Put your lawn on a diet.

What happens when you start gaining weight, and your waistline is growing, you go on a diet?

Then I ask does your lawn also need a diet?
What do you do, call Dr. Oz or Dr. Phil for advice?

No, you call Dr. York, the verticutter man. 

For months here in Central Florida, it has rained and rained, increasing the top growth and thatch. Also today Oct. 1st the fertilizer restrictions end. Sadly this means your lawn will not stop growing, please let me explain.

Problem one:
 In the wisdom of our beloved environmentalists, they decided here in Pinellas County to ban the application of lawn fertilizers June  1st to Sept. 30th. To decrease the run-off of these products into our waterways. This is a good idea but does not decrease run-off and debris ( grass in the streets and sewers ), in the summer months and not in the months Oct. to June, why?

Ok, you called Dr. Oz, he said fewer carbs and fat, and more vitamins.

With all the rain and no vitamins, the quality of your lawn is depleted, and I will bet the lawn spray company gave you a discount June to Sept. 30th?

Then what happens now the lawn spray company will increase the amount of fertilizer in the off-season. The result the lawn's that normally were dormant in the off-season continue growing, thus increasing the amount of debris from mowing in the streets and sewers. Also when the person who mows, has to work much harder, then they did before this program started.

Sadly, we have another government program forced down our throats, like healthcare.
  
Because I am the guy who has verticutt more lawns in Tampabay then anyone, I speak from experience.
Problem two:
The aeration of St. Augustine lawns here in central and So. Florida is a total waste of money, and in my opinion basically dishonest, why?

Putting holes in sand accomplishes nothing.

When the aerator deposits the plug ( your money ) back on the lawn ( including the thatch ) and the hole in the sand fills back in because it's sand, nothing is accomplished.  So no thatch is ever removed. The biggest problem the matting, the top growth stays the same, why waste your money? 

The answer, why is verticutting different?
First, the lawn is mowed lower.
Second ( see photos on this blog ) the verticutter cuts and thins all that top growth ( matting & thatch ), while also aerating.
All cut matting and thatch are removed, and then vacuum mowed. 
This process improves mowing.  Verticutting makes aeration a total waste of money and has three times the value of aeration. 

1.               Clears out thatch and removes excess turf growth

2.               Provides channels for water infiltration

3.               Opens turf canopy so sunlight and nutrients can settle into soil

4.                 Promotes new, healthy turf growth

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