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Lawn, Turf & Fertilizer

Love your Lawn and it will Love you Back!

Enjoy the cool, clean air your healthy lawn helps produce. Give it the nutrients it needs to become a thick healthy turf that can prevent new weed seeds from growing. A healthy lawn requires less watering. Even in the dry months of July and August which lowers your water bill.

About the Product

Granular fertilizer has a 6-8 week time release that provides long-lasting and even results.

  • For optimum results we recommend 4 granular fertilizer applications in the Spring, Summer, Late Summer and Fall.
  • A minimum of 2 treatment applications in Spring and Fall.
  • The fall application is very important. The formula is specifically designed to provide immediate nutrients while the remaining nutrients wait for warmer temps and the ground to thaw in the spring.

Services are available “a la carte” – you are not locked into a “plan” you don’t want or need.

Recommended Treatment - 4 Applications

  • Spring – Mid April – Mid June
  • Summer – Mid June – July
  • Late Summer – August
  • Fall – Sept – October
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Did you know?

A 50′ x 50′ area of lawn produces enough oxygen for a family of 4.

Grass absorbs CO2 and other harmful atmospheric pollutants and other environmental contaminants.

Grassed surfaces reduce temperature extremes by absorbing the sun’s heat during the day.

Fertilizer FAQs

Broadleaf Weed Control

Creeping Woodsorrel
Dandelion
Japanese Clover aka Black Medic
White "Dutch" Clover
Oxalis / Wood Sorrel
Spurge / Spotted Spurge

Broadleaf weeds may include but not limited to:

  • Dandelion
  • White "Dutch" Clover
  • Black Medic (Japanese Clover)
  • Oxalis (wood sorrell) - green leaves with yellow or white flowers
  • Spurge or spotted spurge
  • Creeping wood sorrel - purple leaves with yellow flowers

Broadleaf Treatment

3 sprays are recommended and will coincide with a lawn fertilizer application.

  • Spring – Mid April – Mid June
  • Summer – Mid June – July
  • Late Summer – August
  • Fall – Sept – October

Fall treatment eliminates winter annual weeds that begin growing in late summer and prevent them from growing in in spring)

Common Obnoxious Plants of Spokane County

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Crabgrass Control

  • Crabgrass is an Annual Grass
  • Plant – it dies in the Fall
  • Leaf blades are flat & broad, 1/4 to 1/2 inch, two to five inches long, sometimes hairy
  • Leaf sheaths are hairy & often purplish
  • Crabgrass is not a broadleaf weed

Treatment

1st Treatment in the spring when the soil temperature reaches 55 -60 degrees

2nd Treatment follows 30-45 days after

  • Best control is achieved by stopping seeds from germinating April through June
  • A dense, lush lawn with a deep root base will crowd out crabgrass & effectively aid chemical treatments
  • Proper balanced fertilization & deep, infrequent watering.
Crabgrass weed

Common Lawn & Turf Fungi in Spokane

Necrotic ring spot

TIP: Chemical treatments will only suppress and reduce the severity of NRS and will not eradicate the fungus.

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Necrotic Ring Spot "NRS"

  • Fungal disease growing primarily on Kentucky bluegrass lawns 2 to 5 years old
  • Infection occurs during early spring, late summer, or fall
  • Roots are damaged & the infected patches lift easily from the soil
  • Small 2"-5" circular, yellowed areas with reddish-brown margins appear & can expand to up to several feet in diameter

Treatment

2 Fungicide treatments to affected areas – May & Aug

Home Owner Management

  • Provide adequate, balanced fertilization & deep, infrequent watering.
  • Over watering only further enhances the disease
  • Water in the morning so grass can dry quickly.
  • Mow turf at a height 2 ½ to 3 inches
  • Remove thatch & aerate as necessary

Fairy Ring

  • Several species of fungi can cause fairy rings in lawns.
  • Areas of dead grass with darker green grass & umbrella shaped mushrooms on the inside &/or outside of the ring
  • Symptoms appear spring or fall when adequate moisture is present.

Treatment

2-3 treatments specifically timed for optimum results

  • Mushrooms are the fruiting bodies of the disease
  • Best results are achieved when mushrooms appear and the ring is most pronounced
  • Fairy rings are more severe on sandy soil with low fertility.
fairy ring fungi in grass

Red Thread

red thread in grass

(Laetisaria fuciformis)

  • Common lawn fungus causing patches of dead grass during wet summers & in autumn.
  • Light pink to red fungus strands appear in patches, giving a ragged appearance
  • Effects of the disease appear in spring and fall

Treatment

2 chemical treatments recommended – May & September

  • Treatments will provide adequate control
  • Red thread infections are rarely severe enough to kill a lawn

Home Owner Management

  • Timing of fertilization & correct nutrient content is important to aide in control
  • Irrigate in the mornings so grass can dry quickly.
  • Deep, infrequent watering is best.
  • Collect infected grass clippings to help reduce spread of disease.

Common Lawn Insects

Cinch Bug

Chinch bugs (Blissus leucopterus) are plant-eating ground bugs that form large swarms on grass and turf. They will eat away at turf grass to the point where a lawn looks dead from lack of watering.

  • Feed on the stems turf, injecting a toxic saliva
  • Grass turns yellow and dies, typically appearing in mid- to late summer
  • Often misdiagnosed as drought stress
  • Adults are small black bugs with white wing markings
  • Immature bugs (nymphs) are reddish with black or white markings

If you think you have a problem with lawn insects, please contact us.

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Lawn Moth, Grub & Crane Fly

These insects usually appear when a lawn is stressed such as drought or lack of nutrition. Treat your lawn as symptoms present themselves.

Lawn Fertilizer FAQs

Do I need to water my lawn right away after the fertilizer is applied?

No, it is not necessary, even if it is extremely hot.

How long does it take for the fertilizer to start working? How will I know?

About 5-10 days. The grass will become a deeper green and increased growth.

Will my lawn mower suck up all the granular fertilizer if it is mowed the same day?

No. The fertilizer is made up of tiny, microencapsulated granules that fall down into the root bed of the grass. Lawn Mowers do not have the power to suck up the tiny granules.

Is the fertilizer safe for pets?

Yes. Products must undergo extensive testing and comply with rules set by the State and Federal levels before they are approved for use. After every application your technician will sweep or blow off granules that went were they should not have, i.e., patio, concrete walkway, porch, deck etc.

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Empire Spray Service Inc
PO BOX 13296
Spokane, WA 99213

Email: info@empirespray.com
Phone: 509.534.2857

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