Lawncare service: Anything cheaper than TruGreen?

[atlantamoi]

I just spent 5 summers doing everything myself and just ended up with frustration. I truly thought it would be fairly easy taking care of weeds and doing the proper fertilization, but my neighbors yards with pro treatment looks light years better. I was trying to save money, but I think BobKovacs might be correct. I have a small yard which was part of the reason I didn't want to farm out.

Thanks for the tips....

[10scoachrick]

Originally Posted by blackrabbit

I tried Zoysia last year in the back to create a better lawn with less weeds and mowing and it only covered maybe 20%. Some of the problem growing it was the water ban but is also seemed very difficult. In one patch where I grew Fescue to test it grew much better. If the Zoysia doesn't grow this year better I will probably re-sod with Fescue and get a service.

Stick with the Zoysia if you can. Ours took one full season to settle in and it looked great last summer...only needs 1/4" of rain about every two weeks. It will start to green up in the next couple of weeks and it pretty much chokes out most weeds. Our fescue in front looks horrible compared to before the drought. We'll see what happens in the next month...might replace it with Zoysia if it doesn't behave.

Proper cutting is key to healthy grass...don't let it get so high that you are stressing it when you cut it. I bag my Zoysia about every third time...Fescue is almost always mulched.

Good luck.

[blackrabbit]

Originally Posted by 10scoachrick

Stick with the Zoysia if you can. Ours took one full season to settle in and it looked great last summer...only needs 1/4" of rain about every two weeks. It will start to green up in the next couple of weeks and it pretty much chokes out most weeds. Our fescue in front looks horrible compared to before the drought. We'll see what happens in the next month...might replace it with Zoysia if it doesn't behave.

Proper cutting is key to healthy grass...don't let it get so high that you are stressing it when you cut it. I bag my Zoysia about every third time...Fescue is almost always mulched.

Good luck.

Thanks I will give one more overseed when the weather heats up.