Weed Control Archives - East Coast Sprayers

Posted on June 15, 2021July 16, 2023 by East Coast Sprayers

Although cutting your commercial property’s lawn can help reduce the appearance of those unsightly weeds, it doesn’t stop them from coming back. Sometimes you may even feel like ten weeds have taken the place of the one you just killed. If you want nothing more than a flourishing lawn without all the hassle of yard work, you’ll want to hire professional weed control services in Boynton Beach.

Major Benefits of Hiring Weed Control Services for Your Commercial Lawn

If you want to keep your business looking good from its exterior, you’ll want to stay proactive in the fight against weeds. Why wait for these undesirable plants to grow and spread until they completely take over your commercial lawn? Let the pros handle your weed issues while keeping your landscape green and healthy!

They’re Highly Trained To Handle the Job

Many people who choose to go the DIY weed-killing route make the huge mistake of using store-bought solutions to fix their weed problems. These products contain toxic chemicals that can hurt humans, animals, and plants.

The last thing you want is to kill healthy grass in the area that you sprayed the weed killer, harm the trees in your landscape, or suffer the consequences of breathing in spray mist. While killing weeds may be important, it’s not really worth the risk. Alternatively, trusted professionals are trained to handle weed control solutions that won’t compromise your health or cause harm to animals and plants.

They Produce Long-term Results

DIY solutions aren’t sustainable because store-bought weed-killing solutions require you to spray each new weed that sprouts back up. As the seasons wear on, your commercial lawn would have dead spots all around it.

On the other hand, weed control specialists offer effective and hassle-free weed spray services that can eliminate a wide variety of invasive weeds. To ensure lasting results, they begin with an inspection of your lawn to assess its condition before creating a customized plan to control the weeds on your property.

They Provide Season-Based Treatments

Identifying your lawn care habits that promote weed growth is extremely important because lawn care and weed control vary from season to season. Working with an expert can help you put an end to those bad habits and achieve that lush scape of grass all year round.

They Negate an Unintentional Spread

With DIY weed killing, you won’t be able to tell the long-term effects it will have on your commercial lawn. Since the spray covers a wider berth than you may have initially thought, you may end up causing an unintentional spread of those toxic chemicals throughout your landscape. Moreover, when the wind carries the chemicals all around your lawn, they can cause your grass and plants to die by accident.

When the professionals apply their weed control services, they’re certain about how their treatments will affect your lawn. They use safe but effective sprays that prevent weed growth while keeping your delicate plants safe in the process.

Looking for the Best Weed Control Specialists in Boynton Beach?

For more than 30 years, East Coast Sprayers has transformed the exterior landscapes of various residential and commercial properties in the Palm Beach County, FL, area. We offer a wide variety of services including lawn fertilization, weed control, tree and shrub care, and more! Contact us today to receive 15% off your first application service!

Posted on September 14, 2019July 16, 2023 by East Coast Sprayers

Did you wake up and find areas of your grass seemed to have yellowed overnight? Do you notice these yellow and brown patches of grass are forming in an irregular, donut-like shape? If you answered yes to these questions, you may have a lawn fungus called brown patch.

Causes of Brown Patch Fungus

Summer in Palm Beach County is hot, humid and sunny; what we at East Coast Sprayers like to call the brown patch trifecta. Brown patch fungus typically develops (but remains dormant) during the cooler months when the temperature is below 80 degrees, but flourishes in the summer when the heat and humidity conditions are just right. Over watering your lawn during the summer months can increase your chances of a fungus outbreak.

Brown Patch Fungus Preventative Tips

Water in the morning, giving your lawn time to dry out before nightfall
Mow your lawn frequently to help dry out leaf blades
Shut off your sprinkler system during periods of heavy summer rain
Avoid high levels of nitrogen – fast release form especially!
Continue pre and post-emergent weed control to avoid sprouting weeds in those thinning areas
Fertilize your lawn to replenish vital nutrients necessary to fight off fungus and disease
Use preventative fungicides from May to September

If you have already noticed signs of brown patch fungus, it’s too late for preventative treatments. Not to worry! Brown patch doesn’t typically kill a lawn. Your grass can grow new blades come spring with proper care and spring-time lawn fertilization.

Brown Patch Fungus Treatment and Help

When it comes to brown patch fungus, prevention is always the key. East Coast Sprayers can develop a preventative treatment plan specifically designed for your Palm Beach County lawn. We carefully consider our South Florida weather conditions and apply weed control or lawn fertilization treatments during the most optimal time. Contact us today to see how we can help keep your lawn pristine year round!

Posted on March 23, 2019 by East Coast Sprayers

As a resident of Palm Beach County, you have more than likely had an experience with dollarweed in your lawn. With the heavy rains leading us into summer, you are bound to find this water-loving weed popping up in your yard, ruining the beautiful curb appeal you’ve worked so hard to have. So what is dollarweed and how can you control it? East Coast Sprayers has some easy tips to keep your lawn weed free!

What is Dollarweed?

Dollarweed is a type of warm-season perennial weed that appears in areas with excessive moisture (hence why it loves to grow in Palm Beach County!). It is a fast spreading weed that can quickly overpower your landscape, causing extreme destruction if left unmanaged. Dollarweed is silver dollar shaped, which gives it its name. The leaves are a round, lily pad shape and are bright green in color.

How Can I Control Dollarweed?

