My main issue is I am getting an infestation of Canadian thistles that spot spraying is just not knocking them out enough and also some various broadleaf weeds like clover and spurge and some other random ones that I just can't keep on top of with the size of my yard and lack of time. I've used Scotts and other off brand programs myself and while the grass looks healthy it's not enough to knock out the weeds at this point.What did you do for treatment last year?
I switched last year from Scotts to the Fleet Farm brand and didn't notice a difference (other than in my wallet). Just do 5 treatments a year (+ grub killer). Start in... late April and then it's about every 6 weeks with a different color bag.
A+ did a great job the last time I used them cleaning all that up, just wanting to get a few quotes from other places to see if I can save a little more before I just go back to them. When we moved into this place 12 years ago the lawn was terrible and I realized after a couple years I needed a lawn service to get it to the point that I wanted it at. I never hired one at my previous house but I had a smaller lawn in a very established neighborhood so had much better soil quality there. I think I used A+ 2 or 3 years and my lawn looked great and even my neighbors commented it looked better than they have ever seen it prior to us owning it so I canceled my service and was able to maintain it pretty well. But the last 2 years the weeds have gotten out of hand again and with my kids having stuff going on 5 days a week sometimes just finding time to mow it is a challenge some weeks let alone really be diligent on the other aspects of lawn care.