Might be like that for another couple of weeks. Any help would be great! Hi Bryan You are likely a few weeks away from seeding time. If you were to seed now the grass seed would lay there until the ground warms up. All your plans sound good except putting down the Turf Builder with Halts after you seed as this would keep your new grass seed from growing.
You will get about 6 weeks of crabgrass prevention as well as other weeds which will help your new grass become established before being choked out with aggressive weeds. Ok cool. Thanks for the quick response.
I live on Long Island and I wanted to power rake as well as put down Scotts with Halts crabgrass fertilizer. Can you tell me the timing I should do each. Can I power rake this weekend and then fertilizer right after?
Hi Bryan Yes, you can power rake and then spread Turf Builder with Halts after you rake up the loose thatch. Be sure not to set the Power Rake too low so that you tear up your lawn too much.
An alternative to power raking to allow air and water to more easily pass a thick thatch layer greater than a half inch of thatch is core aeration.
You can leave the cores on the soil surface as they will break up and you could spread the Turf Builder with Halts afterwards. Now if you plan on putting down any grass seed after doing either power raking or core aeration, you will need to use a different crabgrass preventer so your grass seed can germinate: Scotts Starter Lawn Food plus Weed Preventer.
I am in NJ and 5 days ago I raked, soiled and put new seeds on a large area. Is there anything I can do at this point? When can I reseed assuming I have lost this season? Hi Ninni Sorry to hear about your problem.
You may get some spotty germination of your good grass, however you likely will not see full germination. The crabgrass barrier lasts long past the prime spring seeding season up to 4 months , so your best option is to seed this area in early September. Sorry I do not have a better answer. I need to overseed in my front yard because of some thin areas and wondering when I could do so if I use a slit seeder.
The backyard also needs to have some spots repaired because of snow mold damage. I read a previous post stating I may be able to turn the soil 4 inches deep and get around the halts protection but would prefer to slit seed the entire yard if possible. We did get around 2 inches of heavy rain the night after the backyard application, could that speed up when I could reseed? Hi Julian I wish I could tell you that slit seeding under the crabgrass barrier that you now have on your lawn after putting down Turf Builder with Halts would give you new grass.
My concern is that as this grass attempts to sprout, it will die rather than thrive. The barrier lasts about 4 months, so if you want to seed more than a few bare spots, you should probably wait till fall. Even with the heavy rain after application, I believe you will get inhibition of the grass seed germination.
One positive is that you will see your grass fill in thin areas from the Turf Builder feeding. A second feeding prior to summer about 6 weeks after the first and you may find your thin areas are filled in. Ashton, much has been said about crabgrass, but few comments deal with quackgrass. Here in Wisconsin we deal with it all the time. I have a new lawn as of last summer and hand picked in the fall almost all of the quack that was going to seed. I know the quack has powerful underground rhizomes that keep producing no matter how much I try to dissuade it from growing.
Does Halts plus handle quack seeds and, if so, must I apply it this fall, too? If I do both a spring and fall application, I have no chance to spread seed. Hi Terry Sullivan I wish I could give you more positive news. Quack grass can grow new plants from the smallest prices of root. The roots can extend long distances to create new plants. Even though the preemergent application prevents some new plants from seed, you do not prevent new plants from roots.
We live in Nebraska I put down crabgrass preventer in spring and our yard was looking great then these last few weeks the crab grass is taking over.
So I bought Trimec crab grass killer and sprayed lawn. Two days later I mowed lawn , my question is do I respray on fresh cut lawn are what else can I do.
Thank you. Hi Geneva I am not familiar with the weed control you just used. There should be a statement on the package about how long you should wait before doing a follow up treatment. My notion is that you would need to allow a week or so between treatments, however I am not sure in this case as I have not used that product. Sorry I could not be more help. I live in Southeastern Wisc and battle most summers with tall fescue.
It tends to take over in spots with large round patches. Is there anything you would recommend to kill tall fescue. Hi Kevin Hogan I do not have any suggestions to kill tall fescue without killing your good grass. Since tall fescue tends to grow in clumps, you may be able to spot treat the clumps with Roundup. However, you will likely kill some of the good grass immediately around the clumps if you are not careful. You can seed those spots a week after spraying. Sorry I do not have a better suggestion.
I have 3 questions. We do not have and do not want crab grass to gain a foothold in the lawn. We are thinking the beginning of April is the best time for the over seeding and wondered if it is, in fact, the correct time?
I have read using crab grass preventer will stop the seed from germinating for 4 months; so we will not use it this year. Can the new grass seed germinating stop crab grass from getting a foothold in the lawn? How long after the new grass has taken hold, do we have to wait before we use fertilizer with weed killer? Hi Nancy Thanks for giving me your location. Plan to get your seed down by mid April.
