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"Part of the reason why you wouldn't want to go straight to
aerate or seed is then the lawn is opened up to crabgrass," Brown
said. "You want to put weed treatment down fi rst to prevent it."
Treating a lawn for weeds after seeding will likely end up kill-
ing the new grass along with undesirable growth.
Both Kinkead and Brown recommended speaking with
customers about additional services as early as possible.
"You can talk to customers now about what might happen
to their lawns and that these are ways to get in front of it,"
Kinkead said.
For Brown, explaining the benefi ts of the three services to
customers in March can help his company get into the fi eld earlier
and be able to reach more of the yards they maintain. Even if the
weather is too cold to see any effect when Teed & Brown crews
begin working, customers will see results as weather warms up.
Article contributed by Turfco Manufacturing. Scott Kinkead
and Turfco Manufacturing are based in Minneapolis. To contact
Turfco with more questions about treating winter damages, call
763-785-1000 or e-mail Turfco through the contact form at
www.turfcodirect.com/company/contact. For more information
about Turfco products, visit www.turfco.com.
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Teed & Brown Lawn Care was founded by Chris Brown and
Peter Teed in 1994. Along with years of experience in lawn care from
Teed, the company bases its lawn maintenance programs on the turf
science learned by Brown at Penn State University. To learn more
about their company, visit teedandbrown.com.