When it comes to lawn care and lawn treatment products, many homeowners wonder if January is too early for herbicide application. Timing is everything if you want these products to work effectively, ...

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Learn why applying pre-emergent for winter weed control when it's too hot or too cold is a problem and get essential tips to ensure effective application.

Even the most obsessed lawn enthusiasts miss the timing of the most beneficial feeding of their lawns. Too many people think ...

Pre-emergent herbicides are truly the unsung heroes of weed prevention because they form an invisible barrier in the soil that stops weed seeds from sprouting. Gardeners and landscapers alike use them ...

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Pre-emergent herbicides stop weeds by attacking roots and shoots before they sprout. They also kill grass seed, so space seeding and spraying at least 12 weeks apart. Plan carefully to time both tasks ...

Valentine’s Day is a key date on the calendar for gardening projects. Chief among them is applying pre-emergent weed control. Miss this date and you may find yourself battling more weeds the ...

In most cases, herbicide application should not be considered as a first option for weed control. Hand weeding, hoeing, and mulching are tedious but effective methods of weed control. Sometimes, ...

Seeing that the calendar is about to hit September (it's hard to believe two-thirds of the year is already gone), it's time to start mentioning pre-emergent again. Keeping in mind that as a tree guy, ...

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I’m not a turfgrass specialist, but I sure get asked lots of question about weeds and lawn. Believe it or not, spring is just around the corner, which means that summer weeds can’t be too far behind.