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Monthly Maintenance Tips

Time flies by, and we know how easy it is to miss critical dates for scheduling treatments that help keep our landscapes healthy and reduce unwelcome pests. That’s why we’ve provided you with a list of services to plan for throughout the year. Use this timeline to plan out treatments with Carson Landscape Industries. We’ll schedule your treatment ahead of time and take the worry off your plate!

Merit Tree Injection

Eliminate messy & sticky drippings from trees & bushes during the spring and summer months. One Merit Injection in January-February can control sucking insects such as aphids, whitefly, mealybugs & scale.
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January

Schedule your:
  • Dormant Spray
  • Merit Tree Injection
  • Preventative Safari Drench
  • Tree Pruning

Pre-Emergent Herbicide

Control weeds in large areas by applying a pre-emergent herbicide application twice per year in the Spring and Fall.
SCHEDULE

February

Schedule your:
  • Dormant Spray
  • Merit Tree Injection
  • Field Pre-Emergent/Post-Emergent Herbicide Weed Spray
  • Pre-Emergent Herbicide Weed Control
  • Preventative Safari Drench
  • Tree Pruning

Fungicide Spray

Schedule a fungicide spray in March to get ahead of problems like powdery mildew on crepe myrtles and other shrubs.
SCHEDULE

March

Schedule your:
  • Fruit/Seed Prevention When the Tree is in Full Bloom
  • Insecticide and Fungicide Spray
  • Anthracnose Preventative Fungicide
  • Spring Irrigation Tune-Up
  • Spring Clean Up
  • Tree Pruning

Deep Root Feeding

Help your plants thrive. Schedule a deep root feeding where a slow-release liquid fertilizer and root stimulant is injected directly into the root zone of trees and shrubs.
SCHEDULE

April

Schedule your:
  • Fruit/Seed Prevention When the Tree is in Full Bloom
  • Insecticide and Fungicide Spray
  • Anthracnose Preventative Fungicide
  • Spring Irrigation Tune-Up
  • Grub Prevent Treatment
  • Spring Clean Up
  • Deep Root Feeding
  • Tree Pruning

Deep Water Feeding

Injecting water and Yucca extract around the tree’s drip line can help retain moisture around roots, can both reduce stress on tree and help trees withstand, and recover from periods of reduced water.
SCHEDULE

May

Schedule your:
  • Deep Water Feedings (May, June & July)
  • Insecticide and Fungicide Spray
  • Deep Root Feeding
  • Tree Pruning

Lawn Aeration

Aerating your soil helps oxygen, water, and fertilizer gain access to roots, which creates a healthier environment for plants and lawns to flourish.
SCHEDULE

June

Schedule your:
  • Lawn Aeration Treatment
  • Field Pre-Emergent/Post-Emergent Herbicide Weed Spray
  • Deep Water Feedings (May, June & July)
  • Insecticide and Fungicide Spray
  • Tree Pruning

Insecticide Spray

Prevent and control diseases like Scale. Scale attaches to the leaves and sucks the nutrients out of the plants.
SCHEDULE

July

Schedule your:
  • Deep Water Feedings (May, June & July)
  • Insecticide and Fungicide Spray
  • Tree Pruning

Landscape Renovations

Thinking of renewing your landscape? August is a great time to get started by preparing and planning now for planting and construction in the Fall.
SCHEDULE

August

Schedule your:
  • Spider Mite Control Miticide
  • Insecticide and Fungicide Spray
  • Landscape Renovation
  • Tree Pruning

Lawn Aeration & Overseeding

Aerating your lawn helps it receive added nutrients and oxygen, while overseeding it will help enhance the lawns curb appeal.
SCHEDULE

September

Schedule your:
  • Lawn Aeration & Overseeding Treatment
  • Pre-Emergent Weed Control
  • Deep Root Feeding
  • Insecticide and Fungicide Spray
  • Tree Pruning

Fall Clean-Up

Prep your property with a visit from our service technicians. They’ll trim, prune so your landscape is ready to take on the winter months.
SCHEDULE

October

Schedule your:
  • Lawn Aeration & Overseeding Treatment
  • Pre-Emergent Weed Control
  • Fall Clean-Up
  • Deep Root Feeding
  • Weed Abatement Herbicide Application
  • Tree Pruning

Tree Pruning

We recommend pruning trees and shrubs in late fall and winter, when they are less susceptible to insects or disease.
SCHEDULE

November

Schedule your:
  • Fall Clean-Up
  • Tree Pruning
  • Annual Back Flow Test
  • Deep Root Feeding

Dormant Spray

Protect your trees this winter. Scheduling 3 applications of dormant spray on bare tree branches helps suffocate and kill overwintering insect larvae and fungal spores.
SCHEDULE

December

Schedule your:
  • Dormant Spray
  • Tree Pruning
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