable solutions for your trees and ornamentals. If we cannot satisfactorily control the target pest, we will at least refund you for your last tree and ornamental service. We do not cover replacement of trees and shrubs.