Frequently Asked Questions

All of our chosen products are safe and approved, and applied by trained NPTC certified Technicians. Though we do advise to keep animals and children away from any treated areas just after our visit to give the product time to take effect.

Lawns should be cut at least once per week for best results. If lawns are left long for periods of time and then cut down very short, they will start to go off colour and look poor, which is a term we refer to as “shock”. Lots of water is the best thing for a shocked lawn. Cutting little and often is key.

Yes. Most treatments must be watered in, although we do have non scorch and drought safe fertilisers for use when conditions are extremely hot. Even if you don’t receive treatments, it’s important to water your lawn as it needs regular watering during the growing season to keep it healthy.

It doesn’t matter how poor your lawn is, we will have a service to help improve it. Our staff can advise you on what options are available.

Pro Lawn is not a gardening company. We provide specialist lawn care and advice that will enhance the work of a Gardener, if you have one. Remember, our lawn treatments are superior to what a Gardener can provide. Leave your lawn to the experts.

Regardless of what anyone might say, there is NO one magic treatment to getting a beautiful lawn. It’s achieved through a combination of hard work between us and the customer, and applying the right treatments at the right time. Occasionally we might have to take your lawn “back” before we can take it “forward”. Although it wouldn’t be long before you would start to notice significant improvements in the overall quality and condition of your lawn.

If an aspect of our service isn’t as you expected, please contact our office immediately and let us know. We value the quality of our service and the satisfaction of our customers is important to us. We always aspire to do our very best by improving our services and remedying any issues identified in a swift and professional manner.

Many of our customers are out at the time of our visits. So long as there is access, our Technicians will carry out the service and notify you of any relevant information.

Anytime is a good time to start improving your lawn. Pro Lawn work on your lawn throughout the year, not just the growing season.

This is a disease of wide spread distribution on amenity turf. It was believed that the symptoms of Red Thread was caused by one fungus, however, following examination of the fungi present, two organisms are currently regarded as having a role to play in the development of this disease, one of these organisms is the fungus Limonomyces roseipellis (pink patch), the principal fungus responsible for Red Thread is Laetisaria fuciformis.

SYMPTOMS

Red Thread is usually seen during the summer and autumn months, although the disease may be present into the winter months if the conditions remain mild. The disease appears as patches of damaged grass which often have a pink or red appearance. This is due partly to the presence of red “needles” which protrude from the diseased leaves, these needles are the survival faze of the fungus. The needles may be straight or branched, brittle and up to 25mm in length. The size of the infected patches vary in diameter, unless the grass Growth is poor and the attack serious, the appearance is of a fairly superficial damage to the leaf which die back from the tips. Such patches do not have a very distinct margin and live green leaves exist within them.

CONDITIONS WHICH FAVOUR THE DISEASE

The fungus causing this disease is favoured by mild temperatures and a damp turf surface, it can occur in almost any area of amenity turf and root zone. Generally the disease appears during spring and worsens during the summer/autumn. It is possible for the disease to occur all year round if the environmental conditions remain favourable. Autumn attacks may be quite severe as the fungus takes advantage of your grass entering dormancy. The disease can be associated with grass with low nitrogen levels, however, it has been noted over recent years that lawns that regularly received adequate nitrogen fertiliser have developed severe outbreaks of this disease. It appears that localised change within the pathogen population have allowed the development of a more aggressive strain of this fungus.

DISEASE CONTROL

Since the disease can be associated with conditions of low fertility especially nitrogen it may be sufficient to apply a suitable fertiliser to allow the turf to grow away from the disease. However, if the development of a more aggressive strain of the fungus occurs during summer/autumn, it may be advisable to rely on a fungicide application to control this disease.

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