Weed Control

In a healthy lawn, weeds should be minimized. It's in an unhealthy lawn where weeds become problems.

If you have a thick, green lawn, then weeds should not be a problem, but they will show up from year to year. Whenever possible we prefer to spot treat for weeds as they become noticeable.

However, the first line of defense is prevention.

Pre-emergent weed control

Annual grassy-type weeds are weeds that germinate from seed, grow throughout the season, produce seed and die within 12 months. A number of annual grassy-type weeds include crabgrass, goosegrass, foxtail, barnyardgrass, fall pancium and annual bluegrass.

Crabgrasses are the most common annual grassy-type weeds in most lawns. These grassy-type weeds are considered undesirable in quality lawns because of incompatibility with desirable turfgrasses. They are usually lighter green in color, have wider leaf blades and possess more spreading growth habits than the cultured turf-grass.

To ensure crabgrass and other annual grass weeds do not get established in your lawn, preventive and control programs must be implemented. The invasion of crabgrass and other annual grass weeds can be prevented to a large degree by maintaining a dense, healthy lawn.

A quality lawn will develop a thick canopy which shades the soil and discourage germination and establishment of seedling annual grass weeds. Most annual grass weed seeds germinate in the top 1/2 inch of the soil.

Our Pre-emergent Service actually prevents the germinating weeds from establishing in the lawn and as a result controls the annual grassy-type weeds by inhibiting cell division in their young root system. The failure of the root system to develop results in the death of the young seedling weed shortly after germination.

Heavy rains during the spring may sometimes degrade the protective shield and thus weaken its effectiveness. We will monitor conditions to make sure you're protected.

Post emergent weed controls

Post emergent weed controls are used to kill weeds after they have germinated. To do this the weed must be actively growing and not just green. Soil temperature is a good indicator of growth.

Weeds are a part of almost every landscape and you'll never get rid of them all, all the time. As weeds become noticeable in the lawn throughout the growing season we will spot treat them as needed.