Aeration, Lawn Care and Lawn Care Sales People

It is that time of the year when the lawn care companies are beating their long lost customers back into the fold. From about 1 PM local time the true green chem lawn like companies are having their telephone solicitors call the former lawn care customers and offer them free this and that. But really dear lawn care needing customer:" How many applications or treatments do you or should purchase from your local lawn care company? Watch they never sell aeration in their first call. Guess what, aeration may just be the treatment your heavy trafficked lawn needs.

Well that really depends upon the results you are trying to achieve without forgetting the the health of your future generations. Just look at the conditions such as the estuary of the Chesapeake, dying because everybody can not stand it when the grass of their neighbor is greener than their own.

Furthermore be aware there will be also additional services offered to you by: your technician or salesman (quite often not very well versed in the lawn care; but has exceptional convincing telephone sales abilities) will recommend application and services that will supposedly protect or even speed up your results of your lawns looks, regardless of the possible negative impact on the environment.
If you call one of the national fertilizing and weed control companies you will talked to sales person in a call center or local office, without very little lawn care experience.

The sales person that calls you will first an foremost have their own large weekly pay check in mind and not your lawn's well being. The more of fertilizer application they sell to you the more money they will take home, the needs of the customer and his or her lawn is not important.

Are we criticizing anyone in particular .... NO; rather, we are here to tell you that possibly a good aeration and topdressing program for a heavy trafficked lawn with high compactation levels may be much more suitable than adding more chemical fertilizer.

We are providing you with enough to make educated decisions, when that lawn care sales person is trying to sell you a too green lawn. Your health of your future grandchildren and a healthy lawn are at steak here, not someone else's paycheck.

Taking all this into consideration, most lawn care sales people will sell you the largest lawn care package you will let them push on you. Because most of these sales people are not well trained, be aware they are not asking too many questions about the status of your lawn.

Ask for an lawn care application supervisor to come to your property and request a written evaluation and application frequency program. This is where you need to be informed! For more information visit some other lawn care education websites and aeration equipment manufacturers websites. Make sure after you have done your lawn care educational tour to tell the lawn care specialist (on your lawn) exactly what your expectation for your turf is and insure that they are an environmentally conscientious lawn care company.