A Roots Up turf care program runs $400 to $900 per year for most West Cobb lots — fertilization, weed control, and liquid aeration on the UGA Extension calendar for your grass type. Turf care is a separate service from weekly lawn maintenance and gets its own annual pricing. This page answers what homeowners ask most before scheduling an in-person estimate.
Schedule an in-person estimate →A Roots Up turf care program runs $400 to $900 per year depending on lot size and program tier. Standard quarter-acre-or-under Bermuda / Zoysia lots start near the $400 floor; larger Fescue lots with overseeding + soil amendments land closer to $900. Priced at your in-person estimate, billed monthly across the treatment calendar.
Roots Up uses liquid aeration — not core aeration. Liquid opens the compaction in Cobb's red clay without pulling plugs across the property, which means no plug-scatter, no cleanup, and no waiting weeks for the lawn to recover. It integrates cleanly with the fertilization + weed control calendar for Bermuda, Zoysia, and Fescue.
Pre-emergent goes down in mid-February in West Cobb — before soil temperatures hit 55 degrees and crabgrass germinates. That timing is UGA Extension guidance for Cobb County. A late-February application can still be effective; anything after mid-March is largely too late for the spring window and shifts to post-emergent treatment.
Bermuda is the default for most West Cobb subdivisions built after 2000 — loves heat, dormant Nov-Mar, mowed at 2 inches. Fescue is common in older streets with mature tree cover, needing September overseeding. Zoysia holds up as well as Bermuda in summer and is softer underfoot. Roots Up quotes based on what's actually growing on your lot.
Yes — Roots Up can split the program if you prefer to handle weed control yourself, or want to skip the pre-emergent step. The pricing adjusts accordingly. Most West Cobb homeowners find the combined program cheaper and more effective than piecing it together, but the modular option is available. Set at the in-person estimate.
Yes — every Roots Up turf care program follows the UGA Extension calendar for Cobb County: Bermuda spring green-up in April, Fescue overseeding in mid-September, Zoysia liquid aeration in May. Those calendars are on the UGA site and we link them directly on our service pages so you can verify the timing.
A thin Fescue lawn in West Cobb can usually be recovered with a September overseed, a soil test-driven lime application, and a fall fertilization + liquid aeration sequence. If more than 40 percent of the crown is bare, a partial re-sod may be more cost-effective — we'll walk you through both options at the in-person estimate.
Direct-answer FAQ pages for the other Roots Up services.
Weekly maintenance from $50/visit — quote from photos on standard lots. Turf care $400 to $900/year, sod, mulch, installs, and landscape design priced per project at an in-person walk-through.