Frequently Asked Questions
Lawn Care
Tree and Shrub Care
Since 1976, our licensed professionals have been your
local lawn and tree care experts. We are the largest locally
owned lawn care company in the greater Rochester area.
Lawn Care (Fertilizer, Insect Control,
Disease Control, Aeration, Weed Control, Soil Analysis, Flower Bed
Care, and Vegetation Control)
Organic Program (Doesn't
include Weed
Control or Grub Control)
Tree/Shrub Care (Fertilizer,
Insect Control, Disease Control)
No. At One Step, our concern is keeping your ornamental
trees and shrubs (those under 15 ft. in height) healthy, so
that you won't have to take them down. We'll keep a watchful eye out
for potential disease and insect problems.
Our most popular program (Natural Care Plus) includes
5 services from our professional staff. It will provide all
of the fertilizer, weed control, crabgrass control, and insect control
that your lawn will need.
At One Step, we take pride in providing superior customer
service. If for any reason,
you are not satisfied with your visit, we will come out to rectify
the situation. For full service customers, there is no charge for service
calls between visits.
The Organic Program does not include any controls for
weeds, crabgrass, or insects. The fertilizer we use for this
consists of poultry droppings. There is no control over the "release" of
nutrients into the soil. The "regular" fertilizer is a sulfur-coated
granule that allows for the timely release of the nutrients into your
soil where they can feed your turfgrass roots.
We use high quality, sulfur coated, slow release granular fertilizer.
The sulfur coating releases the nutrients slowly into the
soil. Fertilizer will still be there by the time we come back to apply
weed control.
If you have grub damage in the spring, it was caused by the problem
you had in the fall. You won't have that problem if grub control
was applied at the proper time. We use MERIT* for grub control. It
is designed to control insects when they are most vulnerable. Any grubs
you have in the spring are ones that have been overwintering in your
soil and are ready to become beetles. They would not be affected much
by insect control at such a late stage in development.
You can click the link
at the top of the page to request an analysis. You can call us at
594-1095 or fax us at 594-9523. If you see one of our trucks, just
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The program recommended to you is based on your landscape
inspection, any past history of the landscape we may have,
and input from the homeowner. Plant material, non-pest related
problems, insect and disease problems are noted. Based on
this information and referencing Cornell University's latest
issue of "Pest Management Guide for Trees and Shrubs," a program
can be put together.
Fertilizing trees and shrubs is an important part of
a Plant Health Care program. Knowing what type of fertilizer
to use, how much to use, and when to apply it is important.
Fertilization is part of maintaining a plant's overall
health and vigor. A healthy plant is better able to overcome
insect or disease pressures. Our goal is to keep the plants
healthy, not only to make them grow fast. With One
Step's Deep Root Feeding you get the benefit of the nutrients being
injected into the soil and the reduction of compaction and
addition of water to the root system.
In general, anytime is a good time to plant as
long as sufficient soil moisture is maintained. Fall and
Spring are good times to plant because of the existing natural
soil moisture. Plants can be installed during the Summer
as long as they are being properly watered. Planting in
the Winter is also possible as long as the ground is not
frozen. The key to planting is soil moisture. Too much and
the root systems suffocate, too little and they desiccate.
Keep it moist, but not water logged.
The goal of insect control is to reduce the amount of
damage caused by the insects. It is impossible to eliminate
all the insect feeding. We can't eliminate it all, but we
can control it. Also, consider the type of control that is
being used. Some controls work on contact while others need
to be ingested before they will do their job.
This is the senseless piling of mulch against the trunks
of trees. Mulch should be no more than 2-4 inches in depth
(anymore than that and it suffocates the root system). It
should not come in contact with the stems or trunks of trees
and shrubs (otherwise it will rot them, leading to dieback
and possible death).
Knowing what to spray and what not to spray is important.
Inspecting the landscape helps us determine what plants may
need to be sprayed. Japanese beetles prefer some plants (they
really like purple and red plants) and not others. While some
plants may have a natural population of beneficial insects
that are doing the job just fine. Different insects have different
life-cycles that require controls applied at different times.
Some product labels tell us not to treat certain plants. You
hired us for how much we know, not how much we apply. ::
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