crabgrass, want it gone any advice?

Unfortunately your lawn will literally have millions of crabgrass seeds within the soil. It's next to impossible to rid your lawn of these seeds. Do not add any new soil because your introducing new weed seeds that exist in all topsoil. Your best method is to get a crabgrass product from the U.S.A that will prevent these crabgrass seeds from germinating. You can purchase fertilizer products(granular) in the U.S.A that have a crabgrass preventative additive added. Once your lawn thickens up you can go back to fertilizer product that doesn't contain the crabgrass control product such as a Scott's fertilizer product. As soon as you stop fertilizing and your lawn starts to get sparse again crabgrass will reappear. Keep your lawn fertilized and you will not have this issue.

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Originally Posted by Species8472

Where do you live? Never seen a weed cop in my life ever - never even heard of such a thing. Are they municipal, provincial or federal? My guess is the clowns in the white cars with the trilliums.

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I live in Durham Region,Municipality of Clarington. The "weed cops" are provincial inspectors ( MOE,white cars with trilliums) AND municipal by-law (DRPS look-alikes) enforcement. I was spraying Weed Begone concentrate and they stopped and checked. I was the only one they checked,so,you just have to know one of the resident snow flakes that moved out here from Toronto and brought their politically correct SJW bullshyte with them dropped a dime to them. Welcome to the GeeTeeYay.

Okay so the easiest way (leaving the US out of the picture) is to buy Scotts fertilizer with built in crabgrass control and hope for the best? Don't bother with the over seeding? I am a little dense so step by step instructions would help... :)

Okay so the easiest way (leaving the US out of the picture) is to buy Scotts fertilizer with built in crabgrass control and hope for the best? Don't bother with the over seeding? I am a little dense so step by step instructions would help... :)

I am talking my backyard (subdivision) maybe 50 x 30 ft of lawn...

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Originally Posted by fratri

Okay so the easiest way (leaving the US out of the picture) is to buy Scotts fertilizer with built in crabgrass control and hope for the best? Don't bother with the over seeding? I am a little dense so step by step instructions would help... :)

I am talking my backyard (subdivision) maybe 50 x 30 ft of lawn...

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That is your best option, the crab grass preventer works well, and it should be done within the next couple of weeks.

Unfortunately we are very limited in Canada with good quality products that are available to home owners and licensed applicators to control crabgrass. Keep in mind if you do use a Canadian approved crabgrass control product you will have to be very diligent with the recommended application schedule to control crabgrass. These products typically take more applications as opposed to chemical treatment that take less applications. In the long run these Canadian approved organic products cost you more $ due to the amount of applications required.

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it's a great weed killer but does not kill "crabgrass "

Enjoy your lawn and have it looking like a golf course with this selective weed killer. Par III is a water-based selective weed killer solution that contains three active ingredients: 2,4-D, dicamba, and mecoprop-3. When used properly throughout the growing season, it is one of the best professional-grade weed killing products available. It targets only weeds, while leaving the grass on lawns intact. With it, it is easy to eliminate or control a wide variety of weeds, including: Poison oak Knot-weed Clover Poison Ivy Dandelion English Daisy Orange Hawkweed Black Medick Plantain Ragweed Chickweed

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Unfortunately we are very limited in Canada with good quality products that are available to home owners and licensed applicators to control crabgrass. Keep in mind if you do use a Canadian approved crabgrass control product you will have to be very diligent with the recommended application schedule to control crabgrass. These products typically take more applications as opposed to chemical treatment that take less applications. In the long run these Canadian approved organic products cost you more $ due to the amount of applications required.

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He is talking about a small area only 30x50 ft. it's not like it would cost him hundreds of dollars.
The area is smaller than our vegetable garden.
Scott's fertilizer with crabgrass preventer can be bought at most stores ie; CTC, TSC,or Home Hardware, and it works well.

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it's a great weed killer but does not kill "crabgrass "

Enjoy your lawn and have it looking like a golf course with this selective weed killer. Par III is a water-based selective weed killer solution that contains three active ingredients: 2,4-D, dicamba, and mecoprop-3. When used properly throughout the growing season, it is one of the best professional-grade weed killing products available. It targets only weeds, while leaving the grass on lawns intact. With it, it is easy to eliminate or control a wide variety of weeds, including: Poison oak Knot-weed Clover Poison Ivy Dandelion English Daisy Orange Hawkweed Black Medick Plantain Ragweed Chickweed

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Oops! Figured it did it all since golf courses use it, and I don't have crabgrass.

Thanks.