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A Garden Notebook
The Garden Notebook is a section dedicated to general observations, thoughts and strategies. It might contain
some items that I picked up fromm a book, a magazine or a radio/tv program. Sometimes, it is simply some advice handed
to me by another avid gardener that I wanted to record.
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Lawn Care
Oct 07, 2006
A General Note
Try to feed the lawn once a year. A healthy lawn is tough for crabgrass to get a start.
Apply the herbicide when the ground temperature rises above 60 degrees. Since it's difficult for most of us to monitor the soil temperature, there's an easier way. When you notice shrubs blooming and trees budding, it's time to apply the herbicide. Warm nights and periods of rainfall encourage crabgrass germination. If your weather fits this pattern, get the herbicide in place right away.
For newly-seeded lawns, wait until you have mowed your lawn three times before applying the herbicide to avoid killing the new grass seedlings.
Wait two to four months to re-seed the lawn after using a pre-emergent herbicide.
Use a pre-emergent herbicide during the late winter or early spring of the next year to prevent any crabgrass seeds left behind from developing at their next opportunity.
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