TALL FESCUE

Here are some attributes about your Tall Fescue lawn. The regimen you will receiveis also listed below. Tall Fescue is a COOL SEASON grass. Tall Fescue is beautiful in the fall and spring here in the piedmont and coastal plain. With the exception to a bit of dessication of the blade tips in winter, it still maintains a green hue to enjoy most of the year.During the late spring, summer, and early fall,Tall Fescue becomes a high maintenance turf in that it requires frequent watering, is prone to disease, and needs re-seeding due to mortality from the elements. High temperatures, high humidities, and high soil evaporation are all factors in plant mortality. An example of a diseased tall fescue plant is shown at the right.

However, re-seeding in the fall is like pushing a reset button for your turf. Even though warm season grasses are better suited for this area, Tall Fescue lovers get their lawns aerated and re-seeded every year to keep it looking great.

Here is the service regimen for your Tall Fescue lawn mowing and maintenance services are listed as well.

Tall Fescue 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 or core aerator. This is the absolute best fall seeding service your money can buy.

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: The best practice with regard to turf diseases is to develop a fertilization plan that prevents diseases development. But 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.

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.

 

Tall Fescue Chemical Service Regimen

Tall Fescue

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.**

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.**

Round Three Fescue

June

Slow release fertilizer that feeds your lawn without burning.**

Round Four Fescue

July/Aug

Pelletized lime for pH adjustment.**

Round Five Fescue

Sept-Oct

Seasonal fertilizer that feeds your lawn and encourages new seedling growth and maturity.**

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.

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.

Optional Fall Fescue Renovation

Sept-Oct

Top-quality seed blend suited for your lawn environment, starter fertilizer, pelletized lime. The best seeding service money can buy.

**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.

Mowing and Maintenance:

  • Vacuum Mowing-your lawn is mowed and clippings, leaves, and debris are taken away instead of being left on your curb.We use Walker mowers to ensure an absolutely beautiful.
  • Mulch Installation including pine and hardwood mulches, and pine needles.
  • Pruning at the right time for your plantings.
  • Leaf Removal if you are a regular customer.

 

Safe-T-Chem

Lawn and Turf Care

919-427-6793

Greg@Safe-T-Chem.com

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