No Short Cuts

We offer the most comprehensive services for your fall renovation needs.  We choose to put your seed down in the most effecient way possible, slit seeding.  Our Ryan Mataway overseeder will ensure the best possible results.  We actually cut grooves into the soil and a precise metering system drops the seed into the ground, not on top of it.  This ensures increased seed-to-soil contact, guaranteeing the best possible germination rates.  We run our machine over your yard twice in perpendicular directions to ensure even coverage.  We also choose to use the best possible seed on the market. The seed blend we purchase contains three Virginia Tech tested and approved tall fescue SRP varieties.  SRP stands for Self Repairing Potential, meaning that unlike other fescues these have been developed to have rhizomes (laterally moving roots).  This year the blend contains 3rd Millennium , Rhambler, and Traverse.  It’s time to stop wasting money on inferior seed and inferior technique.  At “No Short Cuts” we truly take every step feasible to give your grass the best possible chance.

The right tool for the right job

We also offer aeration services for those heavily compacted areas.  Contrary to popular belief it is not necessary to aerate all turf every single year.  Why aerate to relieve compaction on uncompacted soil?  Aeration should be performed where heavy clay soils exist and in high traffic areas.  To determine if aeartion is truly needed a simple test can be performed.  Take a shovel and dig down about 6 inches to expose a good soil profile.  If the roots of your lawn only exist in the top 2-3″ you most likely have compacted soil.  A healthy stand of fescue should have roots extending to a depth of 6″.