Crab grass extermination
 

Hello
what is the best way to control crab grass? with all the rain here in PA this summer the lawn was growing rapidly. I mowed the grass lower and invited crab grass and clover to really take a hold.What is effective treatment that has worked for you's? Thanks

You will have to burn it up.He He
No really,you have to put crabgrass killer down early in the spring.And another application a month later to really kill it.I don't do that on my front lawn as I have a well there.lots of shade too keeps it in control;
I find leaving the grass tall helps cut down on it .It loves water though.

Just my 2 cents but if it's green and fits under the Haban it must be grass and I mow it. I'd be happy with crab grass on the hill behind my house, it beats dirt. Been trying for 2 years to get anything green to grow. :bash2:

I hate crab grass :Explode:

You got to find out when the pro's start laying down pre-emergence(not spelled right but?)

I use a bottle sprayer that hooks up to my hose. Its got bradleaf weed control & crabgrass stuff in it. Firsy week of 70's or over & I spray my yard. And like darkminion stated wait 2 to 4 weeks & hit it again. But again must be over 70. It's been 2 years now & quite happy with my results. 1 or 2 spots this year but,?.

Good luck.

Nik

I sprayed 2-4-D Amine on the grass in the late spring. I got so-so control of clover.

I just hit it again, this time with 2-4-D Ester. WOW, ALL the nut grass is DEAD. Most of the crab grass is looking poorly. They say crab grass is not killed by 2-4-D, but, my lawn says different.

My grass (where there was grass) now looks like I laid down new turf this year.

Be sure to use the Ester on a ZERO wind day, or the wife might miss the dead flowers.

We gotta get Sam Mac to put some compost on that hillside, then the grass (or at least weeds! :bigthink:) will grow. :bigeyes:

Maybe we could find him some wire, posts and a hay feeder and you could just keep your horse there for a while! LOL. :biggrin2::biggrin2:

LOL, well I thunk it over and maybe try a pre emergant in the spring,mow it at 3 inches and hope in a couple years I get I get it somewhat under control.

After a new septic field was installed in my front lawn, all I had was clay. No grass over most of the yard. I added about 10 tons of topsoil, spread thin. No grass would grow, even after spreading 12 bags of fertilizer. A friend brought several bags of his grass clippings, which contained crabgrass. Believe it or not, I now have the thickest greenest lawn, mostly due to crabgrass. I'd much rather look at a green crabgrass lawn than clay! When I get some regular grass established, I will then go after the crabgrass, but not this year or next! :biggrin2:

As bad a crab grass is, and considering what I have dumped into my garden, it is a wonder I do not have crab grass in the garden!! :bigthink:

I hear that! :beerchug: