“Our HOA sent a notice about the front lawn. The visit log showed what went down and when, and we sent it to the board. The lawn filled in over the summer.”
Verlene J.Arlington homeowner
Warm-season lawn care in Jacksonville
Three lawn programs. One fits your yard.
Essential, Pro and Elite programs for St. Augustine, Bermuda, zoysia and centipede lawns across Northeast Florida, with the visit calendar and the summer rain rules written down before the first visit.
- Written quote before the first visit
- A visit log after every visit
- Pages in English and Spanish
The programs
Essential, Pro and Elite, side by side
Pick by how much your lawn needs. Every program includes weed control and a visit log after each visit, and the price per visit follows your lot size.
Essential
Fertilizer and weed control on a steady schedule.
- Visits a year6
- Fertilizer rounds4
- Insect treatment
- Fungus treatment
- Soil tests a year
- Sprinkler checks a year
- Term:
- Priced per visit, by lot size
Pro
Most chosenAdds insect treatment, a yearly soil test and a sprinkler check.
- Visits a year8
- Fertilizer rounds5
- Insect treatmentYes
- Fungus treatment
- Soil tests a year1
- Sprinkler checks a year1
- Term:
- Priced per visit, by lot size
Elite
Year-round turf care with fungus treatment and two sprinkler checks.
- Visits a year12
- Fertilizer rounds6
- Insect treatmentYes
- Fungus treatmentYes
- Soil tests a year1
- Sprinkler checks a year2
- Term:
- Priced per visit, by lot size
Your written quote lists your lot size, your price per visit and your visit dates. These programs are scheduled visits, not insurance and not a promise of results: shade, soil, weather and watering decide how a lawn does. Cancel by phone or email before your next visit; you pay only for visits already made, with no cancellation fee. In the summer rainy season, fertilizer visits follow the local rule.
The visit calendar
A year of visits, season by season
This is a typical year for a St. Augustine lawn in Northeast Florida. Weather and local rules move the dates, so the visit dates in your quote are the ones that count.
January to March
The soil warms and weeds start. Pre-emergent goes down first, then the first mows of the year.
Pre-emergent weed control, every program
Soil test and pH plan, Pro and Elite
Sprinkler check, Pro and Elite
April and May
Peak spring growth. Fertilizer, broadleaf weed control and the first scouting for insects.
Fertilizer round, every program
Broadleaf weed control
Chinch bug scouting, Pro and Elite
June to September
The rainy season. Fertilizer follows your city's summer rule, so most visits become weed, insect and disease work.
Visits without nitrogen where the local rule asks for it
Insect treatment, Pro and Elite
Brown patch and large patch watch, Elite
October to December
The lawn slows down. A last feeding, a winter weed plan and a second sprinkler check for Elite.
Fall fertilizer round, every program
Winter weed control
Second sprinkler check, Elite
Summer rain
Summer rain changes what we apply
Heavy summer rain can wash fertilizer into storm drains and, from there, into the St. Johns River. Many Northeast Florida cities and counties limit nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer in those months.
The dates and the rules differ by city and change over time. We follow the one in force where your lawn is, and your quote says which one that is.
In the rainy months
In the restricted months, visits focus on weeds, insects and disease
Your visit log lists what went down and when
We tell you before a visit changes
The work
Three kinds of lawn work
Most homes start with a program. The other two come up when a lawn needs more.
Lawn programs
Fertilizer and weed control on a calendar, in three tiers.
See lawn programsFertilizer rounds by season
Weed control before and after weeds come up
A visit log after every visit
Pest and disease
We scout first and treat what we find.
See pest and disease careChinch bugs, webworms and mole crickets
Brown patch and large patch
Product type and re-entry time in your log
Sod and renovation
Patches and whole lawns replaced with sod.
See sod and renovationSpot sod for bare patches
Full-lawn replacement
A sprinkler check before the sod goes down
On file
Licensed and insured, in writing
Our pesticide license, our fertilizer certification and our insurance are listed below. The numbers come with every quote.
- License and certification
- Lawn and ornamental pest control · FL Lic. 000000 · Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer ServicesVerifyLets the firm apply pesticides to lawns and ornamental plants for pay.Urban landscape fertilizer application, limited certification · FL Certificate 000000 · Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer ServicesVerifyCovers commercial fertilizer applications on lawns and landscapes.
- Insurance
- General liability insuranceCovers damage to a home or yard from our work. The certificate comes with your quote.
The owner
Kareem Steptoe writes the quote himself
Kareem started Steptoe Lawn & Turf to give homeowners a lawn program they could read before they signed. A crew of fourteen now works routes across Duval, Clay and St. Johns counties.
Magaly Rios answers the phone and writes quotes in English or Spanish. Dante Salazar leads a route and speaks Spanish with customers.
Kareem Steptoe
Owner
Customers
What customers say about the visits
“Magaly explained the Pro program in Spanish and wrote the quote in both languages. I knew which visits were fertilizer and which were weed control.”
Nayeli O.Mandarin homeowner
“I moved from Essential to Pro after the chinch bug check. One phone call, and the next visit was already on the calendar.”
Ian B.Ortega homeowner
Sample reviews.
Service area
Check your ZIP code against our routes
We cover Duval County and parts of Clay, St. Johns and Nassau. Find your town and your ZIP code below.
Duval County
- Jacksonville
- Atlantic Beach
- Neptune Beach
- Jacksonville Beach
St. Johns County
- Ponte Vedra Beach
- St. Johns
- St. Augustine
Clay County
- Orange Park
- Fleming Island
- Middleburg
Nassau County
- Fernandina Beach
- Yulee
We do not take lawns west of Baldwin, south of Hastings or in Georgia.
ZIP codes: 32202, 32204, 32205, 32206, 32207, 32210, 32216, 32217, 32223, 32224, 32225, 32233, 32246, 32250, 32256, 32258, 32259, 32266, 32003, 32073, 32082, 32092, 32034
Questions
Questions before you sign up
More answers are on the questions page.
What does a program cost?
It depends on your lot size and the tier. The plans page shows what each program includes. Your written quote lists your lot size, your visit dates and your price per visit, so you can compare before you agree to anything.
What if it rains, or a freeze comes?
A visit washed out by rain moves to the next dry day, and your calendar updates. In the summer rainy season, fertilizer follows the rule where you live. After a hard freeze we hold fertilizer until the lawn shows new growth.
What about kids and pets after a visit?
Follow the product label's re-entry time. Every visit log lists the product type and its re-entry time, and we tell you when to keep children and pets off the lawn.
Which grass do I have?
Most Jacksonville lawns are St. Augustine, with some Bermuda, zoysia and centipede. St. Augustine has wide, flat blades and thick runners; Bermuda has finer blades. We confirm the grass at the first visit and write it in your log.
My HOA sent a notice. Can you help?
We keep a visit log with the date, the product type and what we saw, and you can send it to your board. We cannot promise how a board will answer, and we do not write the reply for you.
Do you speak Spanish?
Part of our team does: Magaly Rios in customer care and Dante Salazar, one of our route leads. Every page on this site has a Spanish version; use the language link in the header.
See which tier fits your lot
Send your ZIP code and your lawn size. We reply with a written quote for each tier.