Yes. We guarantee all our weed control, fertilization, and pest control services. We will come back to re-spray any actively growing weeds or to apply additional fertilizer as long as it is requested between 14-30 days from the previous application.
We also guarantee our pest control programs. If you encounter any pest problem between our regularly scheduled treatments, we will come back to re-treat for those problems at no additional cost to you. At Southern Lawn & Pest, we do everything we can to ensure that you are highly satisfied with our services.

Proper mowing is essential in order to ensure a thick lawn, which, in turn, helps to eradicate weeds. Start by making sure that you have a freshly sharpened mower blade. This will provide a clean-cut and reduce the stress on the blade of grass. Typically, you should never remove more than the top one-third of your grass when you mow, leaving your lawn at about two and one-half inches long. This is important because the thick grass will essentially work to smother out weed growth.

Because the height of your lawn is so important, you will actually have to gauge how often to cut your grass based on how your lawn looks rather than on the day of the week. Hot weather or dry conditions can cause lawns to grow more slowly, just as early spring rains may result in long grass that needs to be mowed more frequently than once a week. Maintaining a proper height to your lawn will result in fewer weeds.

Just as mowing is essential in maintaining a proper lawn height, so too does watering help this process. Clearly, a dry, parched lawn is unsightly and leads to less green grass and, therefore, more annoying weeds. It is, however, also possible to saturate your lawn by providing too much water, thereby making your grass much more susceptible to disease.

Keeping the root zone moist, usually from six to twelve inches below the soil, is the key. Again, keep an eye on the color of your lawn to determine when it becomes necessary to water. The goal is to keep the grass green without allowing it to get soggy.

In order to make sure that your lawn has strong roots, aerating your lawn once a year is a recommended practice. Aerating works by removing small plugs of soil, allowing air to get into the soil and helping to eliminate root compaction. Since the root system is then stronger, weeds will find it more difficult to grow. Over the course of a few weeks, the plugs will break down and help to refill the small holes in your lawn. Generally, aerating is done in the spring or fall.

The rationale for this is because overseeding, which is strewing new seed over an existing lawn, is usually conducted at these times of the year. Since weather conditions are ideal for growth during these seasons, the small holes in your lawn provide the perfect opportunity for new seedlings to sprout. Working in conjunction with each other, aerating and overseeding promote a healthier root system and a thicker, weed-free turf system.