If you have dollarweed in your yard, don’t think about eradication. Your best bet is controlling the weed infestation and removing the issues that cause it to grow. Here are our tips on taking back control of your yard:

First, reduce your irrigation or watering frequency. Dollarweed thrives in overly wet areas, and since it can float, it can’t drown! The rule of thumb should always be 1 inch of water a week for optimal growth in your plants and lawn.
Keep your grass a little longer. Dollarweed is especially fond of thin, week grass. Cutting your grass too short can expose your lawn to thinning, making it susceptible to infestation.
Properly mulch your landscape beds. Keeping the mulch around your shrubs, flowers, and trees at a 3 in thickness to keep the dollarweed from growing.
Finally, if all other steps do not prevail, East Coast Sprayers recommends applying a herbicide weed control method. Herbicides should be chosen specifically for your type of grass and season.

East Coast Sprayers Can Help Control Dollarweed

If you are struggling to control the dollarweed in your Palm Beach County yard, it may be time for some professional help. We can advise you on at-home control methods and develop a weed control program targeted for your lawn. Contact us today and let us help you get rid of this pesky weed for good!

Posted on January 30, 2019 by East Coast Sprayers

Your lawn is a crucial part to your home’s landscape. Beautiful ornamentals, trees and flowers can be ruined if your grass is in poor condition. A lawn with lush, green St. Augustine grass will enhance any landscape, improve curb appeal and ultimately increase your property value in Palm Beach County.

How Do You Choose the Right Grass?

In Palm Beach County, there are multiple grass options to choose from that thrive in South Florida conditions. Whether it’s St. Augustine grass or not, there are a number of things to take into consideration when making your grass decision:

Maintenance – Do you want a lawn that is meticulously manicured but requires a high level of lawn fertilization and care or are you looking for a low maintenance option that only need to be watered three times per week and mowed once a week? Your preference of maintenance level should be a huge contributing factor to your decision.
Environmental Factors– You need to consider how the environment comes into play when it comes to your grass. How much sun does your yard receive? What is your level of foot traffic on the lawn? Different types of grass have different limitations.
Budget – The price of the grass itself varies across the different types, costing on average anywhere from $3000-$8000 for a ¼ acre. Not only are the higher maintenance turfs more expensive to install, they are also more expensive to maintain and should be a consideration when you are selecting the right grass for your yard.

Pros and Cons of St. Augustine Grass

St. Augustine Grass is one of the most commonly used grasses in Palm Beach County. It thrives best in fertile, well drained soils but can also perform well in a multitude to soil profiles. Proper irrigation, insect control and lawn fertilization are imperative to St. Augustine Grass growth.

Pros
- Well adapted to most soil profiles
- Dark green/blue color when properly watered and fertilized
- Establishes quickly
- Moderately salt tolerant
- Moderate maintenance
- Shade tolerant (some species)
Cons
- Low drought tolerance
- Susceptive to insects and fungus
- Poor traffic tolerance
- Coarse leaf structure (can be painful to walk on barefoot)

St. Augustine Grass Maintenance

All grass requires care; insect control, fertilization, weed control, and seasonal requirements can all be managed easily and affordably by a professional. East Coast Sprayers can help to maintain your St. Augustine grass with lawn fertilization and pest control services in the Palm Beach County area. Contact us today to receive your free quote!

Posted on October 29, 2018 by East Coast Sprayers

Did you know the average American is outside working on their lawns and gardens for 70 hours out of the year? That’s over an hour every week just keeping things maintained. Part of that maintenance revolves around the war on weeds.

Weeds are ugly, they spread quickly, never give up, and suffocate surrounding plants. Homeowners are always trying to figure how to get rid of a lawn full of weeds–for good. Consider your search over, we have the tips you need to get rid of them once and for all.

This is Weed Eradication 101, your guide to a healthy lawn.

How to Get Rid of a Lawn full of Weeds Permanently

First, before we start throwing down every weed-killer and substance onto our lawns, let’s cover some basics. Weeds are a generalized term for plants. They might be completely harmless, but if they’re ugly and spread like grass, they’re a weed.

Taking a blanketed approach or a “magic bullet” product and going to town on your yard is risky. You don’t know how surrounding plants will react. Most weed-killing sprays are made to protect grass only.

In order to target weeds and keep them from thriving is to make conditions as unwelcoming as possible. This starts with not over-mowing grass, monitoring soil health, and regular watering.

Steps to Success

The first step is to know thy enemy. Which type of weed is it exactly? If you do plan on using weed herbicides, you should go for family-specific types like crabgrass, dandelion, and etc.

Put down pre-emergent products everywhere that you don’t have weeds. There’s nothing worse than treating a lawn for weeds, only to have them pop up in another corner of the yard.

Check the soil condition of your yard. Make sure it is moist, loose, and has plenty of nutrients. You should check the pH levels at least once a year an perform a mow and fertilization treatment before temperatures dip at the end of the year.

When the cold air moves out, begin your cycle of pre-emergent weed defense. As your lawn grows, try to avoid falling behind on mowing. Frequent mows taking off only one-third at a time are ideal.

When you over-mow, grass can be in a vulnerable state and create conditions for weeds to take root.

Professional Weed Maintenance

If you’ve already done the above and either have failed or don’t have the time to fight weeds, that’s okay. If you’re afraid of ruining your lawn with an improper application of weed-killers, you should consider hiring a pro.

We know how to get rid of a lawn full of weeds without any risks involved. Years of experience working with all the native plant species in Palm Beach area.

Get rid of that ugly blight on your home’s landscaping. You can contact us today and set an appointment to get a personalized solution for your home. This includes immediate extraction and future upkeep for both residential and commercial lawns.

At East Coast Sprayers, we know the importance of keeping plants healthy and lawns manicured.

Category: Weed Control