Consult our lawn care schedules for the best time to apply pre emergents on your lawn.
Lawn care weed control fall.
Leaves left on the lawn encourage disease by preventing sunlight and air from reaching the grass.
Fall lawn weed control.
Then as the season draws to a close drop the mower s blade to its lowest setting for the last two cuttings of the year.
Control this prickly weed with a fall application of a pre emergent herbicide.
October is a great time to control dandelions white clover ground ivy and other perennial weeds that are a perennial problem for people trying to keep their lawns looking nice.
Continue to water and mow your lawn as needed throughout the fall.
Use a rake or blower to collect the leaves and add them to a compost pile.
Since fall is also a great time to kill several types of lawn weeds including clover and dandelion you can do two jobs at once boom by applying a weed and feed like scotts turf builder winterguard fall weed feed 3.
Actually you might want to wait a week or two until we ve had a killing frost.
For perennial weeds such as plantain dandelion knotweedand clover apply a post emergent herbicide in fall to send the killing chemicals directly to roots.
Not only will it help build strong deep grass roots for a thicker better lawn come spring but it also provides nutrients to help repair damage from summer heat drought and activity.
Fall weed control fall is the best time to control broad leaf weeds that can mar a beautiful lawn in the spring.
Fertilize your lawn in early fall and again 6 to 8 weeks later with scotts turf builder winterguard fall weed feed.
With broadleaf lawn weeds still actively growing in early fall a weed feed product such as pennington ultragreen weed feed 30 0 4 fertilizes established cool season lawns and kills a broad spectrum of common weeds through the help of three separate weed fighters.
For optimal weed control both a fall and spring pre emergent application are necessary.
Fertilizing in early fall helps your lawn begin rebuilding grassroots that were damaged during the hot dry summer.
Shop our selection of pre emergents and selective herbicides or give us a call at 866 581 7378 for assistance.
A sustainable lawn care routine should support this natural life cycle of cool season grasses.
Ready to apply a pre emergent.
Dandelions and clover tend to prepare for the winter months by pulling all of the nutrients from their leaves down into their roots.
Follow label instructions closely to ensure you don t exceed annual limits for broadcast applications.
Controlling lawn diseases weeds and insects to help prevent lawn diseases during the fall and winter remove leaves from your yard.
Seasonal plant growth cycle in early spring roots are long and full of nutrients stored from the fall.
Shoots the part of grass visible above ground use this stored energy for growth.
