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Old 27-03-2007, 12:10 AM posted to alt.home.lawn.garden
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Default when should i use crabgrass preventer in northeast?

On Mar 26, 4:58 pm, Steveo wrote:
"dooo42" wrote:
i live in rhode island and last year crabgrass took over about a 1/3
of my lawn. i have seen so many different times to put down crabgrass
preventer my head is spinning. what is the best time?


thanks


While the forsythia is in bloom.



That's my advice too but along my asphalt drive, which gets quite
warm, crabgrass seed will sprout earlier so you might treat such areas
a little sooner.

Frank