Paul's Fertilization & Weed Control

07/22/2026

100 degrees outside 🥵 and we’ve still got healthy, green grass as far as the eye can see! 😎 We loveeeee to see it! 💙 This week we have started Round 6 of our Lawn Management Program 📋 which focuses on insecticide to treat and prevent chinch bugs and other summer lawn pests. Are you seeing signs of heat stress, fungus or other summer diseases pop up in your lawn? Contact us today to learn more about how we can help get your yard back in tip top shape! 💪🏻 and please….. WATER YOUR GRASS 💦🥰🙏🏻

06/25/2026

06/23/2026

Every year some time in June, Mother Nature turns the water OFF. Well my friends, it's about to happen. This year we have been blessed with a more mild and rainy spring/early summer and you may have made it until now without regularly watering your lawn. That ends now. Time to march to your garage, dust off the sprinkler system box, and switch that baby to ON if you hope to keep that good lookin' lawn for the remainder of the year. See our watering guide below to ensure your grass is happy as we head in to the hottest time of year! And as a friendly reminder, there is no such thing as "setting and forgetting" your sprinkler system. Adjust your system according to the weather and rainfall totals in our area, not just the calendar!

06/21/2026

Can't believe we are almost halfway thru the year and halfway thru our 8 Step Lawn Program! We will be starting to treat lawns this week for Round 5, which includes fertilizer. Here at Paul's Fertilization & W**d Control we use a high quality, organic based, slow release fertilizer... and we do not skimp out on the rate we apply! Slow release fertilizer works over time to promote an even, thick growth for your lawn and has a lower burn potential in the hot Texas summer. As always, reach out to us or fill out our online form at paulslawncaredfw.com to find out more about how our program could help your lawn!

06/02/2026

Alright, if you have Take-All-Root-Rot (TARR)...

AND

1. You've stopped overwatering your lawn in the spring time.
2. You've fixed your drainage problems.
3. You've fixed your shade issues by making sure your St. Augustine is getting 4 hours of direct sunlight per day

You are now in a position to get serious about letting the lawn recover.

You might hear about using fungicides to solve TARR. It's mostly wishful thinking. They can certainly help with mild cases that are caught early, but the 2 MOST BENEFICIAL things that you can do (aside from the 3 things listed above) are DETHATCHING the lawn and then topdressing it with PEAT MOSS.

Dethatching is the process of removing a dense, matted layer of dead grass, roots, and organic debris—known as "thatch"—that accumulates between your green turf and the soil surface. We do this by using a thatch rake or power rake to rake up and remove the dead thatch layer that is diseased and blocking the soil and healthy grass from being able to uptake key nutrients. We then spread a thin layer (~0.25 inches) of peat moss across your St. Augustine lawn. TARR thrives in high PH soils, and peat moss helps to quickly reduce soil PH. Studies have shown peat moss topdressing to be more effective at combatting TARR than fungicide applications alone.

We offer both of these things. If you think you need it, fill out the form here https://www.paulslawncaredfw.com/ and we'll get in touch!

Paul's Lawn Care provides Professional Lawn Treatment Services such as W**d Control, Fertilization, Disease Prevention, Insect Control, Tree & Shrub Care, and more to Keller, Westlake, Southlake, Grapevine, Colleyville, Hurst, Bedford, North Richland Hills, Alliance/North Fort Worth, Haslet, and oth...

04/21/2026

If you frequently get yellowing, diseased St. Augustine grass in the springtime, there ARE long-term solutions to combat this.
First, make sure that you are not overwatering (see our previous post for further explanation). That will help you to not WORSEN the problem. But it won't do a lot to fix the underlying issue, which is poor soil drainage caused by North Texas's heavy clay soil.

For a solution to this, let us introduce you to the French Drain. A French Drain is an underground pathway that captures water and moves it away before it can pool or cause problems. It consists of a perforated pipe laid inside of a trench, topped with gravel/rock. Water from the surrounding soil enters the trench, flows easily through the gravel, into the perforated pipe, and away to a safe discharge point, such as a storm drain or street.

This makes a massive difference in your soil's ability to properly drain, and therefore makes your lawn much less susceptible to diseases like Take-All-Root-Rot (TARR). A drainage contractor can do this for you, and many sprinkler/irrigation repair companies also offer French Drain installation. While it's not a super-cheap solution, it's often not as expensive as you may think! In the long run, it will save you a ton of money if you want to have a nice lawn.

PRO TIP: Make it drain into the street or a rocky area of your yard versus a low lying drain set in the grass. If you have it flow into a low lying drain in your lawn, most of your lawn will improve, but that area containing the drain can become MORE susceptible to TARR since the excess flow is all being directed into that low lying area, therefore keeping it wet constantly.

04/14/2026

Avoid THIS mistake if you have St. Augustine Grass -

Don’t overwater! Especially during this time of year.

Root suffocation and fungal diseases such as Brown Patch and the dreaded Take All Root Rot (TARR) are common in April and May in DFW.

This is because when you combine our wet conditions and moderate temperatures with our heavy clay soils, your soil struggles to properly drain. Even if you are not overwatering, or watering at all, your soil may be struggling to drain. St. Augustine grass has a shallow root system, which often means its roots are constantly sitting in wet soil during this time of year, which leads to yellowing, slow green up, and fungal disease.

And this is where people often make the problem worse. They see the yellowing and think that they need to water MORE. So now, your sprinkler system is adding even more water on top your already saturated soil.

Remember, water according to the weather, not according to the calendar. If we have received a couple of inches of rain in the past week and have mild temperatures with highs in the 80s, you do NOT need to be watering. How much you need to water is based off of temperature and rainfall. Follow our watering guide here to properly water year-round: https://www.paulslawncaredfw.com/watering-guide

And make sure to watch out for future posts for long-term ways to combat fungus issues in your St. Augustine.

04/02/2026

The rain is falling ☔️, the birds are chirping 🐥, the grass is greening up 🐛. It’s Easter! 🐣 Is your yard ready to host the family egg hunt? Or will the kiddos be tip toeing thru a mix of w**ds, dirt, and uneven spots searching for the prize egg? Let us help make your yard the Easter Bunny’s favorite stop. Call us for your w**d control, fertilization, top dressing and more so that your lawn is something you can be proud of year round!