Crabgrass Prevention...
One or more
applications of Crabgrass Preventer are
made in early spring to prevent
crabgrass from invading the lawn
throughout the season.
One of
the primary weed concerns in home lawns
is crabgrass. There is plenty of time
before this weed will appear in lawns,
but prevention is the key to control.
There are both cultural and chemical
control options to consider.
First,
understand the target weed. Crabgrass is
a warm-season annual grass. No matter
how many crabgrass plants appeared in
your lawn last year, they are all dead.
Crabgrass can only reappear in 2005 from
germinating seeds. Crabgrass will not
start germinating until soil
temperatures get close to 55 degrees and
stay there for several consecutive days,
which most likely is not until early
April in lawn areas. So, remember its
important to get the applications down
as soon as possible.
Crabgrass prefers full sun, moisture,
and thin lawns that allow light to hit
the soil. Sound lawn care practices to
allow for thick, vigorous lawns that
shade the soil help prevent crabgrass
from becoming a problem. Mowing height
perhaps has the most impact on
crabgrass. Mow between 2 1/2 and 3
inches and there will be fewer crabgrass
plants in your lawn.
Your
lawn is
inspected, and its needs determined,
before the first treatment is made.
Thereafter, each treatment is recorded,
and the lawn is continuously monitored
to insure that it is progressing on
schedule. If a problem develops between
inspections, you can phone us and a
Healthy Lawn Lawn Care Specialist will
be dispatched to your lawn to take care
of the problem.
For more
information...
If you would like more information on
our services, please
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give us a call, In Buffalo call
716-692-4433, in Youngstown call
716-692-4433, in Lockport call
716-433-9433, in Niagara Falls call
716-692-4433, in
Erie County, Grand Island & the
Tonawanda's
call 716-692-4433.
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