| Crabgrass Control is without a doubt one of the most | | | | herbicides according to label directions for safety and |
| necessary considerations of good lawn care. | | | | to achieve desired outcome. Look for residential |
| Crabgrass and spurge can damage an otherwise | | | | herbicide products that are available with low labeled |
| lovely lawn. Property owners who spend time and | | | | use rates and favorable environmental profiles since |
| money guaranteeing their turf is in good condition can | | | | that means better safety and less potential for |
| easily become discouraged when crabgrass and other | | | | damage to yards or shrubs. Pick an herbicide that |
| broadleaf weeds overtake a lawn. Turf always | | | | does not have significant lateral or downward |
| appears to be the finest when it is free from | | | | movement in the soil - this is possible with herbicides |
| crabgrass and weeds. | | | | designed with low water solubility and strong affinity to |
| CRABGRASS CONTROL STRATEGY | | | | bind to soil. When the herbicide binds to soil particles |
| Pre emergence control of crabgrass is the best time | | | | instead of leaching into groundwater it remains more |
| to implement your crabgrass prevention program. If | | | | effective and does not become a hazard later in the |
| you are unable to treat your garden in time for pre | | | | ground water supply. |
| emergence, then post emergence management of | | | | While it normally takes just one application of |
| small seedling crabgrass vegetation after germination | | | | Dimension for season-long management - a full a |
| and emergence can also be effective. | | | | hundred and twenty days, multiple treatments may be |
| CRABGRASS AND SPURGE PREVENTER | | | | required for season-long management in |
| A crab and spurge preventer herbicide such as | | | | warm-season turf. |
| Dimension "dithiopyr" is a wonderful crabgrass control | | | | TIPS FOR CRABGRASS AND SPURGE |
| product to regulate grasses like Wild Oats, Annual and | | | | MANAGEMENT APPLICATION |
| Perennial Ryegrass, Sandbur and Smutgrass. It | | | | TIP 1: Always apply pre-emergent as a blanket |
| additionally controls broadleaf weeds such as | | | | therapy |
| Buttercup Oxalis, Pineappleweed, Redroot Pigweed, | | | | TIP 2: Look for management break down along the |
| Parsley-piert and Common Purslane. | | | | driveway, sidewalk and curb |
| When utilized as directed, these turfgrass species are | | | | TIP 3: A second remedy may be required for |
| tolerant to the product... cool-season grasses such as | | | | challenging lawns |
| Creeping Bentgrass, Kentucky Bluegrass, Fine Fescue, | | | | TIP 4: Monitor your applications with a calendar to |
| Tall Fescue and Perennial Ryegrass; and | | | | keep a routine |
| warm-season grasses including Bahiagrass, | | | | TIP 5: Water-in pre-emergent or apply just before rain |
| Bermudagrass, Buffalograss, Carpetgrass, | | | | TIP 6: Core aeration is best throughout the cool down |
| Centipedegrass, Kikuyugrass, Seashore paspalum, St. | | | | period, late summer season |
| Augustinegrass and Zoysiagrass. | | | | TIP 7: Practice spraying with plain water and calibrate, |
| Utilizing a crabgrass and spurge control will help stop | | | | then apply the product |
| winter to summer season annuals and perennial | | | | TIP 8: To measure, pace off the length and width, one |
| grassy and broad leaf weed seed before they start. | | | | pace equals three ft |
| You'll be able to gain control over crabgrass and weed | | | | You can lengthen crabgrass management interval |
| seed germination and keep crabgrass out of your | | | | through the use of a split application. Apply a |
| lawn. | | | | preemergence application early, then come back prior |
| It is vital to select an herbicide that doesn't harm turf or | | | | to tillering with an additional pre or postemergence |
| nearby established ornamentals. Always use | | | | application. |