Lawn Fertilization & Weed Control in Bloomington-Normal

Fertilization & Weed Control for a Thicker, Greener Lawn

Fertilization builds the foundation for a thick, weed-resistant lawn. Applying the right nutrients at the right time strengthens grass roots, improves resistance to disease, and supports steady growth through the season. Every program pairs that feeding with weed control: a pre-emergent in spring to stop crabgrass and other grassy weeds before they sprout, and post-emergent treatments that take out dandelions, clover, creeping Charlie and other broadleaf weeds. Scheduled applications, timed to the local growing season, keep a lawn looking full, green and weed-free.

Customized Lawn Fertilization Program

We provide professional lawn fertilization services tailored to your lawn’s needs. Our seasonal treatments provide essential nutrients to encourage healthy growth, stronger roots, and a greener, thicker lawn.

• Custom Blended Slow-Release Fertilizer
• Macro & Micronutrients for Stronger Plants
• Iron for Enhanced Color
• Pre-Emergent for Grassy Weed Control
• Post-Emergent Herbicide to Control Unwanted Broadleaf Weeds

A Typical Season Of Lawn Treatments

Our programs run four to six visits a year, timed to how Central Illinois lawns actually grow:

1. Early spring: fertilizer plus a crabgrass pre-emergent, applied before soil temperatures reach the mid-50s. Here’s when to apply pre-emergent in our area.
2. Late spring: fertilizer and broadleaf weed control for dandelions, clover and creeping Charlie.
3. Early summer: preventive grub control and spot weed treatment.
4. Late summer: a lighter feeding and spot weed control while the lawn is under heat stress.
5. Early fall: the most important feeding of the year, plus fall weed control while weeds are pulling nutrients into their roots.
6. Late fall: a winterizer that builds roots for a faster green-up next spring.

Grub Control

White grubs are the larvae of Japanese beetles, masked chafers and other beetles. They live in the root zone and eat grass roots from late summer into fall. Signs of grub damage include:

• Irregular brown patches that don’t green up after watering
• Turf that peels back like loose carpet because the roots are gone
• Skunks, raccoons or birds tearing up the lawn to dig for grubs

Preventive grub control, applied in late spring or early summer before beetle eggs hatch, is the most reliable protection and stops the damage before it starts. If grubs are already feeding, a curative treatment in late summer or early fall knocks them back, and we can repair the dead areas with overseeding or new sod. Grub control also cuts down on next year’s Japanese beetles, which feed on roses, lindens and ornamentals all summer.

Weed Control That Lasts

Spraying weeds treats the symptom. A thick, well-fed lawn is what keeps them from coming back, because weed seeds need bare soil and sunlight to sprout. That’s why our programs pair weed control with fertilization timed to the season, and why we recommend fall aeration on compacted clay. For the most stubborn offenders, see how to get rid of dandelions for good.

Lawn Disease And Fungus

Humid Central Illinois summers bring brown patch, dollar spot and other lawn diseases, especially on irrigated or shaded turf. We identify the problem before treating it, because the fix is often a change in watering or mowing rather than a product. Learn more about common lawn diseases and when fungicide makes sense.

Fertilization & Weed Control in Bloomington-Normal, Peoria & Champaign-Urbana

F&W has been based in Bloomington since 1989, and our crews provide fertilization & weed control for homes and businesses across Central Illinois, including Bloomington-Normal, Peoria and Champaign-Urbana, plus nearby Hudson, Heyworth, Pekin, East Peoria, Washington, Morton, Dunlap, Metamora, Savoy and Mahomet. Outside those areas? Call (309) 664-2666. We frequently travel beyond our listed service areas.