Texas weather conditions can place quite a strain on our lawns and landsape, summer drought with extreme record breaking heat and water restrictions, only to be followed up by extreme winter weather conditions, sub zero temperatures accompanied with extended periods of ice and snow. Talk about going from one extreme to the next! Imagine what your lawn and landscapes have endured the past year! If your lawn or landscape was damaged please let me know. If you would like to schedule an appointment to go over your lawn and see what we need to do to get it back in shape, give me a call. As always, we at Lake Highlands Lawn Care take a special interest in assisting with Recycling and any Green efforts we can provide. We are constantly purchasing new equipment that is more energy efficient, a bit quieter, and better for our residential environments. We also calibrate our commercial fertilizer spreaders every time we make any chemical applications to ensure we apply the correct amount of product every time!
Lawn & Plant Watering Tips
Water 3 times per week minimal during June- September.
2 times per week October- November.
1 time per week December- February.
2 times per week March- May.
Areas in direct sunlight should be watered a minimum of 20 minutes per zone each watering cycle June- September, reduced down to 10-15 minutes in early Spring and Fall. Shaded areas can go 10 to 15 minutes per zone depending on amount of shade. These tips are for your grassy areas, Bushes and flowers need water all summer and winter, most of your bushes and flowers should get adequate water during the Spring/Summer watering months but need more water in the winter than most folks apply. Remember if you have evergreen trees or bushes they will require regular watering in the winter, usually 2 times per week 5-10 minutes is plenty. I know there are water restrictions in place that say we can only water 2 times per week, but sometimes that is not enough during peak summer months! This is especially true for areas in direct sunlight. I am not encouraging you to break the rules, but if your lawn is pale green, limp and does stand back up after stepping on it, it needs water quickly! Use your better judgment, but I would not let my lawn die because the City believes they know what's best for my particular lawn needs.
Pre Emergent & Fertilizer Applications
We usually do our fertilizer and pre emergent applications the same time each month each year (see above). If you would like to have us add this service to your account give me a call!
Here is our application schedule
Spring = Mid February we apply Fertilizer and Pre Emergent Weed Control.
Summer = Mid June we apply a balanced Fertilizer.
Fall = Early October we apply a balanced Fertilizer and Post Emergent Weed Control.
We use only the best quality slow release fertilizers and pre emergent products; we apply them with our calibrated Lesco Commercial brand fertilizer spreaders. We will always leave an application card in your mailbox after a treatment has been performed with directions of what was applied and what measures need to be taken by the homeowner (i.e.- apply water or don't water, etc).
We have applied the Pre-Emergent Spring weed control to all my Total Maintenance Accounts and several Regular Maintenance customers (those that request it) in late February 2014, if you missed the application and have weeds in your lawn please contact me for a 1 time herbicide application, this is a liquid spray that is safe for children and pets and will eliminate 90% of your weeds in 1 application.
Insects and Lawn Damage
Due to the Mild Winters we have been experiencing insects and lawn pests are going to be very bad, especially grub worms and other lawn invading insects. I would recommend applying an all around pesticide to your lawn in late summer. Grubs are tricky to spot until it is too late. They become active in late summer eating your grass roots, this is also the time of year your grass begins to go dormant and turn brown you do not notice the damage until next Spring when the grass begins to grow and you have dead spots in the lawn.
Chinch bugs and Fungus are also somewhat of a problem but not as bad as grub worms.
Keep an eye on the lawn and if you suspect anything give us a call, we will come identify any problems and suggest a remedy to fix it.
I will add and delete info on this page regularly, so check back often.
Thank You.
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