All Turf Lawn Care knows how important your lawn is to you and how important of an investment it is when it comes to your home’s property value. When you spend time and money on landscaping, the last thing you want is for your lawn or plants to get sick; that’s why All Turf follows the principles of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) to ensure the maintenance of your ornamental trees, shrubs, and ornamental grasses.
What is IPM?
This definition of IPM is straight from the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency):
“Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is an effective and environmentally sensitive approach to pest management that relies on a combination of common-sense practices. IPM programs use current, comprehensive information on the life cycles of pests and their interaction with the environment. This information, in combination with available pest control methods, is used to manage pest damage by the most economical means, and with the least possible hazard to people, property, and the environment. The IPM approach can be applied to both agricultural and nonagricultural settings, such as the home, garden, and workplace…”
All Turf Lawn Care’s Approach
Our lawn care technicians have developed a treatment program to use throughout the year in order to protect ornamental trees, ornamental shrubs, and ornamental grasses, and keep them healthy. The process during springtime is broken into three steps during the season:
Early Spring Application
- Target Over-Wintering Pests
Spring Fertilizer Application (mid-season)
- Application of Balanced Fertilizer to all Ornamentals
- Strengthening of Plants
- Encourage Growth of Foliage and Flowers
Late Spring Application
- Foliar Insecticide for Existing Pests
- Systemic Insecticide Prevention
- Evaluate Possible Disease
For more information about any of our services at All Turf Lawn Care, please contact us! We would be happy to make a custom lawn treatment or lawn maintenance plan for your lawn. Enjoy the lovely spring weather!
