Anyone know of any product that works, want to rid my rear yard of this nasty looking thing (crabgrass) this year if possible... thanks
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Anyone know of any product that works, want to rid my rear yard of this nasty looking thing (crabgrass) this year if possible... thanks
You need the good stuff from the states that you mix your self.
Over seed the lawn after putting some top dressing on it. Fertilize and you should be good. The new grass will choke out weeds etc
So what you are saying isQuote:
Originally Posted by JMatthews
Put down some topsoil
Then seed?
Fertilizer after seeding?
Any particular products work better than others?
Scotts seeds and scotts fertilizer has always worked good for me. But what i always do first is air rate the lawn first, then I dress it with a mixture of top soil and sheeps manure, then i over seed on top and lightly drag a rake on top. After the soil has worked in to the lawn then Ill use scotts fertilizer.
It's an annual job, picking out the plants, every one, one plant can make up thousands of seeds that can lay dormant. There is a good crabgrass killer made by Ortho but you have to go south to get it.
.............and don't get caught using it. Weed cops are around our place all the time in the summer taking soil and plant samples.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fisherman
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by trimmer21
As to the OP - crabgrass is an annual. In theory annuals can be killed shortly after they sprout with a flamer. Might take a second round of flaming but it should work. Your lawn on the other hand is a perennial and is in theory resistant to flaming. Either way you could flame the crabgrass and once dead reseed the areas with grass seed. Only caveat is to make sure it is not dry out if you attempt this as the last thing you need is a grass fire getting away on you. Also might want to check your bylaws as some places have banned weed flamers.
I use Scotts fertilizer with a crab grass additive - the additive prevents the crabgrass seeds from germinating - it works - you put the stuff on the lawn when the forsythia starts to bloom - down here that is right now
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.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Species8472
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...
That is your best option, the crab grass preventer works well, and it should be done within the next couple of weeks.Quote:
Originally Posted by fratri
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.
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Selective-He...YAAOSw4tBalEqf
Thank me later ;)
it's a great weed killer but does not kill "crabgrass "Quote:
Originally Posted by last5oh_302
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
He is talking about a small area only 30x50 ft. it's not like it would cost him hundreds of dollars.Quote:
Originally Posted by yellow dog
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.
Oops! Figured it did it all since golf courses use it, and I don't have crabgrass.Quote:
Originally Posted by jaycee
Thanks.
Yes golf courses can still use this excellent cost effective herbicide as well as sod farms and are both exempt . If they were to use the same products the general public are using they would go broke because they are not cost effective (bankrupt) on a large scale application and less effective which would require them to use these less effective products many times over to get good results.Quote:
Originally Posted by last5oh_302
I believe farmers use it as well, on the food we eat.Quote:
Originally Posted by yellow dog
Yup and that's why it taste better. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by last5oh_302
Go ask one of your farm buddies for a little bit of three-way lawn spray.. farmers use it on hay fields.it is called. Three way.spray.my wife kind of looked at me funny when I said that intot my phone using speech to text.lol
Bought it (Scott's fertilizer with built in crab grass preventor)......put it down on the lawn.... Might put another application next week just before a light rain. I guess time will tell if it works....Quote:
Originally Posted by jaycee
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Originally Posted by fratri
I top dress then spread the seed, no particular brand and then spread fertilizer. The idea is to get the grass healthy enough to chok3 out the weeds. Aerating the lawn and or raking the lawn to get rid of th3 dead grass, etc before all of this will help.Quote:
Originally Posted by fratri