Expert Lime Application & Soil Conditioning For Healthier Lawns

Your soil's probably more sour than you think. In Connecticut, rain leaches calcium and magnesium faster than most places, leaving pH dipping into the fives-too low for grass to grab nitrogen or phosphorus. Yellow blades, clumpy moss, dandelions everywhere: classic signs. We start with a quick probe, lab it off-site, then work out exactly how much lime your yard wants-no eyeballing, no guesswork. We use pelletized calcitic lime for most lawns; it spreads like through a drop spreader and breaks down over one winter. If tests show magnesium short, we blend in dolomitic instead. Either way, we drag a light roller so granules hit the crowns without burying them. You won't see fireworks-just quieter watering bills and grass that actually darkens after fertilizing. While we're at it, we check drainage and compaction. Heavy clay around here loves to puddle; a thin top-layer of compost or screened loam loosens things without raising grade. If your soil's thin over bedrock, we might add a slow-release conditioner with humates-keeps nutrients from washing straight into the Sound next storm. Timing matters: late autumn's perfect; frost hasn't locked the ground yet, but the lime has months to react before spring growth. Skip the garden-center bags-they're pricey and often finer than necessary. We use premium quality products, and we precisely calibrate our machines so nothing drifts onto driveways. End result: pH nudges up to six-point-five or seven, roots plunge deeper, turf shrugs off grub damage and late-season drought. Next year you'll cut less often, complain less about bare spots, and maybe even let the kids skip fertiliser arguments altogether.

Why Choose Key2Green?

When you use Key2Green for your lawn care services, you’ll be working with ME - owner/operator, not a franchisee of a regional or national corporation with no local ties to your community, your neighbors … or you! I stand behind every treatment I apply and every service I offer.