TURF TALK

I have a two-foot strip of dead lawn all the way around the foundation of my house. I’ve Tried Everything and Can’t Get it to grow! Meanwhile, the rest of my lawn looks great! What’s the deal with my foundation?

By any chance, does your house have a stucco exterior? Stucco contains lime. Over time, the lime in the stucco gets washed down the side of your home and into the soil around the foundation. Lime is alkaline, meaning it raises the pH in the soil. Your lawn requires a pH of 6.5 to 7.0 to remain healthy. Lawn fertilizers are slightly acidic, so when you apply fertilizer (an acid) to your lawn, you change the pH of the soil resulting in a deep green colour. 

Lime works the opposite way. As the lime washes off the stucco on the walls of your house, and into the soil around the foundation, it is changing the pH of the soil, making the soil too alkaline. The  lawn becomes pale, or even grayish in colour before dying. 

How to fix it? Regrettably, this is anywhere from difficult to impossible. Since the foundation has been so fully and completely saturated with lime, it would be nearly impossible to figure out how much fertilizer would be required. BAM! Green advises installing a decorative rock border, flower beds or other landscape feature around your home.

110% GUARANTEE ON ALL LAWN CARE PROGRAMS!

All BAM! Green Lawn Care programs are guaranteed to improve the health and appearance of your lawn and eliminate broadleaf weeds. If your broadleaf weeds are not completely eliminated within 14 days of your second visit, we will gladly perform an additional weed control application at no extra cost. If you are not satisfied with the results we will cheerfully refund 110% of your remaining applications.

*This guarantee does not apply to weeds growing in other areas of your property outside of your lawn, or areas that are not being regularly mowed. This guarantee is not applicable to ground covers such as Creeping Charlie, Creeping Bellflower, or Yarrow. For advice on how to deal with these ground covers and non-broadleaf weeds, please contact our office and we would be happy to work with you do eliminate this problem. This guarantee is also void where proper cultural practices are not being followed or performed, or if the program is delayed by the customer.

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