Lawn Care Packages

PACKAGE INCLUDES

5x treatments per year

PACKAGE INCLUDES

5x treatments per year + Aeration + Scarification or Verti-cutting

PACKAGE INCLUDES

5x treatments per year + Aeration + Scarification or Verti-cutting + Top Dressing + Over-Seeding

PACKAGE INCLUDES

5x treatments per year + Aeration + Scarification or Verti-cutting + Top Dressing + Over-Seeding + 1x Specialist treatment. 

PACKAGE INCLUDES

5x treatments per year + 2x Aeration + 2x Scarification or Verti-cutting + Top Dressing + Over-Seeding + 1x Specialist treatment

You pick the package you require. Prices are worked out on square meterage. It is that simple. Your only decision should be what standard do I require for my lawn. PAR is standard Lawn Care,(hence the name). Hole in One is a high end greenkeeper package that will give you the best results. 

The dreaded Leatherjacket. Leatherjackets have elongated tubular bodies, up to 30mm long and are greyish brown. They have no legs or obvious head. Lawns develop patches where the grass turns yellowish brown and often dies. This can be distinguished from similar effects caused by lawn diseases or adverse growing conditions by lifting the affected turf and finding leatherjackets in the surface layers of the soil.

Leatherjackets may also be revealed in lawns by soaking with water and covering with material impervious to light, such as black polythene. The following day if leatherjackets are the problem, large numbers of grubs should be found on the lawn surface under the cover.

We can treat this issue. See Chafer Grub section for treatments. 

Chafer grubs are creamy coloured, about 15mm (0.6”) in length with distinct legs (unlike vine weevils). Chafer beetles emerge from lawns and lay eggs, which hatch into grubs feeding. They burrow deeper for winter and lie dormant before surfacing in spring to emerge as beetles.

Biological control: You can buy pathogenic nematodes, usually Heterorhabditis bacteriophora, which attack the larvae by infecting them with a fatal bacterial disease. These microscopic animals can be watered into the lawn when the ground is moist and soil temperature range between 12-20ºC (55-68ºF). 

We can help eradicate this pest using nematodes. Beneficial nematodes kill the insects and pests in your lawn by entering their bodies through any openings that they find, or by boring through the body wall. Once they have done this, the nematodes release their unique bacteria that infects and kills the insect within 36-48 hours.

There are numerous Lawn Diseases and Disorders that can affect grass. The picture you see here is Red-Thread Laetisaria fuciformis common on swards of low fertility, especially late Summer and Autumn, Fescues and Ryegrass particularly susceptible. We can spray for this. Dedicate is a contact and systemic fungicide for use in managed amenity turf at any time of the year. Anthracnose. Anthracnose is caused by a fungus and can strike at different times of the year, but can be managed when it occurs. This is a small list of some other diseases you may find.

• Take-all Patch
• Brown Patch
• Dollar Spot
• Fairy Rings
• Fusarium Patch
• Leaf Blight
• Red-Thread

All of these turf diseases and more can arrive on your lawn at different times of the year and with different degrees of severity. Although any turf disease or disorder can be looked at like the end of the world, it's not. Many treatments are available on the market to help aid these problems. If you think you have any of these then please get in touch. We can help you. 

Hydrophobic soil occurs when a waxy residue builds up on the soil particles resulting in it repelling water rather than absorbing it. It is most common in sandy soils, dried out potting mix and soils containing unrotted organic matter. Wetting agents are a great quick fix but will not resolve the issue long term. Wetting agents work by breaking down waxy coatings as well as breaking the surface tension in the water making it easier to penetrate the soil.

Knowing more about your lawns growth pattern will help you sustain a healthy and lush lawn. Obviously soil content causes a variation in growth. Also things like drainage issues. Do you suffer from saturation in the winter or drought stress during the summer months. Shade causes less growth. Tall trees may be blocking sunlight. The list can go on. We can help you with these issues at Greenkeeper Lawn Care. Knowing the basic growth pattern will give you timing help, for example, when to seed, when to water, mowing etc. When you mow we always suggest little and often. This will help promote new growth. Feeding your lawn at the right times with the right granular fertilisers will also help promote growth. There are so many things you can do. Another great reason for having a professional greenkeeper to take care of this. 

No question is ever silly and every day is a school day. 

This chart will help you understand timings for your lawn care, weeding and dare we say..... pest control. Using this as a guide will help you understand issues you may be having and it will also help you with timing on jobs you carry out in your garden.