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April 23rd, 2018, 10:02 PM
#1
crabgrass, want it gone any advice?
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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April 23rd, 2018 10:02 PM
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April 23rd, 2018, 10:13 PM
#2
You need the good stuff from the states that you mix your self.
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April 24th, 2018, 05:08 AM
#3
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
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April 24th, 2018, 08:26 PM
#4
Originally Posted by
JMatthews
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 is
Put down some topsoil
Then seed?
Fertilizer after seeding?
Any particular products work better than others?
"Everything is easy when you know how"
"Meat is not grown in stores"
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April 24th, 2018, 09:16 PM
#5
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.
"Give a man a fish and he eats for a day, Teach a man to fish and he eats for the rest of his life"
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April 24th, 2018, 09:48 PM
#6
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.
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April 24th, 2018, 10:03 PM
#7
Originally Posted by
Fisherman
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.
If a tree falls on your ex in the woods and nobody hears it,you should probably still get rid of your chainsaw. Just sayin'....
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April 25th, 2018, 12:21 AM
#8
Originally Posted by
trimmer21
.............and don't get caught using it. Weed cops are around our place all the time in the summer taking soil and plant samples.
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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April 25th, 2018, 12:40 AM
#9
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.
The wilderness is not a stadium where I satisfy my ambition to achieve, it is the cathedral where I worship.
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April 25th, 2018, 10:16 AM
#10
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
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