Crabgrass Preventer
Can it be purchased in granular form without fertilizer mixed and
pre-packagd into it ? I just want the preventer not the fertilizer. |
Crabgrass Preventer
On Sat, 29 Mar 2003 18:25:11 -0500, "Ralph Therien"
wrote: Can it be purchased in granular form without fertilizer mixed and pre-packagd into it ? I just want the preventer not the fertilizer. A healthy lawn regularly topdressed and aerated will NOT have crabgrass. Have a soil test done and give your lawn what it needs to be healthy. "As crude a weapon as a cave man's club the chemical barrage has been hurled at the fabric of life." Rachel Carson |
Crabgrass Preventer
On Sat, 29 Mar 2003 18:25:11 -0500, "Ralph Therien"
wrote: Can it be purchased in granular form without fertilizer mixed and pre-packagd into it ? I just want the preventer not the fertilizer. Yes. Most crab grass preventers last 90 days. A second application would be required in June and (in my region) you don't fertilize in June. Two applications are recommended for areas with long hot summers and for those lawns that had severe crabgrass problems the previous year. Crabgrass seeds remain viable for over 10 years, but a thick lawn keeps it at bay. -- Phish© |
Crabgrass Preventer
On Sat, 29 Mar 2003 18:25:11 -0500, "Ralph Therien"
wrote: Can it be purchased in granular form without fertilizer mixed and pre-packagd into it ? I just want the preventer not the fertilizer. There is an organic product that is corn gluten based. I believe it is packaged under the name Concern. But just about any pre emergent will keep the seeds from germinating. But I usually see it as a liquid not a granular. Preen is a granular pre emergent. My only time using it was disappointing. Pre emergents needs to be applied at 90 day intervals to maintain their effectiveness. It won't do anything to the existing crabgrass. Mowing doesn't help because crabgrass flowers and sets seeds lower than a lawn is mowed. For existing crabgrass you can pull (back breaking) or wait until it dies (it is an annual) and then rake it out late this coming fall. zhan |
crabgrass preventer
On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 10:59:07 GMT, "coastalplainsnowman" wrote:
I put down Scotts with Halts in early April, as per the instructions. That meant I couldn't seed this spring, but I figured at least I'd lessen my crabgrass problem. I look at my lawn this weekend, and whaddaya know? Crabgrass growing in exactly the same places it did last year, only I think it has even arrived a bit sooner. Has anyone else experienced this? Did I time it wrong or does this stuff just not work as advertised? Thanks I've used Halts with success. I've never had that much crab grass anyway but still use it as I believe it prevents other weeds as well. The only place I get it now is on the vegetable and flower garden borders so i just pull that up. I would pull the stuf f before it seeds |
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