Economy looks like a simple four-step program with grub control and an added fertilizer application. Neither have pre-emergent on there unless early spring is it.
If you’re into lawn care, you’ll probably get sick of this after a year or two when things aren’t improving and you’ll eventually follow the guides on this sub and do it yourself.
The price of the fertilizer is basically the cost that you’d pay for top-end Lesco stuff at your local Lowe’s. The cost of aeration is basically what you’d pay to rent a machine at Home Depot. If this company is well regarded in your local area, then I would consider going with them. It’s very easy to over-apply fertilizer or apply the wrong thing for your lawn and burn it all down. Maybe try them for a year and see what type of results you get.
@Mai
I read this comment at first and thought the local company is stupid. Regarded has a different meaning in a lot of subreddits, haha.
Sounds reasonable for that amount of sq ft.
Leith said:
Not bad at all tbh.
Shoot, a bag of fertilizer is $55 and you have to do it yourself.
Leith said:
Not bad at all tbh.
Shoot, a bag of fertilizer is $55 and you have to do it yourself.
I mean I do it myself because it’s still cheaper but if time isn’t on your side, I’ve seen much more ripped off pricing than this. My local guy wants $120/application…
Leith said:
Not bad at all tbh.
Shoot, a bag of fertilizer is $55 and you have to do it yourself.
That’s crazy, they’re really ripping off people at retail. We pay around $21 for a 50lb bag of 24-2-11 with micros, but we order 3-4 tons at a time (40 bag pallets).
@Skyler
Agreed, at Rural King can get 40lb of 12-12-12 for $17 or 51lb bag of AMS for $15.
Finley said:
@Skyler
Agreed, at Rural King can get 40lb of 12-12-12 for $17 or 51lb bag of AMS for $15.
What’s the difference between 10-10-10 and 13-13-13?
Finley said:
@Skyler
Agreed, at Rural King can get 40lb of 12-12-12 for $17 or 51lb bag of AMS for $15.
What’s the difference between 10-10-10 and 13-13-13?
Concentration; you would technically need less lbs/acre.
Finley said:
@Skyler
Agreed, at Rural King can get 40lb of 12-12-12 for $17 or 51lb bag of AMS for $15.
What’s the difference between 10-10-10 and 13-13-13?
3-3-3
@Skyler
50 pounds of Lesco starter fertilizer is $79 at Lowe’s in-season.
That price looks great to me. Especially the core aeration - it would cost you that much to rent an aerator for a day.
If it’s less than 10k sq feet, you can just find something at Walmart or Lowe’s that will do a great job for less than $150 for the year for just fertilizer and weed/grub control.
Best lawn I never had was using Scott’s weed and feed in the spring, and then I think the cheap brand was Sta-green or something like that but it gave my lawn a deep green color. This is when I had a well and watered almost daily.
Do a soil test and do it yourself. It’s not that difficult and you know you aren’t going to skimp yourself.
Ash said:
Do a soil test and do it yourself. It’s not that difficult and you know you aren’t going to skimp yourself.
Is there a soil test you recommend?
Ash said:
Do a soil test and do it yourself. It’s not that difficult and you know you aren’t going to skimp yourself.
Is there a soil test you recommend?
I used The Andersons kit, but really any soil test should do. Just make sure you have a core puller or the kit you buy comes with one. They are about $10-30 on Amazon depending on which one you buy. My kit was $30 (shipping included) and did not come with a core puller.
I buy a lot of Andersons products for my lawn and garden. I consider them quality.
Ash said:
Do a soil test and do it yourself. It’s not that difficult and you know you aren’t going to skimp yourself.
Is there a soil test you recommend?
Contact your local extension office. They are normally free. You pick up a small box, return it full and wait a month for the results.
How big is your yard?
Jem said:
How big is your yard?
Measured it in the Scott’s app to be 7k sq ft.