The arrival of spring is usually associated with the start of gardening and lawn maintenance season. Our Dom itp store located at 5212 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago is the garden center for your home’s garden and lawn needs. At this time, our customers are asking what they need to do to get their lawns greener and leaner.
Since we opened our doors in 1990, Dom itp - Garden and Hardware Center, has been recommending to our clients a lawn treatment program by Scotts®, which consists of 4 applications. Each application is designed for a specific period of treating your lawn to make it greener and healthier.
In order to remember when to apply each Scotts® application to your lawn, Janek, Dom itp’s owner, introduced to our clients the acronym known as EMIL.
Each letter represents a holiday during which each of the 4 applications by Scotts® needs to be applied to your lawn to improve the health and look of your grass.
Step 1 - Apply at Easter
“Prevents crabgrass when seeding. Use instead of Step 1 as part of Scotts® 4-Step Annual Program when seeding in the spring.”
Step 2 - Apply at Memorial Day
“Kills Weeds completely. Feeds and strengthens lawn.”
Step 3 - Apply at Independence Day
“Feeds and strengthens against heat and drought. Kills and protects against bugs.”
Step 4 - Apply at Labor Day
“Protects and strengthens for a better spring lawn.”
Since Easter has passed, we will now focus on Step 1 of the application, and once the next holiday approaches we will post the next entry dealing with that application.
When the lawn starts getting greener, Step 1 should be applied, which consists of a fertilizer and crabgrass control. The main job of Step 1 is to provide the lawn with nutrients and prevent the growth of crabgrass. Step 1 should be applied to the lawn after a rain by following the directions described on the back of the bag.
We hope that this post will help you get your lawn healthier and leaner. In the next post from this series, we will focus on Step 2 around Memorial Day. If you are in Chicago, we invite you to our
Dom itp - Garden and Hardware Center store. Here you will find all 4 steps for your lawn management.
Feel free to visit or contact our Dom itp - Garden and Hardware store for all your gardening needs. We provide FREE advice to all of our customers.
5212 W. Belmont Ave.
Chicago, IL 60641
(773) 545-5618
