How To Use Pre-Emergent Weed Killer in North & South Carolina
With a very mild winter, it’s hard to believe that it’s time to start thinking about your lawn in the southern states. North and South Carolina in recent years have begun to see winter annual weeds like crabgrass begin to surface as early as mid-February. So, what does that mean for your lawn? We all know that crabgrass is one of the first grassy weeds that will grow in your lawn in late winter and early spring. When soil temperatures are able to consistently stay between 50-55 degrees it creates the perfect environment for crabgrass to germinate from seeds that have been dormant all winter long. But it doesn’t stop there. Each crabgrass plant, when mature, produces thousands of seeds that will spread throughout your lawn and eventually take over entire areas of grass. The kicker? Each of those seeds can stay in your soil and wait until the following spring to begin a whole new generation of crabgrass plants.