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Lawn care causes crabgrass?
In article 2004072413081516807%ktappe@NOvoicenetSPAMcom,
Kurt Tappe wrote: - I live in a townhouse with a lawn that is connected to the neighbors on - either side of me. I know for a fact that these neighbors perform no - lawn care other than occasional mowing. I, on the other hand, put down - weed & feed twice a year, overseed, and apply lime when necessary. - - So guess whose lawn has been taken over by crabgrass? - - The infestation literally stops at the property line. My (former) lawn - is 90% crabgrass while my negiligent neighbors have attractive grass. - - The obvious conclusion is that my efforts are somehow causing/allowing - the crabgrass to flourish. I wait until the lawn is pretty high to - mow--no scalping is taking place. I have not put pre-emergents - down...but neither did the neighbors. Could the weed & feed be - weakening the grass enough that the (apparently immune) crabgrass can - take hold? If so does this mean the whole weed & feed concept is a - farce? Just to give you a heads-up for next year. There is a product that will prevent crabgrass. I think it's made by Scotts and it's called a pre-emergent or something like that. You spread it on the lawn in the early spring and it is supposed to prevent crabgrass from taking root. Sorry I have no advice for your current problem. -- 8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail) ~~~~~~ "I reserve the absolute right to be smarter today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson http://home.earthlink.net/~sme617 |
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