Barnes 4 Step Organic Based Program

Why Choose Barnes?

Barnes, Inc. has been providing lawn care services to customers throughout the Madison area for over 25 years. We have earned the trust and loyalty of our customers by providing consistently high-quality reliable services and products. Our NEW 4-Step Organic based program offers the latest IPM techniques and organic based-slow release fertilizer. Our managers are university trained and our applicators are licensed and certified. We welcome the opportunity to show you how we can help your yard look its best this season, and for many years to come.

Barnes 4-step Organic Based Program

The University of Wisconsin Agronomy Department recommends that lawns in our area receive 4 pounds of nitrogen fertilizer per 1000 square feet of turf per growing season. Our 4-step granular fertilization program provides just that! We apply more when your lawn demands the extra nutrients and less when your lawn’s nutritional needs are lower. Since our fertilizers are organic based and coated for slow-release, they will not burn your lawn, no matter when they are applied. We will also spot spray weeds with liquid weed control. We can keep your yard looking its best AND save you money!!

Step 1 (Spring Application): Spring fertilization with crabgrass control. This application controls grassy weeds, especially CRABGRASS! This product will help your lawn green up from its winter dormancy and control crabgrass before and after germination. If your lawn has broadleaf weeds, we will treat these at the correct time to ensure that they are controlled. A good rule of thumb to follow is that crabgrass is best controlled until May 20th, before soil temperatures reach 55 degrees. However, this depends on the particular weather that occurs each spring. If you send in your contract later than that date, we will apply a post-emergent crabgrass control product that will ensure you have little or no crabgrass.

Step 2 (Summer): Summer fertilization to keep your lawn healthy through the summer. Our organic based fertilizer has a low salt index so turf foliar burn is not a problem. We will also spot spray with liquid broadleaf weed control to eliminate problem weeds such as dandelions, creeping charlie, wild violets, etc.

Step 3 (Late Summer/Early Fall Application): This fertilization will help your lawn recover from summer stresses and prepare your lawn for winter by strengthening the roots. This is the best time to fertilize! We will also spot spray weeds that are present. This is also the time when destructive turf insects feed on your lawn. We will treat these for FREE if we spot them in your lawn. Our competitors normally charge you extra for insect control.

Step 4 (Late Fall/Winterizer Application): Late fall application of fertilizer and weed control to help winterize your lawn and store nutrients for the spring. We apply spot spray for weeds that are present. This is a critical time to control broadleaf weeds because they store up large amounts of food reserves in the fall to prepare for the upcoming spring. A lawn fertilized and sprayed in the late fall greens up quicker in the spring and has fewer weeds. We take extra time to evaluate your lawn during this step to make sure it will thrive next spring.

Why give your lawn a slow-release feeding?

Studies indicate that a slow-release fertilizer program offers many benefits including lower turf burn, lower leaching and volatilization, and more uniform growth. Barnes, Inc. NEW organic based, slow release fertilizer program ensures a healthy lawn all season long. By using organic based products, we are helping your lawn develop through the soil. We are also helping the environment by reducing leaching and runoff, and recycling biosolids. Our fertilizer blends provide your lawn with all the nutrients it needs. We apply the correct rates at the right times to ensure your lawn gets exactly what it needs to be healthy and green all season. Furthermore, our blends contain NO phosphorus, which can runoff into lakes and cause excessive weed growth.

We also customize a lawn care program just for your lawn. At Barnes, Inc. we provide alternatives to our granular program such as our 100% organic program. Give us a call for more information or visit our website.