Do you hate crabgrass? You are not alone. Crabgrass and dandelions rank high on the lists of weeds people hate the most.
Why the hate? Well, both plants are really good at growing in poor conditions, and they spread rapidly. When you’re trying to achieve a lawn of beautiful green grass, the presence of sunny yellow flowers and snowball seedheads can be highly frustrating. We all know dandelions spread by those lovely fluffy seeds that float through the air. Seeing kids blow the seeds into the wind while making a wish is adorable, and, if they’re wishing for more flowers to grow, very likely to come true.
Crabgrass is an equally prolific plant. One single mature crabgrass plant can create enough seed to grow a thousand more crabgrass plants. And each of those plants can grow another thousand, and so on and so on until your lawn is an absolute mess.
Pulling crabgrass will never solve your crabgrass issue. Some solutions just don’t work. The only way to eliminate crabgrass from your landscape is with pre-emergent weed control. What does that mean? It means taking the weeds out before they ever come through the soil. A plant that never grows never sets seed, and a plant that never sets seed never spreads.
Is Pre-Emergent Weed Control a DIY Job?
Pre-emergent weed control is achieved using products that are family and pet safe. That being said, reasonable safety precautions must be used when handling these products. If you don’t already know what these precautions are, please take the time to learn them before handling weed control on your own.
It may well be that you have better things to do with your precious free time than spend it combatting the crab grass issue in your lawn. In that case, it’s a good idea to have your local lawn service perform weed control. This is one of the many services they provide to help homeowners have yards they love – free from crabgrass they hate.
