Common Myths

Myth#1 The lowest bidder is always the best.
It’s unwise to pay too much, but it is worse to pay too little. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose, because the thing you bought is incapable of doing the thing it was bought to do. The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot—it can’t be done. If you deal with the lowest bidder, it is well to add something for the risk you run. And if you do that, you will have enough to pay for something better.  –John Ruskin (1819-1900)

Myth #2 Watering lawns every day is critical (especially in the sweltering heat of summer) to keep them looking good.
Water is critical for the health of your grass. Without enough water, grass can’t get the nutrients it needs for reproduction and growth. In fact most grasses do best with deep watering (1 to 1.5 inches) once a week rather than a light watering every day. We suggest you buy a rain gauge or you can simply mark a small soup can to make it easier to measure your lawn needs each week.

Myth #3 Grass is weak; Weeds are strong.
In fact, grass is very competitive. Keeping your lawn healthy by supplying adequate nutrients will help to crowd out many of the weeds-including the dreaded crabgrass-in a season or two. A weed control program may be necessary to get started and prevent outbreaks due to drought stress from time to time.

Myth #4 Lawns are meant to be cut short.
Mowing grass too short stresses the plant, especially in the heat of summer. Short grass also causes the soil to dry out to quickly, causing less moisture to be available to sustain growth. Taller grass forms a natural barrier to crowd out weeds. To be attractive, a lawn needs to be neat and even, not short.

Myth #5 “If I fertilize my lawn, I’ll just have to mow it more often.”
Well, that’s simply not true. Community Lawn Care uses high quality, controlled-release fertilizers so you’ll see no surge growth that will cause extra mowing or clipping. Your lawn will grow greener and thicker, not faster and taller.

Myth #6 I can put on my spiked shoes and aerate my lawn.
You may burn a few calories walking around your lawn, but that is the only benefit you or your lawn will see. Core Aeration (the process of removing 1” to 3” soil cores, or plugs) reduces the effects of compaction on your lawn and is a practice that universities recommend to control the thatch layer. The hollow cores created by aeration allow for immediate access of water and nutrients to the root zone. The cores also provide a tunnel to release toxic plant gases that build up in the soil and allow for the free exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between air and soil.