ALTERNATIVE LAWN PROGRAMS
ORGANIC BASED PROGRAM
Our Organic Program concentrate on your soil as well as your lawn. For a healthy, deep green lawn without the use of chemical pesticides a healthy soil is essential. FERTEX offers an Organic Based program, where we use organic based fertilizer treatments, aeration and liming as necessary after a soil test is performed. This program provides the necessary nutrients to your soil and lawn, controls soil compaction and reduce thatch build-up. Treatment for weed, insect and disease are not included in this program. Corn Gluten, Milky Spores and other natural products are available for weed and insect control/ suppression as an additional option.
INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM) PROGRAM
If your are interested in a reduced pesticide use, we recommend our IPM program. Designed to improve & maintain the health of your lawn, with a different approach, where the use of pesticides is optimized so that applications are less frequent, pesticide use reduced and on an as needed basis only, at the end the potential for environmental damage is minimized.
IPM favors a combination of pest control and prevention techniques that results in the least amount of disruption to the environment. A unique pest management strategy is developed to fit each specific situation. Incorporating practices to suppress a pest population: cultural practices (mowing and watering), the use of resistant host varieties, physical/ mechanical methods, and pesticides on as needed basis only. It includes five (5) treatments using traditional or organic based fertilizers. Weed & insects treatments are on an as needed basis only.
A soil test is recommended to correct any pH imbalances and add the necessary nutrients.PREVENTATIVE DISEASE CONTROL
Effective control = proper maintenance practices combined with ON TIME preventative broad spectrum fungicides. We also offer individually treatments on an as needed basis. Follow-up treatments may be necessary. Early detection is vital.
LIMING
Limestone, is a natural soil amendment which helps to enhance the "living soil". Just as your lawn needs food (fertilizer), it also needs vitamins and essential minerals like calcium and magnesium which are found in limestone. As an additional benefit, by incorporating Lime into your Lawn Care Program your lawn will better utilize fertilizer treatments. Recommendation for lime are based on soil test results.