You can use a special crabgrass preventer that is compatible with grass seed. Good Luck with your lawn. Hi Leo Step 1 and Turf Builder with Halts provide the same crabgrass prevention and very similar feeding. I would go with the 4-Step program if you are planning to feed your lawn 4 times this year and do not want to figure out which product to use each time.
The reason is this is a great way to get a good deal on your lawn products by taking advantage of the retailer sale prices and the Scotts rebate offers to encourage you to buy all 4 Steps at one time. The 4 Step products were introduced in I was the marketing guy to make it simple to figure out what to spread on your lawn and when to spread it without wasting money with unneeded applications.
A clerk at Ace told me I could over seed 6 weeks after application which I planned on doing since I had a lot of snow mold damage. Can I power rake and Aerate in order to seed as needed? Hi Sean Braasch Sorry you are dealing with a tough lawn situation. You do not need to rake hard enough to break up the soil. If you see some green shoots trying to emerge from the dead looking top growth, you will begin to see the grass recover thanks to the Turf Builder you put down 3 weeks ago.
If you find you really need to put down grass seed, you may get fair germination after dethatching and aerating, however this really depends on how heavy the crabgrass preventer went down and how much you are able to break up the crabgrass barrier prior to seeding.
Since this would mean setting the dethatching machine really low to break into the soil which would tear up your existing grass, you may decide to only do the areas that have the most damaged grass. Hi John M I suspect both of the options you are considering will result in poor grass seed germination because the seeds will attempt to sprout and the new root will have a difficult time dealing with the active crabgrass barrier. You may be able to get around this if you really do not want to wait till fall.
I have seen folks break the crabgrass germination barrier in those spots by cultivating the soil to a 4 inch depth to disrupt the crabgrass barrier , then mixing in an inch of compost like Scotts Turf Builder Lawn Soil, and then seeding with Scotts EZ Seed. This may be more than you want to do for an area that large. Also consider that you may see some crabgrass germinate since you have disrupted the prevention barrier.
I reseeded a dead patch of lawn last year July, …the seeding worked and the grass grew in nicely. This spring, it also looked great. I applied a weed and feed Scotts about 3 weeks ago not a pre-emergent and suddenly the entire patch of grass has died. Any idea what went wrong…? How long should I wait before I try again removing the dead stuff, new soil and re-seeding …? Hi theauthorswife: Sorry to read about your problem.
Your grass should have been mature enough to tolerate any weed controls as it is likely you have mowed your new grass 4 times.
Let me know where you are located and the kind of grass seed you planted. The pros at Loyalty Lawn Care know the tips and tricks to keep your lawn green. But what about grassy weeds like crabgrass and foxtail? These pesky plant pests can overtake an otherwise healthy lawn and cause problems aside from the obvious visual concerns. Often used alongside fertilizer, pre-emergent is not fertilizer itself.
Instead, it is an herbicide that works to prevent grassy weed seeds from germinating. The reason that it is used in conjunction with fertilizer is because the latter is an effective carrier agent for the pre-emergent to bind to. This product is often referred to as weed and feed. Note that established crabgrass are not affected by pre-emergent herbicides, as they work only before germination begins.
To prevent crabgrass Digitaria spp. As long as you are early enough, as mentioned before, there is no harm in getting the pre emergent down way ahead of time. It just might wear out too soon to get the later batch of weeds if you start too early.
Much of the information will apply to broadleaf weeds as well as the crabgrass concern that is emphasized. Well, large seeding projects definitely need to wait until then, but small bare areas can be filled in with just a little work even after your pre - emergent has been applied. Follow these instructions: After your 1st application of the year wait at least 7 to 10 days before doing any renovation of the lawn or seeding.
My advice is to overseed after weeks you put your pre - emergent down. If you overseed around that time, your grass will attempt to germinate at that time too. If you have already put down Turf Builder plus Halts Crabgrass Preventer the directions state that you should not plant grass seed for 4 months after application.
This would mean you will need to wait until the end of August to seed. Crabgrass seedlings about a week after germination. Don't apply crabgrass preventer more than twice a year, and allow two months or more between applications. Do not apply it on newly seeded lawns, because it can disrupt the natural growing process of the new grass..
By applying grass seed over an existing lawn , you can help fill in bare spots and reinvigorate your lawn. The weather, kids, and pets can be tough on lawns. You can help reinvigorate your lawn by overseeding.
For newly seeded lawns , wait until you have mowed your lawn three times before applying the herbicide to avoid killing the new grass seedlings. Apply the herbicide uniformly across your lawn. If you miss a spot, crabgrass can get established and then spread to the rest of your lawn.
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