Do You Know What Your Lawn Needs?

Do you need lime?

Do you need fertilizer?

Do you need organic matter?

You don't know without a soil test.  Be very skeptical of a lawn care company that tries to sell you a lime treatment without testing your soil first. 

A soil test will tell you everything you need to know about your soil.  It will analyze the Ph level, different amounts of chemicals, sediments and micro organisms in your soil.  By having your soil tested you will be able to tell what nutrients your lawn needs.  Some nutrients such as potassium and phosphorus can stay in your lawn year after year.  Having too much of an element can do more harm to your lawn than it does good. 

The only way to really know what your lawn needs is to get a soil test done every couple of years.  This will allow you to adjust your fertilizer applications to fit what your lawn needs.  

Here in St. Louis we have a lot of clay soil, so a soil test and analysis will tell you the composition of your soil.  Clay is very dense and grass struggles in a totally clay soil.  Adding sand and/or compost can break up the clay and provide a great base for your lawn to thrive.  

St. Louis Lawn Care does provide soil tests to residential customers.  Call today if you would like us to come by have your soil tested.