After Care FAQ

We provide residential lawn care, commercial lawn care, acreage lawn care, fertilizer, weed control, mosquito guard, aerating, power raking, vegetation control, and overseeding.

A typical lawn care schedule is every one to two weeks to keep your yard looking healthy. Pest, weed, and disease control are maintenance services that occur less frequently.

When you choose from one of our service packages, you can conveniently book your services online by filling out the contact form. If you’d like more information or want a customized service, call us at 403-271-2111, and we’d be happy to discuss your property and provide you with a quote.

Yes, you can cancel your lawn care services anytime.

Most residential services take less than 15 minutes (larger properties will take longer).

We do our best to keep our customers happy with their lawn care. If you are not satisfied with your lawn care services, we want to hear from you so we can make things right. Please call us at (403) 271-2111, and we will work with you to resolve the issue.

Yes, we offer organic fertilizer services with optional spot treatment of weed control. Please note that weed control is not organic.

Water the lawn the day AFTER your lawn treatment. The weed control will work prior to the watering and the fertilizer will start to take effect after watered in.

You will want to keep your pets off the lawn until it is dry (usually a few hours).  At that point it is ok to put them out briefly, and once application  is watered in you can resume your normal routine.

Keep kids off the lawn until it has been watered in thoroughly (as per watering instructions)

Depending on the type of weeds and weather conditions, it may take 10-14 days to see results. Initially weeds will start to wilt and brown around the edges.

Often the damage done by dog urine is permanent.  It is best to replant the affected areas with new seed or sod.

Mouse damage will appear as “trails" in the lawn.  Usually only the top of the grass plants are affected and will recover from the roots in the spring (this may take some time).

Yes, our weed treatments are included in all of our fertilizer programs and are applied on a spot treatment basis. To help protect your lawn and keep it healthy, we apply weed control only when and where it is needed. Our weed control and fertilizer programs are designed to give you a weed-free lawn while providing grass with the nutrients it needs to thrive.

Our weed control services can control the broadleaf weeds found in the Calgary area.

As a general rule, we recommend keeping kids and pets off the lawn for 12 hours after treatments. It’s best to wait until the product has been absorbed and the lawn is dry.

We offer three tiers for weed control and fertilizer packages, see pricing here.

Depending on the type of weeds and weather conditions, it may take 10-14 days to see results. Initially weeds will start to wilt and brown around the edges.

In between lawn care services, we recommend mowing and watering regularly. Depending on the conditioning of your lawn, we recommend weed control and fertilizer, aeration, and overseeding to achieve a beautiful and healthy lawn.

No we do not dispose of grass and other debris with our lawn care services. With our power raking services, we do not take clippings with us. We leave them on site for regular compost pick up.

A common misconception about fertilizer is that it only needs to be applied during the growing season. However, to achieve a thick and healthy lawn all year round, we recommend applying fertilizer in early May or when the snow has fully melted and the growing season has started, late June to provide the lawn with nutrients to withstand the summer heat, early September, and mid-October to help the lawn grow strong and withstand the winters.

We have three types of residential lawn care packages – premium, standard, and organic.

We provide weed control and fertilization packages along with customizable options such as aeration, power raking, vegetation control, and overseeding.

We have two types of commercial lawn care packages – liquid fertilizer & weed control and vegetation control.

We provide different types of lawn care services at varying prices. You can take a look at our services and prices here. If you want to add other services or you’d like an estimate for your property, call us at 403-271-2111, and we’d be happy to assist you.

You should wait to mow the lawn until the application has been watered in thoroughly (as per watering instructions).

For cool season grasses, power raking is recommended in early spring. Power raking in the warm season grasses is better done in late spring to early summer. Because power raking does damage some healthy grass, it is important to power rake with enough growing season left for your lawn to recover. We recommend at least 30 days of growing season following power raking for the best results.

If you haven’t power raked your lawn before, it’s best to leave this to the professionals, as power raking can do some damage if it’s not done right.

No. We recommend power raking if thatch is more than ½” thick.

Yes, power raking is good for your lawn if there is a lot of buildup and dead matter. Power raking removes waste without damaging healthy grass. Your grass can “breathe” and recover faster from disease, pests, and heat.

A power rake should only be done when thatch has grown more than ½” deep.

No, it depends on how much thatch has grown.

Yes, after power raking is a great time to seed.

Please see our power raking page for more information and pricing.

Pick up branches and other debris. Rake lightly, if needed. Rake your lawn thoroughly if you notice a lot of dead grass after winter snow has melted. Too much dead, matted grass will prevent your lawn from breathing and taking in important nutrients.

Mow grass to a height of 2-1/2 inches and leave clippings on the lawn. This simple step returns at least 25% of the turf’s nitrogen back to the soil. Lawns should be put to bed over winter at the same height they are maintained over summer. Taller grass ensures a deeper root.

If your grass is too long, it’s at risk for disease. The ideal grass height for winter is between 2 inches and 2.5 inches. This keeps grass short enough to resist disease spread, but not so short that it becomes overly stressed by cold temperatures.

Absolutely! In fact, the fall season is the most crucial time to fertilize your lawn. As the fall season comes to an end and colder days begin to trickle in, your lawn will slow its top growth and begin to store nutrients and sugars in preparation for the wintertime. As long as your grass is still green, this storing process will still be taking place.

Weed Man’s fertilizer contains nitrogen and potassium which are essential elements of the lawn’s reserve, allowing it to maintain its health and determine the quality of the lawn come springtime.

Weed Man strongly recommends that all homeowners aerate their lawn at the end of the fall season. During the aeration process, one of Weed Man’s professional lawn care experts will pull cores from the ground to reduce soil compaction, remove excessive thatch, and provide a top dressing for the lawn. This allows for the infiltration of fertilizer nutrients, sunlight, and air down into the soil, which stimulates root growth and ultimately prepares your lawn for a higher stress tolerance in the spring and summertime.

Chances are, if you rake your lawn now, any large quantities of debris will not break down fast enough to be mulched back into the lawn with your lawn mower, which will result in a suffocated lawn. Be sure to remove any large quantities of debris to ensure a healthy lawn come springtime!