Our Services
SEASONAL TREATMENTS | SCARIFYING | HOLLOW-TINE AERATION
Through a routine maintenance programme we can ensure a lawn reaches its full potential. Scarification once or twice a year will remove the moss and thatch. Regular feeding in Spring and Summer and in most cases the Autumn too will stimulate active growth and produce a rich green colour. Then with regular mowing and watering the lawn will be the envy of friends and neighbours.
The lawn care service we provide can be started at anytime of the year. Lawn weeds are like flowers in that they all have differing life cycles. Those that are common in spring may not be growing in autumn & vice versa. Therefore, we adjust our programmes seasonally.
SEASONAL TREATMENTS
Spring Treatment
We apply a fertilizer that is low in nitrogen, but rich in potassium & phosphorous. This will “green-up” your lawn & also encourage strong root development. We will also spray your lawn with a selective weed killer to deal with any broad leafed weeds such as dandelions, daisies & clover.
Late Spring/Summer
A nitrogen rich fertilizer is applied which strengthens & “greens” your grass. Selective weed killer would again be applied to finish off those broad leafed weeds, as well as starting to deal with the more difficult weeds such as speedwell, yarrow & trefoil.
Late Summer
The third application of fertiliser is now applied & the lawn is also sprayed for weeds if necessary. We will also investigate for possible disease in the lawn.
Autumn
The final regular treatment is now applied – this is an iron sulphate spray which provides 3 essential benefits to your lawn.
Firstly, it hardens the turf, which reduces the risk of disease during autumn. Secondly, it will improve the colouring in the turf. Thirdly & most importantly, it controls moss in the lawn.
These 4 treatments make up the basics for a green healthy lawn. You may find your lawn suffers from pests such as leatherjackets or chafer grubs, particularly if your soil is very sandy. These are common problems around Southport & the Fylde cost. If you feel you may have a problem, we have a specific additional treatment to deal with these pests.
We also offer hollow-tine aeration & scarification services. Scarifying your lawn will greatly assist in removing thatch & moss, allowing grass & its roots to develop properly. Click here for further information on Hollow Tine Aerating and here for information on Scarification.
We can also arrange to spray a total weed killer on any area – this will kill all plants, grasses, weeds etc. Please phone for further details.
SCARIFYING
Over time, lawns build up a layer of thatch – a layer of slowly decomposing grass, dead organic matter, dead roots & debris. It prevents water & fertilizers from reaching the soil. Thatch is only a problem when it becomes too thick – anything over ½ inch thick is detrimental to the lawn.
Insects& disease find this thatch layer a suitable place to live! As the thickness of the thatch can vary in lawns, lawn mowers are more likely to cut the lawn unevenly, causing scalping.
The most effective way to remove this thatch layer is with the use of a mechanical scarifyer. It should not be confused with lawn raking using either a spring tine rake or an electric machine with hook line tines.
Rakes and domestic machines are relatively good at removing dead moss. However, they have little or no effect on surface thatch, the cause of the moss.
This service can be carried out by Lancashire Lawncare.
HOLLOW TINE AERATION
Many lawns have compacted soil that restricts the movement of air, water and nutrients to the grass roots. As a result, this provides a breeding ground for moss. To improve the compaction in your soil, it is recommended that you have your lawns hollow-tine aerated.
This can be a difficult job to do manually and requires the use of a Hollow Tine Aerator if it is to be done properly. However, these machines are heavy & expensive to hire, but it is a service that we can provide.
In addition to relieving compaction, aerating your lawn will split the grass root, which in turn encourages offshoots to grow. This will thicken your grass, leaving you with a lush, thick sward.