Step-by-Step Instructions for Controlling Crabgrass
Crabgrass is a persistent weed that can take over your yard, choking out good grass. It typically starts growing in the spring and dies out in the fall, but while in the yard can make your lawn look terrible. To control crabgrass, you must stay up on your gardening before the weeds ever start sprouting for the season. You must also maintain thick, lush grass. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Mow grass often so that you don't have to cut too much at once. This will help maintain a healthier lawn. A thick healthy lawn will help block out weeds.
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Water your lawn in the morning to give it the fluids it needs to get through the day. Watering at night will create mold problems that create dead patches of grass and allow in crabgrass.
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Apply fertilizer, as directed on the package, twice a year to maintain the nutrients the lawn needs to be healthy.
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Spread a pre-emergent herbicide in the early spring before crabgrass has a chance to grow. The pre-emergent will keep out most of the crabgrass for the summer season. Use a garden spreader.
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Spread out an post-emergent herbicide later in the summer if crabgrass does develop. Follow package directions based on the size of your lawn.
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Rake the lawn to remove the dead crabgrass.
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