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Herbicide activity is often affected by two things. First, temperatures will determine how fast the plant takes in the herbicide. The cooler the temperatures, the slower the weeds will respond to the application. In cool months, it is not uncommon to take 3-4 weeks to visually see the results of the application. In the summertime in may be seen in just a few hours. Secondly, conditions play a very important role as well. In dry conditions, the plant will go more into a dormant state and its pores in the leaf tissue will close. Therefore, herbicides will not be absorbed and no control is achieved. Once there is rainfall or irrigation, the plant opens back up its pores, and herbicides, if still available, will be taken in and do their job.

Frequently bagging your clippings can lead to problems. Understand that all plants carry nutritional value throughout their roots, stems, and leaves. Therefore, it is important to know when mowing, the clippings provide nutritional value that can be reused by the plant once it decomposes. If there are excess clippings, there could be a need for them to be removed. There would need to be a thatch problem or you feel like the excess clippings will smother your lawn.

Some weeds are more difficult to control than others. A general rule of thumb is that perennial weeds (tend to live for several years) are more difficult to control than annual weeds (come back year after year.) The pre-emergent applications we apply help prevent weeds from germinating. However, pre-emergent applications are not effective on certain weeds such as Nutgrass and Dallisgrass. These types of weeds require post-emergent applications to control and can be very difficult to eradicate completely.

During our summer treatments, especially under drought stress, it is not uncommon for the lawn to discolor in some small areas. This is only temporary and will recover in a matter of days. Irrigating the areas will speed up its recovery.

Remember, the best weed defense is a healthy, thick stand of grass. Our lawns need up to 3 feedings throughout their growing season. Our goal is 1 lb of nitrogen per 1000 sqft unless soil analysis calls for a different blend.