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Lawn Care Solutions - Removing Crabgrass!
from: Terry BlackburnREMOVING CRABGRASS
Unlike thatch, these grass-like weeds will spread all over your
lawn. They may even invade your driveway, walkway, and
sidewalks. Removing these weeds is a little trickier since they
are heartier than other kinds of weeds. Pulling them out at the
roots can be a lot harder than it would seem. With a network of
underground roots, these weeds can cling to the ground for a
long time.
Removing them may require the use of chemicals, such as
herbicides, in order to remove all of them.
Crabgrass
Crabgrass is yellow or pale green in color and resembles a crab
because it grows in an outward direction. There are two ways to
kill crabgrass; destroying the seeds, or destroying the plant.
Knowing a little bit about their growing season will help you
determine the best time to kill them.
If you want to destroy the seeds before they have time to
germinate, then you will have to use a preemergent herbicide
during the late summer or early fall. This will help protect
your lawn for the next season.
The following are some tips when dealing with the removal of
crabgrass:
If you decide to use this herbicide on your lawn, you should not
aerate until the spring as this will allow seeds to grow inside
the holes you have punctured in the soil.
It is fine to irrigate your lawn after applying the herbicide
and should be done in order to make sure the soil remains
healthy. The water will also activate the preemergent herbicide.
You should also reapply the herbicide per the instructions as
seeds will germinate at different times.
You should not dethatch your lawn at this time. Wait until
spring.
If you are in the process of dethatching and aerating your lawn,
you many want to use a postemergent herbicide that you can apply
to the crabgrass plant directly. Corn gluten is an organic
substance that you can find at your home gardening store that
will remove crabgrass as well as fertilize your lawn.
Weeding existing crabgrass will also help reduce the number of
seeds that grow on your lawn.
About the author:
Terry Blackburn. Internet Marketing Consultant, living in South
Shields in the North-East of England. Author and Producer of
blog http://www.lawnsurgeon.blogspot.com Author of "Your Perfect
Lawn," a 90 Page eBook devoted to Lawn Preparation, Lawn Care
and Maintenance. Find it at http://www.lawnsurgeon.com
I would be very interested to have your comments on this Article.
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