It’s time to apply crabgrass preventer before the soil temperature gets too warm.
Once the soil temperature rises to around 55 degrees, crabgrass will begin to germinate below the soil’s surface.
Crabgrass preventer is is often called “pre-emergence.” Why? Pre– means before, and emergence means an outgrowth of plant to the surface. Hence, crabgrass preventer helps stop the growth before it emerges from soil.
If one, however, waits too late in the season to apply crabgrass preventer, it will not work. And if one breaks the soils, the barrier will be broke, and the resistance will be less.
Crabgrass will display its ugly plant in the summer months, but one must take a proactive approach in order to get best results.
Crabgrass is an annual grass(or weed, if you would like to call it). It dies around the second frost.
Allow Turf Touch to help with your crabgrass needs, for we have the experience to know the right products to apply and how to apply them.
Another tip, crabgrass loves sunlight and heat, so if your lawn is in the open, you will have a worse crabgrass problem than the shaded areas.
Remember: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Plan well.
Until we meet again, good riddance to the ugly crabgrass.
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