Hi All- Its that time of year again!
I had my first full year with my lawn last year, and overall it was fine but not as green, lush or soft as I would like it I'd rate it a 6.5-7 out of 10...really hoping to get it to a 9+! I inquired with TruGreen because my parents have had an amazing lawn with them for a few years now and got a pretty good deal of $360 for the full year of 7 treatments (aeration and overseeding would come in Sept for an additional $199). I have heard some shady stuff about them not doing the spraying/spreading completely or at all, doing a poor job and leaving brown spots, or weeds not dying.
I know its a franchise and the merger with Scotts could have changed things for better or worse, so I ask BBI, what say you? Worth it? I'm in central NJ if that helps.
Not a surprising comment coming from a cactus.
I really think you only need 3 feedings max throughout the year in NJ - so for about a 1/2 acre of land that's under $200 worth of fertilizer.
It took them all year before they got rid of all the weeds.
If they applied liquid nutrients or fertilizer, it was pretty ineffective.
Unless you just can't be inconvenienced going to lowe's or HD or wherever and buying fertilizer and spending 30 minutes pushing a spreader it's not worth it.
You will get the same results.
Unless you just can't be inconvenienced going to lowe's or HD or wherever and buying fertilizer and spending 30 minutes pushing a spreader it's not worth it.
You will get the same results.
With a broadcast spreader you can do it in less than 10.
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even with their "5-step programs" after the cost of fertilizer you're basically paying some dude $60 a visit to ride around on a motorized scooter dropping fertilizer on your lawn.
Unless you just can't be inconvenienced going to lowe's or HD or wherever and buying fertilizer and spending 30 minutes pushing a spreader it's not worth it.
You will get the same results.
With a broadcast spreader you can do it in less than 10.
Yeah, pretty close. For me I need to use two 15,000 square foot bags and I have a medium sized spreader so I need to re-fill the spreader and then load the other bag, so going back to the garage or the drive way and opening the new bag and pouring it in the spreader takes probably 10 minutes by itself but I have more than a half acre and not a tree on my property.
And I generally use a broadcast spreader; the only time I use the drop spreader is with pulverized lime, which I rarely use and it still doesn't take much longer than that.
Call Naturalawn, Google them. Build your soil build healthy grass it will look ten times better, be ten times better and you can breathe the air when they treat your lawn.
100% correct.
We and some neighbors use them and have the greenest lawns in the neighborhood.