[klaaar]

A friend of the family called and asked for help in re-establishing turf in certain areas of the lawn, which had been destroyed by grubs, apparently. There were several dead patches, one around 900 square feet. The new client wanted dethatching and seeding. I recommended core aeration as well. Only thing was I discovered yellow granules on the lawn (in April). Not having a wealth of experience with this combination of factors, I proposed to dethatch, pull plugs, and apply seed. I was careful to caution the client that the presence of pre-emergence herbicide may hinder germination and success of the new grass.

Client claims he watered, but after 2.5 weeks little new growth. I hit the lawn again at no charge last week. I haven't seen it since then, but client called today expressing concern.

Incidentally, the company that applied pre-emergent had no contract to do so, and didn't charge the client. Should I advise the client to go after that company for more than a free 'treatment'? Should I shoulder most or all of the blame if the lawn can't be successfully seeded until August? Maybe I should have proposed to expensively remove and replace the topsoil.