Cultural Practices

Seasonal timing, fertilization and everyday care practices that keep Southeast lawns healthy.

Man fertilizing lawn
Fertilization

When to Apply Your First Spring Fertilizer in Knoxville

Timing your first fertilizer application around soil temperature — not the calendar — is the difference between a thriving lawn and wasted product. Here's how our certified technicians determine the right window for Knoxville's mixed turf climate.

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Technician applying herbicide with a backpack sprayer
Cultural Practices

Liqui-Chem vs. DIY: Why Expert Herbicide Application Saves You Money

Weeds can take over your lawn faster than you expect. One week your yard looks picture-perfect, and before you know it, weeds start sprouting up across your grass. Many…

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Measuring Lawn Mower Height
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Mowing

Proper mowing is singularly the most important thing that you can do to improve the quality and health of your lawn. Knowing when to mow and how high to mow is extremely…

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Watering lawn with sprinkler
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Watering

Proper watering is the second most important thing you can do to help your lawn look good. We want you to water in such a manner as to strengthen and deepen the root…

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Woman raking pile of fall leaves at garden with rake
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Leaf Removal

Leaving leaves on the lawn over the Winter is bad for the lawn. They can smother the lawn and increase disease activity. You can remove these leaves by mowing and…

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Thatch Management
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Thatch Management

Thatch is a layer of under-composed stems, roots, leaves, and debris that accumulates between the above-ground stems (stolons) and the soil. This layer can compress, and…

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Core Aeration
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Core Aeration

In the watering section, we discussed the benefits of allowing air to be present in the soil. Without air in the soil, the grass cannot take up water even if it is…

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Wheelbarrow full of mulch in a yard.
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Mulching Shrubs

Placing mulch around your shrubs is an important aspect of shrub care . Mulch is applied in order to provide even moisture for your plants, protect plants from heat and…

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A close up of the leaves on a bush
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Pruning Shrubs

Pruning becomes necessary as shrubs mature to maintain the original landscape effect desired by planting the shrubs, and is an important part of your overall shrub care…

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Young happy child girl resting while sitting on green grass lawn on warm summer day
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IMPROVEMENTS to the LIQUI-CHEM PROGRAM INCLUDED at NO EXTRA CHARGE

Six applications have insecticides included. Three applications have pre-emergence herbicides included. Dollarweed and Bahiagrass (the "Y" shaped seed-headed grass)…

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