Fertilizer and weed control make the perfect duo that'll keep your lawn in Tennessee vibrant and strong. Only using one without the other is doing a disservice to your lawn. Fertilizer treatments, without weed control, will provide your grass with the nutrients it needs to thrive, but you’ll also be supplying nutrients to the weeds, making them stronger as well. Conversely, using weed control without fertilizer will help your lawn become weed-free, but your grass may not have the nutrients it needs to survive the entire year. Since each lawn has different needs, you should contact a professional lawn care company to apply weed control and lawn fertilization treatments. A professional will be able to determine just how much of each treatment will be needed for your lawn to flourish!

Using fertilizer without weed control allows weeds to also benefit from the fertilizer treatments.

White clover weeds growing in fertilized lawn in Germantown, TN.

Fertilizer can greatly assist your lawn by supplying it with the nutrients it needs to grow and thrive, but if it’s not paired with weed control, then those nutrients will end up helping the weeds in your lawn grow too. This is because weeds will steal the resources and nutrients that are intended for your grass. And as the weeds grow, they’ll continue to reproduce and spread, taking up more space on your lawn. To ensure your grass gets all the nutrients it needs to stay strong, you should make sure you’re pairing any fertilizer treatments with weed control!

Using weed control without fertilizer can lead to a weakened lawn.

Drying lawn due to lack of fertilization treatments in Midtown Memphis, TN.

Using weed control without fertilizer can put your lawn in a bad spot. While you’ll end up with a weed-free lawn, you’ll find that your grass might not have the nutrients it needs to thrive, potentially leaving it in a weakened state. This isn’t good for your grass, especially during the more stressful periods of the year like summer, when your lawn will need those nutrients so it can survive the hot weather. So, even though your grass won’t have any weeds to contend with because of the weed control, it will still lack the nutrients it needs to flourish throughout the year without fertilizer treatments.

Most fertilizers will contain the nutrient potassium, which increases your turf’s heat and cold tolerance for those stressful seasons!

How much weed control and fertilizer should be used on your lawn?

Maintaining a healthy lawn requires more than just haphazardly applying weed control and fertilizer. It’s also important to know just how much of each treatment your lawn needs. It’s possible to have too much of a good thing, and that same principle applies to your lawn. Too much weed control or fertilizer can actually end up damaging your grass, while too little will prove to be ineffective and leave your lawn wanting more. That’s why you should contact a lawn care professional to administer these treatments instead. They will have the know-how and experience to determine just how much of each treatment is needed for the best results!

Call us today to sign up for our lawn fertilization and weed control services!

It’s time to start establishing the lawn of your dreams, and there’s no better way to do that than with lawn fertilization and weed control treatments. At Picture Perfect Landscapes, our team of experts will be able to identify just how much of each your lawn needs to thrive. We offer our services to commercial, HOA, and residential property owners in the Memphis, TN area, including areas like Midtown Memphis and East Memphis. Give us a call today at (901) 246-7656 to sign up for our lawn fertilization and weed control services!