Benjamin's Landscaping has been applying chemicals and fertilizer on lawns since 1970. This experience allows us to give you the best possible combinations of fertilizer, herbicides, insecticides and micro-nutrients for your lawn. Benjamin's Landscaping currently has 6 certified commercial applicators on staff.
Lawn Care Prices: Benjamin's Landscaping will measure your lawn and give you a no obligation price quote.
How do you tell if you have grub damage or a turf disease (fungus)?
If you look at the image to the left and the image of Summer Patch Fungus below, it is very difficult the tell the difference by simply looking at the turf. To tell the difference, you must pull up on the grass to expose the soil below the thatch.
With either Grub damage or Summer Patch Fungus, the grass will pull up easily. The difference is when you have grub damage and you pull up on the grass, you will pull up a chunk of grass with the thatch (note picture on left with exposed Grub) attached. When you look at the soil, you will see the top 1/2" of the soil is very loose or ground up. This is due the Grubs moving around in the soil below the thatch layer. You will also see the presence of Grubs. (Please note the information below on Summer Patch to diagonose the difference between Summer Patch and Grubs)
Turf Grub in the Soil
Summer Patch Fungus
Summer Patch Disease:
This turf disease is absoulutely the biggest problem that we currently have in our bluegrass and fescue lawns today. This year has been worse than other years due to the increased amounts of rain along with the high air temperatures.
As you look at the picture to the left and then look at the picture of turf damage from Grubs, it is hard to tell the difference. To diagnose the difference between the two, you have to pull up on the turf. When you pull up on grass that is infected with Summer Patch Disease, the turf blades will pull up relatively easy. With this disease, the grass pulls up but the thatch does not come with the leaf blades. The grass is rotted off at the ground and not chewed off below the thatch as with Grubs.
You will also notice the frog eye effect in the infected area. This infected area has either a part or full circle of brown grass about the size of a dinner plate. The frog eye effect gets its name because there will be a green tuff of grass about the size of a baseball or softball left in the middle of the dead grass. Most times these areas are not very well defined as you will get many of these infected areas and they overlap each other.
Will act as environmental stewards using landscape products responsibly to enhance and protect the environment.
Will utilize personal knowledge and skill to provide the greatest goodwill to the profession and society.
Will futher the interest of turf care by interchanging information and experience with other turf care professionals, and will contribute to the work of turf care association, schools of education, turf research institutions and publications.
Will be truthful in oral and written statements concerning the services qualified to offer and the benefits that may be expected from such services.
Will avoid making unfounded remarks, comments, or criticisms which may injure the professional reputation of anyone engaged in the turf care industy.
Will uphold the principle of appropriate and adequate compensation for those engaged in turf care work, as and essential to maintenace of high standards of turf care.
Will conduct all matters relating to technical activities, business operations, and civic responsibilities of turf care in a manner that will further the status of turf care as a respected profession.
