Sta-Green® Solves Toughest Outdoor Problems Facing DIYers
ATLANTA - Homeowners have a love-hate relationship with their lawns. When they're beautiful, they adore them. When there are issues, that adoration can turn to frustration.
Lawns can suffer from lack of attention, limited nurturing, tough treatment and even suffocation. But affordable therapy is on the way, thanks to Sta-Green® lawn and garden products.
Sta-Green® professionals have identified the most common lawn problems and offer homeowners simple solutions for creating a beautiful relationship with their lawn. Some of the frequent lawn glitches include:
Problem: Grass that is drought-damaged
Like all plants, grass requires regular watering to create a thick, healthy lawn. On average, lawns need 1 to 2 inches of rain a week. Without water, grasses will go dormant and turn brown within 6-8 weeks. Grass is damaged when it changes from bright green to dull gray or blue-green and footprints in the grass don't spring back when you walk across the lawn.
Solution: Sta-Green® Lawn Fertilizer 29-0-5. A healthy, well-fertilized lawn has a deeper root system than unfertilized lawns. This deeper root system gives the lawn access to additional moisture in the soil. To create a healthy, drought-resistant lawn, use Sta-Green® Lawn Fertilizer. Not only are you increasing the nutrients in the soil for the lawn, but you are also creating a strong lawn that will successfully compete against weeds for those nutrients, moisture and light.
Problem: Combating Weeds
Environmental stresses open the window for weed development during the entire growing season. As weeds take root, they compete with the lawn for available moisture, nutrients, ground and light.
Solution: Try Sta-Green® Phosphorus-Free CrabEx Plus® Crabgrass Preventer and
Sta-Green Phosphorus-Free Weed & Feed 28-0-4.
Weed control requires both preemptive and reactive measures. Early season application of
Sta-Green® Phosphorus-Free CrabEx Plus® Crabgrass Preventer will control springtime crabgrass emergence for up to 4 months. Sta-Green Phosphorus-Free Weed & Feed controls over 175 broadleaf weeds during the summer months. In addition to great weed control, both Sta-Green® Phosphorus-Free CrabEx Plus® Crabgrass Preventer and Sta-Green® Phosphorus-Free Weed & Feed provide the lawn with up to 2 months of extended nitrogen feeding.
Problem: Protecting grass during summer from extreme heat and warm-weather insects
Both warm and cool season grasses need attention during the summer. Lawns can be stressed by extreme heat and excessively wet or dry weather. Insects thrive during the warm summer months, often damaging the already stressed lawn. Symptoms of lawn problems often start as yellow, tan, or brown areas of varying sizes in the lawn.
Solution: Use Sta-Green® Summer Green Fertilizer with Triazicide® to strengthen your lawn and improve your grass' tolerance of heat, disease and drought. This formula feeds your lawn for up to two months and kills lawn-damaging insects in 24 hours.
Problem: Defending lawns from the harsh winter season while ensuring your yard stays weed-free for spring
After your lawn survives the stresses of hot summer weather, it needs help preparing for the winter months.
Solution: Sta-Green® Winterizer Weed & Feed helps build a strong grass plant while controlling more than 150 late summer and fall weed varieties. This formula provides grass with a timed-release fertilizer and helps lawns survive the harsh winters while also promoting early spring green-up.
"Instead of mowing down your lawn or looking for greener pastures when it gets tough to manage, try some Sta-Green lawn therapy," said Tom Kraeutler, home improvement expert and host of the nationally syndicated radio program, "The Money Pit." "Just like personal relationships, keeping your lawn satisfied takes some maintenance. With Sta-Green's complete line of lawn care solutions, you and your lawn will both live more problem-free!"
Sta-Green fertilizers, growing media and weed controls help keep lawns looking beautiful year-round. Available exclusively at Lowe's, Sta-Green products cost substantially less than other national brands and carry a satisfaction guarantee - making them the perfect solution.
About Sta-Green® Products
Sta-Green® lawn care products and gardening supplies provide practical solutions for seasonal lawn and garden needs at value prices. Sta-Green products are available exclusively at Lowe's and come with a written money-back guarantee printed on every package and label. From lawn fertilizers to insect, disease and weed control, Sta-Green products are the perfect blend of science and technology at an affordable price. The maker of Sta-Green products is the Official Lawn and Garden partner of Busch Gardens and a sponsor of the American Junior Golf Association.
About United Industries Corporation
United Industries Corporation is a subsidiary of Spectrum Brands, Inc., and is a leading supplier of lawn and garden care products and household insect and pest controls. Spectrum Brands is a global consumer products company whose merchandise is sold by the world's top 25 retailers and is available in more than one million stores in more than 120 countries around the world. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Spectrum Brands generated FY2007 net sales of approximately $2.0 billion. The company's stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SPC.