Additional Lawn Care Services

Insecticide

Lawn insecticides are applied as needed when our experts find a destructive pest damaging your turf.  The lawn care technician will identify the insect (which determines proper control material), inform you, the client, and provide a quote for the additional cost of the treatment. This will prevent any further damage to your turf.

Crane Fly Larvae Program

Crane fly larvae have, by far, become the most destructive pest in our area and also the most difficult to control.  Changing weather conditions, multiple life cycles and lack of long residual control materials all contribute to hampering control efforts. In response, Tuff Turf has developed a two-application program.  Careful timing, determined by lawn observations, dictate applications designed to minimize larvae damage.

Crane Fly larvae activity signs include distinct thinning of turf, brown or purplish ‘patches’ of grass, large number of birds feeding in the turf and/or even larvae on the surface in extremely wet conditions.  The larvae are ½” – 1” in length and about 1/3 the diameter of a pencil and have no eyes or legs.

Fungicide

Turf diseases such as Red Thread, Leaf Spot and Rust rarely require fungicide treatment to control. Generally, regular and proper fertilization will take care of the diseases by speeding them through their life cycle, minimizing and repairing most damage. On occasion, in rare instances, a fungicide application may be recommended if the damage is severe.  Other, less common turf diseases require treatment to stop damage and prevent spreading. One of our experts will determine if a fungicide treatment is needed.

Gypsum

The primary benefit of Gypsum is to help break up heavy clay soil. Usually applied right after aeration, it works into the soil helping to relieve compaction.  Additional benefits include air, water and nutrient penetrations into the root zone and enhanced disease resistance due to sulfur nutrient content.