So I got a visit from Tru-Green today!!!!!!
Posted: September 11th, 2019, 9:55 pm
The problem is that the guy was suppose to go to my neighbor's across the street!!!
Just yesterday I was commenting that my lawn looked really good. I mean, for what it is, a northern mix of really crappy cultivars, it has been mistaken for an "elite" lawn. I get the most out of what I have. So, as I was driving down the street today, headed toward my house, I noticed that the lawn looked a little funny. Some plugs had been torn out, it was laying down flat, and even the color was off??? Then, as I got closer, I saw it. A Tru-Green sign!!!
I immediately got out of the car. I was so upset I actually pulled into the wrong spot and didn't even enter the garage.....where I've parked my car for 14 years. I picked up the sign and started to read it. At first I thought they put down an application of some kind of fertilizer. My first thought was, "Well, ok. It could be worse. I was about to put down an app. of Urea, but if whatever they put down had about a pound of N./k.......they saved me the time." Upon closer inspection though, I noticed plugs laying on the lawn. Thousands of them. Every where. Then I found another piece of paper that said they had spread "high quality" seed.
"High Quality?" Yeah....right! Again, I'm not saying that my lawn is up to the level of some of the guys around this forum, it's not. But it didn't need to be torn up like it is and the seed that was put down is just not needed. I called Tru-Green, got an operator located about 1,500 miles away in MN, and complained. She apologized and said a manager will be in contact with me.
My questions to the forum are these. What should I do with what was done? Just ignore it. Water the seed and see what happens. Put down a bag of Dimension (it's readily available) to prevent any weeds that my come up because the soil was disturbed?
In addition, what should I expect from Tru-Green? I have a nice lawn that was disturbed pretty dramatically, at least in the short term. I certainly don't want their service. Should I just be a nice guy and let it go? Or, should I ask for the sun?
Just yesterday I was commenting that my lawn looked really good. I mean, for what it is, a northern mix of really crappy cultivars, it has been mistaken for an "elite" lawn. I get the most out of what I have. So, as I was driving down the street today, headed toward my house, I noticed that the lawn looked a little funny. Some plugs had been torn out, it was laying down flat, and even the color was off??? Then, as I got closer, I saw it. A Tru-Green sign!!!
I immediately got out of the car. I was so upset I actually pulled into the wrong spot and didn't even enter the garage.....where I've parked my car for 14 years. I picked up the sign and started to read it. At first I thought they put down an application of some kind of fertilizer. My first thought was, "Well, ok. It could be worse. I was about to put down an app. of Urea, but if whatever they put down had about a pound of N./k.......they saved me the time." Upon closer inspection though, I noticed plugs laying on the lawn. Thousands of them. Every where. Then I found another piece of paper that said they had spread "high quality" seed.
"High Quality?" Yeah....right! Again, I'm not saying that my lawn is up to the level of some of the guys around this forum, it's not. But it didn't need to be torn up like it is and the seed that was put down is just not needed. I called Tru-Green, got an operator located about 1,500 miles away in MN, and complained. She apologized and said a manager will be in contact with me.
My questions to the forum are these. What should I do with what was done? Just ignore it. Water the seed and see what happens. Put down a bag of Dimension (it's readily available) to prevent any weeds that my come up because the soil was disturbed?
In addition, what should I expect from Tru-Green? I have a nice lawn that was disturbed pretty dramatically, at least in the short term. I certainly don't want their service. Should I just be a nice guy and let it go? Or, should I ask for the sun?