Fertilizer & Control Products
Fertilizer and Control Products >
Fertilizer is to plants what vitamins are to humans. In fact, some ingredients in fertilizer, like iron, are found in vitamins. Like people, plants need a balanced diet to flourish and grow healthy and strong. But all fertilizers are not created equal. Simply spreading a bag of "weed and feed "across your yard does not guarantee a great lawn. Each type of fertilizer contains different ingredients, and each of these ingredients has a unique effect on your grass.
Fertilizer Components >
Nitrogen - Promotes vigorous growth, a dark green color and fall density.
Phosphorous - Improves germination, strengthens stems, promotes root growth in new seed, and provides tolerance against extreme temperatures and drought conditions.
Potassium (potash) - Promotes plant vigor and disease resistance.
Iron - Gives grass strength & vibrant green color.
Sulfur - Helps with disease resistance.
Calcium - Essential plant nutrient. Activates beneficial soil microbes and helps plant absorb other components.
9-8-9 Fertilizer plus Dimension Crabgrass Preventer >
Applied between March and April, this application will gently wake up your lawn without causing excessive top growth (which can cause disease problems and reduced drought tolerance). This application will also deliver .36 pounds of Slow Release Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Sulphate of Potash per 1000 sq. ft. (Potash improves stress tolerance and overall turfgrass vigor). Dimension provides superior, long lasting, high percentage control of crabgrass, as well as many other annual weeds.
This is a new product that will deliver results applied even in June. Dimension will control emerging crabgrass and prevent any further germination used at the rate delivered by this product. . Use this product when seeding on the spring or if you have not applied crabgrass preventer before May 1.
12-24-14, 50% Meth X 40, 2% Iron, Sulfate of Potash >
Applied in the Summer or as a starter fertilizer, this product will provide an immediate source of nitrogen with the superior form of slow release nitrogen ( Meth X 40) that will continue to feed your lawn gently for up to 16 weeks. The iron and sulfur components will provide quick green up during drought like conditions. The Potash source is Sulfate of Potash chosen for its low burn potential.
20-5-15, 40% Meth X 40 or 20-5-15, 40% Meth X 40 plus Trimec >
Applied in late summer/early fall, this product will deliver one pound of nitrogen per 1000 sq. ft. At this time of the year, turfgrass requires a larger amount of nitrogen to encourage recovery from the stress of the summer and to help thicken the lawn before winter. If broadleaf weeds are a problem use the same fertilizer with Trimec (25-5-10, 40% Meth
Microbial Soil Conditioner >
The Microbial Soil Conditioner establishes new colonies of beneficial soil microbes will provide may benefits including the consumption of the food source of such damaging fungi as Pythium, Rhizoctonia, and Fusarium. Through competitive exclusion, the beneficial microbes take up the space the disease organisms need in order to multiply and reach a critical mass. They will also promote the conversion of soil elements, including phosphorus, into plant available forms that will stimulate the growth of a deeper, stronger root system.