WE ARE WEED CONTROL EXPERTS

We iden­tify each weed and have a pro­gram to elim­i­nate them from the lawn.

If you have weeds in your lawn right now a gran­u­lar pre-emergent prod­uct will not solve your prob­lem but will help pre­vent some future weeds. We apply a blended mix of fer­til­izer, weed con­trol and pre-emergent that will boost the color of the lawn and wipe out the weeds while pre­vent­ing new weeds.

Any­body can apply fer­til­izer and weed con­trol but are you apply­ing the right amount at the right time?

Does your cur­rent com­pany or any com­pany you are get­ting esti­mates from employ a licensed appli­ca­tor? The next time they come out be sure to ask the appli­ca­tor if he is car­ry­ing his license.

YOU SHOULD KNOW WHO IS APPLYING LAWN PRODUCTS ON YOUR PROPERTY!

We are fully licensed and insured to apply fer­til­izer and weed con­trol prod­ucts in Virginia.

OUR TOP 5 WEEDS OF SPRING—-ELIMINATE THEM NOW–GUARANTEED!

5 Step Lawn Fer­til­iza­tion and Weed Con­trol Pro­gram That Works!

All fer­til­iza­tion pro­grams are cus­tomized to improve your lawn and all appli­ca­tions are spe­cially suited for each sea­sonal condition.

SJM guar­an­tees qual­ity results. If any appli­ca­tion does not meet your sat­is­fac­tion, SJM will re-apply that appli­ca­tion at no addi­tional cost to you.

Early Spring Appli­ca­tion: Includes a blended mix of pre-emergent, fer­til­izer and weed con­trol. The pre-emergent will con­trol crab­grass and most spring­time weeds. A booster shot of fer­til­izer for the lawn will enhance the color and improve turf den­sity. Any grow­ing weeds will be elim­i­nated by our post emer­gent weed control.

Late Spring Appli­ca­tion: A sec­ond appli­ca­tion of pre-emergent to extend cov­er­age into the sum­mer months will be applied along with another appli­ca­tion of weed con­trol. A slower release fer­til­izer will be applied to keep the lush green color of spring alive into the warm sum­mer months ahead.

Sum­mer Appli­ca­tion: A slow release fer­til­izer will be applied to meet sea­sonal weather con­di­tions. Broadleaf weeds will be sprayed when needed. We highly rec­om­mend apply­ing a pre­ven­ta­tive insect/grub con­trol prod­uct at this time.

Early Fall Appli­ca­tion: Includes a bal­anced nutri­tious appli­ca­tion of fer­til­izer to help the lawn recover from sum­mer stress and dam­age. This appli­ca­tion will boost the color of the lawn into the cooler nights of fall. Weeds will be sprayed as needed.

Late Fall / Win­ter: Sea­son­ally blended fer­til­izer will be applied to main­tain the fall color into the cold months ahead. This appli­ca­tion is a slow release fer­til­izer that will feed the lawn into the win­ter and pro­mote good win­ter root devel­op­ment. The fer­til­izer will also pro­vide an excel­lent “green-up” in the early spring.

Call today or use our request form and we will get you started.

Addi­tional Rec­om­mended Turf Applications

Along with rou­tine fer­til­iza­tion and weed con­trol, we also rec­om­mend the fol­low­ing ser­vices to pre­vent prob­lems and main­tain the over­all health and beauty of the lawn.

Insect Con­trol Ser­vices:  These insects attack the plants above the sur­face of the soil rob­bing the plant blade of its water sup­ply.  When con­di­tions are wet, the plants can con­tinue to grow with­out any dam­age.  When con­di­tions are dry, the plants are stressed and can­not sur­vive.  Insects are not detected until the dam­age is already done.  Large areas of the lawn will turn brown and the plants will show signs of insects chew­ing on them.  Once the lawn has been infested, the plants will be lost and the lawn will need to be reseeded. Most dam­age is done between June and August.

Grub Con­trol Ser­vices:
Grubs are the lar­val (or worm) state of many types of bee­tles.  The bee­tles lay their eggs in your lawn, and newly hatched worms work their way through the thatch into the soil.  Most bee­tles lay their eggs mid to late sum­mer, and young grubs do their great­est dam­age dur­ing the fall months. Grubs live and feed in the soil.  It is easy to miss them as they grad­u­ally cut the roots from under your lawn until brown patches begin to appear and grubs are dis­cov­ered. As the weather cools, most grubs bur­row into the soil for win­ter, only to return to the sur­face to feed again in the spring.  After the spring feed­ing, the grubs pupate into adult bee­tles and begin the life cycle again.

They should be treated before dam­age begins.  Once grubs start to feed, the turf is lost.  Those areas will need to be re-seeded or ren­o­vated.  Grubs can do dam­age to large areas of your lawn in a mat­ter of days.

Apply­ing this prod­uct will help elim­i­nate the grubs and insects from your lawn.  When grubs start to feed, they will be ingest­ing the grub con­trol, thus stop­ping dam­age to your turf grass.

Lime­stone: The soil needs to be in bal­ance if you want the fer­til­izer to be effec­tive. Soil nutri­ents vary widely through­out North­ern Vir­ginia. We rec­om­mend test­ing the soil to see the exact state of your lawn. Turf grow­ing in healthy soil with the cor­rect pH level reduces fer­til­izer use and is less likely to be affected by dis­ease and drought. Lime­stone needs to be applied to cor­rect and main­tain the opti­mum soil condition.