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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Lawn Fertilization Help
Do you DIY or hire a company?
I bought a house last year and the grass was pretty good. Now, it's not so great and the weeds are getting way worse and in a hurry. I called a few companies and I'm looking at about $300 - $400 for fertilzation and grub control for the spring/summer (I'm in SE Michigan). I really can't justify the cost.
Is it worth it to pay someone or should I just do it myself? My entire lot is .15 acres so we have a fairly small yard. I'm not against doing the work but I have no idea what to do. Help?
Re: Lawn Fertilization Help
Doing it yourself is stupid easy. There's NO reason to pay someone to do it. Really, stupid easy.
Go here and answer the questions to find out what your lawn needs. Directions: go to your local big box and buy the spreader and the bag of weed and feed; dump bag of weed and feed into spreader; push spreader across lawn; put spreader back in garage. Repeat 4-6 times a year.
There's also an organic system here.
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It's easier and cheaper to do it yourself.
Also, if you do it yourself, YOU get to pick the products. Most people you hire will put a high nitrogen fertilizer on in the spring. This will green up your lawn quickly and make it grow like crazy, but that's not really what you should do for a healthy lawn.
Grass normally wants to grow roots in the spring. Deep, strong roots help protect against drought damage. If you put high nitrogen on, it will grow shoots instead of roots, and your nice, green grass is more likely to die during the summer. You want either a low nitrogen formula (<10 for the first number on the bag) or a slow release in the spring.