Peter H wrote in message ...
Forza Azzurri wrote:

Hello,

does anybody have a schedule of when and what to put on my lawn
throughout the year. I live in Southern Ontario, Canada. I had a
professional do it but I bet it isn't difficult at all to do myself.
Most concerned with fertilization, weed and pest control.

many thanks !!!
It's a bit more involved than you may think. Many homeowners can get
their lawn going well for a few years and then they run into problems.

When I was in the business I operated with a cost of goods of about 20%.
I was buying in large quantities and you would pay about triple what I
was paying. Throw in a few dollars for your effort and you're not saving
anything at all.

If you're definitely going to do it yourself I would recommend that you
put 4 lbs of nitrogen down per 1000 sq ft for the entire season. Avoid
heavy fert being released in the summer. Spot treat the weeds and never
use weed and feed. Wack the bugs with an insecticide each summer in the
first two weeks of August.

Good luck

Peter H


I agree with Peter and Joseph. No lawn needs 5 applications of weed
and feed during the summer. I have no problem with using chemicals as
needed, but this is extreme and using weed killer on the entire lawn
because you have a few dandelions is environmentally unsound.
Something is very wrong for a lawn to need that much weed killer.
Plus, putting down excessive fertilizer in the summer is an
invitatiation for disease and fungus, which likes water, nitrogen and
high temps. Early April is early for pre-emergent in Detroit for
maximum effectiveness too. It should be applied about the time
forsythias bloom, which is not till late April here in NJ.

I apply fertilizer plus pre-emergent at that time in Spring, do spot
weed control during the season, then apply fall fertilizer in early
Sept and then again in late Oct or early Nov. During the summer, if
needed, I also apply insect control and sometimes a light fertilizer.