Lawn maintenance

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Mowing regularly the lawn helps keep your lawn healthy and eliminate weeds and some of the pests from the grass at the same time. Cutting your lawn too short creates an environment for both weed and disease infestation. It also causes the lawn to lose moisture much quicker. 

We do perfectly straight, clean edges and precise trimming for all those spots a lawn mower can’t reach.

We have lawn mowing service packages including mowing lawn, line trimming,  edging, and blowing driveway and grass clippings mulched or caught to a bag. The caught clippings will throw into your green waste bin or take them away at an extra charge.

Weekly Mowing  Package  include following services

        Mowing(mixed)

• 26 Mowings at 1.5~2" height a year
• Weekly mowing from May to July, in September
• 10 days interval mowing in April, August, October
• Edging & Trimming the lawn
• Weedeating & Blowing on the driveway

       Fertilizer

• 4 Applications of slower released fertilizer
• It gradually releases nitrogen to turfgrass up to 10 weeks.
• Applying in April, June, August, October

       Weed Control

• 1 Fiesta® Weed Control Application in the Spring
• Fiesta®, permitted from the city, is made from iron

        Spring Lawn Care

• 1 Moss spray in the Spring
• 1 Lime application to increase soil PH
• 1 Core Aeration ( depending on the site )

Applying fertilizer 2 ~4 times a year that supplies your lawn with nutrients needed for plant growth. 

We use a balanced 1:1 N & K fertilizer with controlled release nitrogen designed for use on golf course fairways and sports fields and lawn. 

60% controlled release nitrogen gradually releases nitrogen to turfgrass up to 14-16 weeks. Use of controlled release nitrogen results in minimal surge growth and prolong color response. 

Balanced potassium level assists turf in summer heat tolerance, winter cold tolerance plus disease resistance.  A full analysis fertilizer that can be used from late spring through to fall.

Analysis: 23-3-23+3S+0.14Fe+micros (60%MU) 

Your lawn will grow best with a soil pH of 6.0 to 7.0.  Apply lime to increase soil pH in Spring or Fall.

Lime will not kill moss; it allows the grass to grow better, and healthy vigorous turf will out compete moss growth.

• Adds calcium and magnesium
• Raises soil pH
• Reduces excess aluminum, iron, and manganese
• Improves efficiency of potassium
• Increases available phosphorus and molybdenum 

 Spreading grass seed on your lawn regularly will ensure that it remains dense.

• Overseeding is best done in late summer to early fall and early Spring.
• Topdressing with compost or topsoil can be done at the same time. Apply topsoil first, then seed over top and press or rake seed into the soil.
• Using the proper type of grass seed is very important for lawns in shady areas.

Topdressing is a sand or prepared soil mix applied to the surface of the lawn. The term topdressing also is used for the process of applying the material.

Topdressing materials are evenly applied in a thin layer, typically ¼ inch (6.35 mm) or less, for a variety of purposes. Topdressing can be used to smooth the surface of the lawn. It can reduce thatch buildup by encouraging decomposition. It can be used following seeding, overseeding or sprigging to protect the developing plants from desiccation during the establishment process. It also can be used on open, windswept turfgrass to help avoid winter desiccation.

When applied following core aeration, the topdressing material filters into the holes opened by the aeration process, speeding turfgrass recovery.

The European Chafer beetle is an invasive insect pest. Its larvae feed on the roots of grasses, causing serious damage to the lawns.

Apply nematodes (Heterorhabditis bacteriophora is recommended) 2 times in late July to early August in 2 times.

Water Exemption Permits must be obtained through the Engineering Department to prevent conflict with City watering restrictions. Visit coquitlam.ca/chaferbeetle for more information.

Fiesta® Lawn Weed Killer is a selective, broadleaf weed killer that leaves turf healthy and weed-free using a specially formulated iron chelate solution. 

Fiesta® works quickly, delivering visible same-day results, even in cool weather. And since Fiesta® is made from iron, it has no unpleasant odor during or after application, and people and pets can re-enter the treated area once the spray is dry. Suitable for broadcast application or spot treatment, Fiesta® is a versatile, patented product that will help grass look its best, even in many pesticide restricted areas such as parks, golf courses, cemeteries, sports fields, and playgrounds. This product is ideal for lawn care where pesticide bans exist. 

Fiesta was approved in 2010 through the Low Risk Evaluation Stream of Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA). The PMRA criteria of low risk pesticides are: 

• Long-time human usage without health or safety concern 

      FeHEDTA has been used for decades in fertilizers, cosmetics, and as a food supplement.  

• Non-toxic mode of action 

      Weeds and grasses take up iron, an essential plant nutrient, in different ways. The chelator in FeHEDTA makes it easier

      for weeds to absorb the iron, to the point where excess iron is absorbed, leading to plant death. Grasses can absorb

      greater amounts of iron without suffering ill effects. 

• Low toxicity to other organisms in the environment 

       All studies with FeHEDTA classify it in the least toxic category to people, animals, and the environment.

       FeHEDTA is less toxic than vinegar or table salt. 

• Does not accumulate in the environment 

      FeHEDTA is quickly absorbed and metabolized by plants, and is readily degraded by sunlight and natural microbes that 

      live in the soil. 

• Limited exposure to the end user 

       Fiesta is only used on lawns and has no food or feed uses, and the herbicidal uses of FeHEDTA are similar with fertilizer

        uses which have already been used for many years. 

       Once diluted in water, the level of active ingredient in the spray is only 0.25%. People and pets can enter the treated

       area once the spray has dried. 

Fiesta is allowed for continued use in all provinces that have cosmetic pesticide restrictions.