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Author Message   pjn Citizen Username: Pjn Post Number: 32 Registered: 2-2003 Posted on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 9:16 pm:        I had Scotts LawnService provide a free analysis of my lawn. They are recommending a service program where they come out for 10 visits from the Spring to Fall and treat the lawn with fertilizer and then aerate it in the Fall. Each visit is $58 for a total of $580. Has anyone used Scotts and would recommend them? Or is it cheaper for me just to go to Home Depot, buy the seed and fertilzer and do it myself? I also saw another post in which someone recommended buying good quality seed at the Mill.   dano Citizen Username: Dano Post Number: 185 Registered: 5-2001 Posted on Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 12:44 pm:        It would be much cheaper if you did it yourself. I beleive you can rent an aerator at HD. It's about $60 a day and you can easily find a neighbor or 2 to split the cost. Really does anyone need 10 applications of incecticde? Check out Jerry Baker's books on landscaping. He has a website and you can find his books in B&N and Borders. He uses whacky combinations of household products to apply to the lawn and garden that really work. I've been using his methods and they seem to work. I also follow the Scotts plan and I ad a bag of grub-ex in the summer so the lawn isn't killed by those pesky bastards. Good luck. Dan   The Libertarian Citizen Username: Local_1_crew Post Number: 1860 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 7:44 pm:        i use scotts. i like them, my lawn looks good, and i dont need to worry about it other than to make my wife mow it.   Two Senses Citizen Username: Twosense Post Number: 426 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Friday, March 31, 2006 - 10:00 am:        Not sure if it's cheaper than HD, but Metropolitan in W.O. is running a special for purchasing, all at once, all four Scott's seasonal applications (about $68 for 5,000'). And, Scott's better quality rotary spreader is about $44. I can fertilize 5,000' in about 20+ minutes without working up a sweat. BUT, you have to remember to apply each application, which sometimes can be a challenge.