Late July might seem too soon to start thinking about your fall to-do lists, but before we know it, kids will be returning to school, crops will be harvested and temperatures will be dropping. Start planning your outdoor fall projects now, because a little planning will translate into a thicker, healthier lawn over the next […]
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Fall Lawn Care Services: Start Planning NOW for Great Results!
De-Thatching 101: The Importance of Aeration
Are you familiar with thatch? Our team at Portage Turf Specialists LLC certainly is! You may have noticed thatch on your lawn. It’s a layer of stems, roots, debris, and dead grass that accumulates between the soil and the healthy grass—and if it becomes thick enough, it can cause serious damage to your lawn. Why? […]
How to Get the Perfect Lawn for Spring
With March 2017—and spring—just around the corner, we at Portage Turf Specialists are excited to see Ohio’s bright and thriving lawns. Giving your yard some attention toward the end of winter will pay off during the spring and summer, so this is right about the time you can start preparing your lawn for the upcoming […]
3 Steps To Prepare Your Ohio Lawn for Winter
The steps you take now to winterize your lawn will ensure that your grass looks great next spring. By following these recommended guidelines from the lawn care experts at Portage Turf Specialists LLC, you’ll be giving your Ohio lawn the leg up it needs so your yard looks naturally green and lush when it reemerges […]
AEROvation: Introducing Our Newest Lawn Care Equipment!
Here at Portage Turf Specialists LLC we are always researching and adding only the best fertilizers, grass seed blends and equipment. We would like to introduce our loyal lawn care customers and followers to our new Ventrac AEROvator! It aerates and loosens the top 2-4″ of rock hard soil, providing an awesome seedbed and can overseed at the same […]
NE Ohio Lawns Need Fall Aeration and Overseeding
Hot, dry summers here in Northeast Ohio turn some of the greenest, best kept lawns a straw-like color with bright green weeds scattered throughout. People contact us here at Portage Turf Specialists asking what’s happening with their lawn. “Is my lawn dead?”, “When can I expect the lawn to recover from this drought?”, “Where are these new weeds coming from?”etc. […]
Why Winterize Your Ohio Lawn?
Maintaining a green and healthy lawn isn’t just a summer task! You need to take time and attention to care for your grass year-round to keep it thick and lush. The best way to do that is to take winterization seriously. We at the Portage Turf Specialists LLC recommend that you take these steps to […]
Lawn Aeration – Renovation Easy as 1,2,3!
Ohio lawns have seen some of every extreme in 2015. Starting off with prolonged snowfall, a spring drought, torrential summer flooding, and back to a drought. What does all this mean for your lawn? Extreme conditions have taken most Ohio turf quality to less than spectacular. We are seeing extremely compacted soils from these conditions […]
Aeration Savings Time – Starting at $59!!!
We all know that regular fertilization is required for a thick,lush lawn; but how many have recently applied oxygen- the missing nutrient? After such extreme weather conditions compaction has led to a severe oxygen deficiency in many ohio lawns. Breathing new life into your lawn with a fall core aeration is just as important as […]
Aeration- An Essential Part of Lawncare
Aeration is the process of pulling thousands of soil plugs out of the lawn to help reduce compaction and thatch layers, promote oxygen and water infiltration and promote deep healthy root systems which in turn will help provide the thick healthy lawn we are looking for. Think of all you do to compact your lawn […]