It's ideal to apply fertilizer in combination with weed control treatments in Tennessee to promote a strong and healthy lawn that's free of weeds! If you fertilize your lawn without applying weed control, the weeds will benefit from the fertilizer application as well, making them stronger and a bigger competitor for your lawn. However, applying weed control treatments without fertilizing will create a weed-free lawn, but not a vigorous one. To ensure a healthy, weed-free lawn, combine fertilization and weed control! This prevents your lawn from having to compete with weeds for essential nutrients and resources, ultimately leading to the development of a strong root system, which is needed to grow dense and hardy turf!

What happens if you fertilize without applying weed control treatments?

A lawn in Memphis, TN, filled with weeds.

Don't fertilize your lawn without applying weed control because doing so could help the weeds grow! If you fertilize your lawn without applying weed control treatments, you won't just be feeding your grass but the weeds, too, making them stronger! Fertilizer adds nutrients to your lawn such as nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus. As these nutrients are absorbed into the soil, they help the grass grow, but weeds benefit from these nutrients as well. If the weeds are not controlled, then your grass will have to compete with them for nutrients. As weeds steal nutrients from the fertilizer treatment for themselves, it leaves your lawn with less to absorb. To prevent weeds from soaking up the nutrients from the fertilizer and putting your lawn at risk of becoming weak, it's best to pair fertilizer applications with weed control treatments!

Weeds will compete with your grass for space and other resources, such as sunlight and water, which can affect its health.

What happens if you apply weed control treatments without fertilizing?

Weed control treatments will promote a weed-free lawn, but not necessarily a healthy one. Your lawn will still need nutrients provided by fertilizer to thrive. Even though the weeds will be controlled, without these nutrients, your lawn can become weak and start to lose its green color or turn brown. Fertilizer applications will give your lawn those essential nutrients, helping it grow strong and healthy while boasting vibrant green grass!

Why should you combine fertilization and weed control?

Applying fertilizer and weed control treatments together promotes a healthy lawn that's also weed-free. When combining these treatments, you can ensure your lawn will receive the nutrients it needs to thrive without having to compete with pesky weeds. Weed control will remove the weeds from your lawn while fertilizer will provide it with what it needs to grow strong and healthy.

When you combine fertilizer and weed control, your lawn develops a strong root system, becomes more dense, and produces bright green grass while staying weed-free.

Contact us today to schedule our lawn care program which includes fertilization and weed control treatments!

At Herbi-Systems, our lawn care program includes several applications of lawn fertilization and weed control treatments throughout the year that supply necessary nutrients and eradicate troublesome weeds, allowing your lawn to flourish. With the combination of these services, your lawn can stay weed-free while continuing to grow dense, green turf.

To ensure the best result, all of our technicians are certified, and we 100% guarantee the results. We've been providing our expert lawn care services for 39 years and we only use EPA-certified products that are safer for humans, pets, and the environment. We offer this service to commercial and residential property owners, as well as HOAs, in Memphis, Collierville, Germantown, TN, and throughout the surrounding areas. Contact us today at (901) 382-5296 to sign up!