“I know great lawns don’t just happen,” Diane said. “I’m willing to do the work. I will put in the sweat. I spent all summer pulling crabgrass out of my lawn – but it keeps coming back! You guys are the lawn care experts! Tell me – what am I doing wrong?”
Crabgrass is a Tough Enemy
If your goal is a beautiful, weed-free lawn, crabgrass can be a mighty foe. As a lawn service in West Bridgewater, we’ve delved deeply into the science of crabgrass. We understand why this plant grows where it does, how it spreads so quickly, and why it doesn’t matter how much weed pulling you do – it’s impossible to get ahead of crabgrass.
First things first. Why is crabgrass in your lawn? Crabgrass is in your lawn because your lawn contains exactly the right growing conditions necessary for its healthy development. Crabgrass isn’t picky. If your lawn has an area where the soil isn’t overly nutritious, or is perhaps a little compacted, or maybe there’s rocks or too much shade – crabgrass will start to grow. And if you have great soil, the crabgrass will grow even faster.
How Does Crabgrass Spread So Fast?
Crabgrass spread all comes down to a numbers game. One single solitary mature crabgrass plant can develop and spread over a thousand seeds, all by itself. Each one of those seeds can grow into a mature crabgrass plant, which can then develop and spread another thousand seeds. This growth habit does an excellent job of helping crabgrass take over your yard.
What’s the Best Way to Fight Crabgrass?
We admire your determination and enthusiasm that has you out there every day pulling every visible crabgrass plant out of your yard. We really do. But as a professional West Bridgewater lawn service, we need to tell you that the only way to stop crabgrass from happening is to eliminate it in the ground before it grows. This means pre-emergent weed control – a treatment that stops crabgrass growth below the surface of the soil.
If you’ve ever looked into permanent hair removal solutions, you’ve seen the diagrams of how hair is eliminated all the way down into the follicle so you can have silky smooth skin. Pre-emergent weed control is basically the same idea, except for crabgrass. It’s simple and it works. Why not give it a try?
