Dr.Green

[albertGQ]

My wife and I were thinking of doing Greendrop this year. We never got around to calling them and just last night a salesman from Dr.Green came to our door. He gave us this whole spiel about six visits and a free aerate for only $230. They guarantee no weeds.

I've never heard about these guys before. Has anyone dealt with them? Are they comparable to Greendrop? Their prices look lower as well.

We're leaning towards signing up but wanted to see if anyone on CP has had good or bad experiences with them.

TIA!

[MrMastodonFarm]

[chalms04]

[Pinner]

Is your lawn good now? If it is just DIY, use the granular stuff, I don't like the liquid.

Check out a farm supply place, fertilizer shouldn't be that expensive... It's a gimmick.

And fertilize just before winter.

[drewboy12]

Originally Posted by chalms04

Came in hoping to see this music video... leaving satisfied. thanks!

[Shin Pad]

I got Greendrop this year for the first time. The price seems to be the same, but they say that it will only take 5 visits. if the weeds aren't gone by then, they'll keep coming back until they are gone.

Anyway, if you use Dr. Green, please let us know how they did. I'll be nice to give Greendrop some competition.

[albertGQ]

Originally Posted by Pinner

Is your lawn good now? If it is just DIY, use the granular stuff, I don't like the liquid.

Check out a farm supply place, fertilizer shouldn't be that expensive... It's a gimmick.

And fertilize just before winter.

No. My lawn is pretty bad actually. I don't have a green thumb at all. Maybe I'll do it myself next year but I'm going to need the initial help from experts to make it look presentable.

[Pinner]

Pics, what's wrong weeds?

[albertGQ]

Originally Posted by Pinner

Pics, what's wrong weeds?

Weeds, dandelions, clover, and grass between the sidewalks.

[Suzles]

We are using The Weed Man for the first time this year. $180 for three visits (plus as many more call outs we need/want all included). After first treatment - fertiliser and weed killing lawn is starting to look good.

[Bownesian]

We used the Weed Man as well for a number of years at our old place. The lawn went from thin and weedy to lush and weed-free.

I cancelled them for our new place because because it's all in the shade in a rustic lot and I don't want the grass to grow quickly. I would recommend them though.

[Buckwheat's barber]

Originally Posted by albertGQ

My wife and I were thinking of doing Greendrop this year. We never got around to calling them and just last night a salesman from Dr.Green came to our door. He gave us this whole spiel about six visits and a free aerate for only $230. They guarantee no weeds.

I've never heard about these guys before. Has anyone dealt with them? Are they comparable to Greendrop? Their prices look lower as well.

We're leaning towards signing up but wanted to see if anyone on CP has had good or bad experiences with them.

TIA!

I won’t address specific fertilizing companies, but I’ll mention some key differences when choosing a fertilizing program.

Generally speaking, there are only two advantages to using a liquid fertilizer. One advantage the customer will notice is the quick response – the grass will green up faster than a granular in nearly all instances.

The second advantage with liquid fertililizers is it is very cheap to produce. That said, these savings are rarely, if ever, passed on to the consumer.

Some disadvantages are as follows:

The turf uses up the liquid fertilizer’s resources very quickly – think of liquid applications as “feast and famine”. Note that some companies are making six visits in a season, 4 of which are fertilizer applications – considering our short summer (growing) season, and you can see just how quickly the fertilizer nutrients are used up.

Secondly, and perhaps most important, liquid applications are absorbed through the foliage rather than through the soil. In many cases after long-term use of liquids, the soil becomes nutrient deficient, particularly regarding nitrogen. When the nitrogen deficiency develops, red thread (a fungus) often occurs in the turf.

Considerably more leaching compared to granular application

Easily burns turf (compared to granular SCU) if improperly applied.

As for granular sulphur coated urea (preferred) applications, think of the opposite to the above.

Hope this helps when making your decision.

p.s. The clover you have in your turf area is more than likely the result of your soil lacking nitrogen.