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Lawn Renovation
Where lawn quality is unacceptable, renovation may be necessary. Renovation involves planting grass seed into an existing lawn area, often adding new grass varieties to repair damage or increase tolerance to drought, shade, or wear. Renovation usually isn’t necessary until approximately 20-25% of the lawn is bare or covered with weeds.
Renovation alone will not be sufficient if problems are too severe. Starting a new lawn may be the best option where removal of the existing turf, tilling, adding topsoil, and changing the soil grade are needed.
The following conditions may warrant starting over:
- an excessively compacted soil
- greater than 50% weeds or bare soil
Renovation should be considered if any of the following conditions exist in your lawn:
01 Approximately 20-40% of the lawn is dead or has very sparse growth. This may be due to a variety of factors such as low soil fertility, drought and heat, insect damage, poor mowing practices, disease, moderate soil compaction, or increasing shade and competition from growing trees.
02 The lawn is soft and spongy when walking across it and responds poorly to regular watering and fertilizer applications. This condition usually indicates excessive thatch (greater than ½ inch). Thatch is a layer of partially decomposed grass stems, roots, and rhizomes (not leaves) at the soil surface but below the green vegetation.
03 Broad-leaved weeds such as dandelion, plantain, and knotweed, or grassy weeds such as crabgrass cover about 20-40% of the lawn area.
ALL SERVICE AGREEMENTS ARE SELF RENEWING UNLESS SPECIFIED AT TIME OF PURCHASE. SIMPLY CONTACT THE OFFICE TO CANCEL SERVICES.
Rochester Lawn Care
1592 Qualtrough Road
Rochester, NY 14625
Telephone: (585) 329-5296
Fax: (585) 671-2853
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