[Bonanza]

Originally Posted by jnieman

Try Fertigator. They apply fertilizer at every watering. We have had them for three months and our lawn looks great now and new grass has choked out all of the weeds.

Our next door nighbor had Fertigator doing their yard.
Slowly but surely their grass went downhill.
They fired Fertigator about 8 weeks ago.
They were paying them $85.00 each month which was hardly worth it in light of what the results look like.

One of the problems with Fertigator is the fertilizer "fertilizes" everything because it is hooked up to the sprinkler system.
Different plants plus sod require different elements.
Whatever it is that Fertigator uses, couldn't possibly fertilize all the shrubs and lawn properly.

My advice is to do your own fertilizing a few times a year.
It's easy and the most cost effective thing you can do.

[getdul981]

We use Fertigator. They are very good at following up on phone calls when you have a problem. The main thing I dislike about them is there is a crew that mows and edges, another crew that trims the shrubs and yet another crew that does the weeding and fertilizer supplements. I have had to call several times, but they have always responded and taken care of the situation (mostly for fire ants). Just last week, the supervisor said that they would rather me call so they can fix the problem than to cancel on them.

I can see where their service would not work if you don't live here and can keep an eye on things. I don't know of any lawn service that you can actually trust to take care of your lawn like you would take care of it, if you are not here full time.

[jnieman]

As I stated before, we have Fertigator. Our shrubs and lawn are thriving and are weed free. I am going my my own experience and the experience of two neighbors who also have Fertigator. We did initially have our lawn dethatched due to a mold problem and they sprayed until that went away. We pay $55 per month and that includes termite protection, lawn and shrub fertilization and pest control. We have a normal size lot with a Wisteria house in Hadley. This is about $100 less than we were paying for our last company who was nationally known and very unresponsive to our needs.