I am looking for some good opinions on my current dilema.I live in northeast ohio and have about 1 acre of mostly kbg lawn.Every year the lawn looks nice up until mid august, thats when the hot humid starts to hit.This is when the crabgrass starts to show up and just about takes over my nice lawn.I use a local lawn care service and they put down a pre m every spring(I think they use barricade)but it seems to not be effective by the time august comes around.I have been doing a little research and now know that i may need another application maybe around early july or so.A few weeks ago i called the lawn service and asked them to do this and they said it wasn't needed.So then i asked them to please come out and take care of this with a post emergent,which i know would cost alot but they do second calls for no charge.They came out and sprayed one application only in certain areas(next to the driveway and sidewalk)and never touched the rest of the lawn.I know that it takes at least 2 to maybe 3 to totally kill this stuff.(I know this because i purchased the small bottle of drive75 and spot treated the best that i could myself).Weeds have never been a big issue in my lawn and the fertilizer treatments they do have always kept it green it's the crabgrass that is out of control.So it has come down to 1.keep the lawn service and apply a second application of pre-em my self when july rolls around or 2.fire the lawn care service and take care of it myself.

Before i started with the lawn service (3 years ago)i used the scotts products and applied them myself no big deal,i have the time and i am still young and healthy.Since then i have found where to buy the good stuff and can pretty much replicate what the lawn service is doing for half the cost and more attention to the crabgrass (which is not important to them).I would probably cut back on the fertilizer a little also,they do 4 per year.

what do you all think would be my best interest?I forgot to mention i also have this great website for questions and so forth.thanks for your comments

oh yeah they are charging me $125 per which after 4 applications + lime is $600 a year.