Hybrid Lawn Care Program
Fertilization, insect control, weed control, seeding and more. Environmentally friendly and safer for your family.
Hybrid Lawn Care Program
Every round in our hybrid lawn care program starts with an organic based fertilizer.The first 2 to 3 rounds are supplemented with traditional lawn care products, and in the 3rd-5th rounds, we can spot spray broadleaf weeds with natural, iron-based herbicide in areas where people and pets go.
A traditional lawn care program is about a 10% natural and 90% synthetic program.
Our hybrid lawn care program is about 65% natural and 35% synthetic on average over the whole season.
Due to the higher cost of natural products, our pricing will be a little higher than the larger competitors.
Schedule
Lawn care applications are done 5 times per year, about every 6-7 weeks from April through October.
1st Treatment – Early Spring
Fertilizer + Prodiamine (pre-emergent)
$ Optional add-on: Soil Optimizer
2nd Treatment – Late Spring
Fertilizer + Dimension (pre-emergent)
$ Optional add-on: Soil Optimizer
3rd Treatment – Early Summer
Fertilizer + Acelepryn (grubs). This is a synthetic insecticide, but is safe for pollinators and has such a low toxicity and risk profile, that it does not even carry a signal word (caution, warning, etc).
Optional add-on: Allectus. This controls grubs and chinch bugs as well as ticks and fleas. This would be used in place of Acelepryn if you wanted more insect control, no extra charge.
$ Optional add-on: Beneficial nematodes can be used instead for a 100% organic grub control treatment. The nematodes are living organisms so this requires diligent watering.
4th Treatment – Late Summer
Fertilizer + spot spraying of weeds
5th Treatment – Fall
Fertilizer + spot spraying of weeds
Pricing
- No commitments! Easy cancellation by call/text/email before your next service.
- 5 applications per year from early April to late October / early November.
- Either card on file or prepay required.
- We're required by the NYSDEC to have you sign a lawn application contract before starting service.
Other Services
Biological Soil Optimizer
A supplement to your fertilization and weed control program, our soil optimizer treatment is a biological soil amendment that enhances soil health, increases nutrient uptake, and boosts turf stress tolerance. Use this treatment on your first two rounds to enhance results and reduce reliance on synthetics.
Slice Seeding or Overseeding
Continuous seeding will thicken up your lawn to a point where weeds won’t have a chance to grow. It’s great for filling in weak areas and reducing the amount of chemicals needed to maintain a weed free lawn.
Slice Seeding
Slice seeding is a process where we use a machine to cut grooves into your lawn to plant new seed. The seed grows up in rows and fills in over time. This method of seeding is great because it fills in weak areas of your lawn and the seed is naturally protected by the surrounding grass which helps retain moisture.
Top Soil
Topsoil seeding is better for areas with poor or little soil. Most often we use slice seeding for most of a lawn but with topsoil in certain areas that require it. As we’re on your lawn, we’ll plan out the best seeding option for your specific needs.
When to seed
When you seed in the spring, you can actually set your lawn’s progress backwards!
Why you should not seed in the spring:
Failure rate is high! Soil is too cold for germination. Spring rains wash some of the seed away. With seed down, a pre-emergent crabgrass control cannot be applied as it will stop the seed from germinating. Without a pre-emergent treatment, your lawn will fill up with crabgrass later on. Also, no weed controls can be applied, they will kill the new seedlings, and your lawn will fill up with weeds.
With a spring seeding, the young seedlings will not be established enough before the onslaught of the summer’s heat. 80% may die off from stress and lawn diseases.
The only correct time to seed your lawn with great success is in the fall (8/15-10/15).
When you seed in the fall, the weather is becoming much cooler, with more rainfall. The soil is warmed by the summer’s heat and grass seed will germinate faster. By this time, all lawn weeds or crabgrass will start to die off as they are annual plant, so there is no competition with the young grass. The soil will stay warm right up until December. Your young new grass will be better established to handle the summer’s heat the following year.
Core Aeration
Mechanically removing small plugs of soil from the turf to relieve compaction, improve oxygen flow to the roots, enhance water and nutrient penetration and promote stronger root growth, especially beneficial for our cool-season lawns in the Hudson Valley area where heavy clay soils and foot traffic often lead to poor drainage and shallow rooting. Usually done in the Fall, it helps reduce thatch buildup, encourages denser turf, and boosts overall lawn health when followed by overseeding.
Environmentally Focused
Our aim is to provide a beautiful lawn with as little negative impact to the environment as possible. A well maintained lawn with minimal chemical use will not be as eco-friendly as an unmaintained meadow of wildflowers, but it can be just as safe or better when compared to a crabgrass and weed filled yard that you are already mowing and maintaining anyway.
Healthy turf grass forms a well established root system and doesn’t die off each year like crabgrass and weeds do. This allows for:
- Much better and consistent erosion control.
- Filtration of runoff water and pollution. Turf grass is an incredible filter for pollutants that could otherwise make it into ground water and wells.
Other benefits of turf grass over weeds include:
- Greater oxygen production. Your lawn provides enough oxygen for your entire family while sequestering carbon back into the soil.
- Better microbial activity with the use of organic microbial fertilizers. This is a better, healthier soil ecosystem.
- Cooling of the air around your home.
With organic based fertilizers and proper soil conditions, we can minimize the use of chemical herbicides.