Baton Rouge Lawn and Landscape Services: Controlling Weeds and Insects by Fertilizing

Weeds and insects can quickly make your turf and landscaping unsightly and uncomfortable. The best way to keep your lawn healthy and vibrant and pest free is to provide it with the nutrition and other elements that it needs to thrive. Adequate sunlight, water, and the proper nutrients are all vital for achieving and maintaining a lush, deep, green lawn. Furthermore, applying fertilizer during the correct time of the year can provide optimum results. 

Fertilization Services to Control Weeds

As your lawn receives the nutrition it craves, it grows thicker and more quickly, discouraging the infestation and spread of common weeds like crabgrass and dandelions as well as choking out sprouting weed seeds. Crabgrass can be an especially stubborn, making prevention a top priority, as it is easier to prevent the growth of plants than it is to eradicate them once they are established in your lawn. Weeds such as clover, dandelions and grassy weeds will often out compete desired grasses early on as they start growing while desired turf grasses are still dormant or coming out of winter dormancy. Applying a pre-emergent herbicide (granular or liquid) can prevent crabgrass, clover and other weeds from growing as the soil temperature increases. Furthermore, a well-treated lawn that is lush, thick, and maintained at a height of three or more inches can also help to block the sunlight that weed seeds need to germinate.

Fertilization Services to Prevent Insects

Insects of kinds are common in the lawn and landscaped areas around south Louisiana homes and businesses. Not only can they make enjoying your outdoor spaces uncomfortable, but they can also feed on and damage your grass and plants. A well-fed, healthy lawn is also a solution that helps to control the infestation of insects. Applying fertilizer and high-quality lawn foods make your plants and grass more resistant to this issue but well timed granular insecticides may be needed to cure established infestations such as fire ants, cinch bugs, and sod web worms that can destroy grass extremely quickly.

If you have stubborn weeds in your yard, or annoying pests around your lawn, or both, an experienced, knowledgeable lawn and landscape expert can get your turf back in shape. Kyle’s Lawn and Landscape takes care of greenspaces of all sizes across the Baton Rouge area.