Do-It-Yourself Lawn Maintenance

Four Step Lawn Care Program

A Simple Approach to a Healthier, Greener Lawn

Achieving a lush, green lawn is easier than you think with Wingard’s easy four step lawn care program. Designed to work with common grass types including Centipede, St. Augustine, Bermuda, and Zoysia, this proven program helps take the guesswork out of seasonal lawn maintenance. Customers who enroll early in the year benefit from timely guidance and discounts on lawn care products, making it simple to plan ahead and enjoy a healthier lawn all year long.

How To Get Started.

  • Determine what kind of grass you have. If you don’t know, bring us a clump and we will try to identify it. If we can’t, we will send you to the Clemson Extension office for identification.
  • Figure out how many square feet of lawn you have. A rough estimate is ok.
  • Receive a 20% discount if you pay in advance. Or, purchase each step as you need it. Click a type of grass to the right for pricing:
  • Get your soil tested (optional, but recommended for best results). Stop by Wingard’s and we will give you a soil sample bag and instructions for collecting the sample. Mail your soil sample and payment to Clemson Extension and they will mail you the results. When your results come in, we can help you read the results and determine if you need to apply any extra amendments before starting the program. This step is helpful, but it is not mandatory in order to get started with the program.
  • Enjoy your lush green lawn!

Easy Four-Step Lawn Care Program

Hi Yield Ornamental Weed Grass Stopper

Step 1 is applied between February 15 and March 15, as long we have had four consecutive days of 65°. March 15th is the latest you should apply STEP 1.

FOR ALL GRASSES APPLY:

Hi-Yield Turf & Ornamental Weed & Grass Stopper

This product prevents listed weeds from coming up. It will also stop Crabgrass from germinating and destroys the weed during the first five weeks of growth.

For a more thorough weed control, spray with ferti-lome Weed-Free Zone 10-14 days later.

Click below to figure out how much product you’ll need for your yard:

2025 St Augustine Wf 12025 Centipede Wf 1

Step 2 is applied in April or May after you have mowed your lawn two times.

Do not count mowing early-sprouting weeds as a normal mowing. This ensures the grass is fully out of dormancy and ready to absorb and use the fertilizer you are going to apply in this step.  Watering your lawn before and/or after the application is important in this step.  Be sure to read the directions regarding “watering in” the product.

FOR ST. AUGUSTINE APPLY:

ferti-lome St. Augustine Weed & Feed 15-0-4  
If the soil is dry, water thoroughly the day before treatment. Immediately after application, water lawn to wash particles off the grass blades. This product will control most common broadleaf weeds while providing a balanced lawn food. For more thorough weed control spray with ferti-lome Weed-Free Zone 10-14 days later.

Mowing Height: 3-3.5” – Water: 1” per week – Ideal pH: 5.5-6.5

FOR CENTIPEDE & ZOYSIA APPLY:

ferti-lome Centipede Weed & Feed 15-0-15
Wet the lawn before applying, wait 48 hours, then water thoroughly. This product will control most common broadleaf weeds while providing a balanced lawn food. For more thorough weed control spray with ferti-lome Weed-Free Zone 10-14 days later.

Centipede – Mowing Height: 2-3” – Water: 1” per week – Ideal pH: 5.0-6.5
Zoysia – Mowing Height: 1.5-2” – Water: 1” per week – Ideal pH: 5.5-6.5

FOR BERMUDA APPLY:

ferti-lome Weed-Out Plus Lawn Fertilizer 25-0-4
Wet lawn before applying, wait 24 hours, then water thoroughly. This product will control most common broadleaf weeds while providing a balanced lawn food. For more thorough weed control spray with ferti-lome Weed-Free Zone 10-14 days later.

Bermuda – Mowing Height: 1-2” – Water: 1” per week – Ideal pH: 5.5-6.5
Hybrid Bermuda – Mowing Height: .5-1.5” – Water: 1” per week – Ideal pH: 5.5-6.5

Click below to figure out how much product you’ll need for your yard:

OPTIONAL STEP 2A FOR ALL GRASSES:
For control of chamberbitter weed, apply ferti-lome Broadleaf Weed Control with Gallery mid-April to May 1st to prevent weed seed germination.

2025 Lawn Food Plus 1 2025 Centipede Lawn 1

Step 3 is applied in June for St. Augustine and July for Bermuda, Centipede, and Zoysia grasses.

FOR ST. AUGUSTINE APPLY IN JUNE:

ferti-lome Lawn Food Plus Iron 24-0-4
This product will noticeably increase green Chlorophyll Pigment in a lawn almost overnight and keep it green long term.  This lawn food contains Chelated Iron, which is rapidly available to the turf.

Mowing Height: 3-3.5” – Water: 1” per week – Ideal pH 5.5-6.5

FOR BERMUDA APPLY IN JULY:

ferti·lome Lawn Food Plus Iron 24-0-4
This product will noticeably green-up a lawn almost overnight and keeps it green long term. This lawn food contains Chelated Iron, which is rapidly available to the turf.  For best results, apply monthly in the summer, weather permitting.

Bermuda – Mowing Height: 1-2” – Water: 1” per week – Ideal pH: 5.5-6.5
Hybrid Bermuda – Mowing Height: .5-1.5” – Water: 1” per week – Ideal pH: 5.5-6.5

FOR CENTIPEDE & ZOYSIA APPLY IN JULY:

ferti·lome Centipede Lawn Fertilizer 15-0-15
This product will noticeably green-up a lawn almost overnight and keep it green long term. Contains extra iron plus a special slow release form of Nitrogen formulated for Centipede lawns. Water thoroughly after applying.

Centipede – Mowing Height: 2-3” – Water: 1” per week – Ideal pH: 5.0-6.5
Zoysia – Mowing Height: 1.5-2” – Water: 1” per week – Ideal pH: 5.5-6.5

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2025 Winterizer 1Turf Orn Weed Graass Stop

Step 4 is applied between September 15 – October 15.

FOR ST. AUGUSTINE & BERMUDA APPLY:

ferti-lome Winterizer & Weed Preventer II for Southern Grasses w/Dimension 10-0-14
This product supplies extra potash, which enables warm season grasses to overwinter better and be healthier in the spring.  It will also prevent listed weeds from sprouting.

St. Augustine – Mowing Height: 3-3.5” – Water: 1” per week – Ideal pH: 5.5-6.5
Bermuda – Mowing Height: 1-2” – Water: 1” per week – Ideal pH: 5.5-6.5
Hybrid Bermuda – Mowing Height: .5-1.5” – Water: 1” per week – Ideal pH: 5.5-6.5

FOR CENTIPEDE & ZOYSIA APPLY:

Hi-Yield Turf & Ornamental Weed & Grass Stopper containing Dimension
This product will prevent many common lawn weeds.

Centipede – Mowing Height: 2-3” – Water: 1” per week – Ideal pH: 5.0-6.5
Zoysia – Mowing Height: 1.5-2” – Water: 1” per week – Ideal pH: 5.5-6.5

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Optional Step 4A FOR ALL GRASSES:

Repeat Step #1 at end of November for better control of Winter Weeds, especially Poa Annua.