Most lawn and garden chores are timely, but few are as time-and-temperature specific as applying crabgrass preventer to a lawn. Annual crabgrass starts germination when soil temperatures reach 50 to ...

Crabgrass is a common lawn and garden weed best controlled in the spring. Proper timing is essential for effective control of crabgrass, and products applied too early or too late in the season are ...

Warming soil means plant roots will be growing again... but it also means germination time for weed seeds that have been laying dormant in the soil. One main prong in the weed-fighting game plan is to ...

Looking for a crabgrass-free lawn? Start to treat your it around the time redbud trees bloom. Courtesy Johnson County K-State Research & Extension Having a picture-perfect carpet of green grass in ...

Q: We have just finished aerating/dethatching and over seeding our lawn. We have noticed lots of crabgrass in the lawn recently. Last spring, we put down a fertilizer for crabgrass control that we ...

Can I apply crabgrass preventer to my lawn now that the snow is gone? I would not advise that. You will likely want to do some cleanup first. Likely some trash has settled there over winter, some ...

Q. Is it ever too early to apply crabgrass preventer? I know it won't work if it's applied too late.-Eric Sondag, Fargo A. Crabgrass seed begins to germinate when the soil temperature is about 55 ...

Q: I purchased a product called Maize Weed Preventer at a local nursery to apply in hopes of preventing annual crabgrass seeds from sprouting in the lawn. Does this product work? When is the right ...

As lawns begin to turn green, controlling weeds and applying fertilizer is important. Cool-season grasses such as Kentucky bluegrass or tall fescue are among the most common cool-season grasses ...

Crabgrass has got to be one of the most frustrating weeds in our cool season turfgrasses. Broadleaf weeds are annoying, but there are a number of herbicides and management techniques available to us ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Most lawn and garden chores are timely, but few are as time-and-temperature specific as applying crabgrass preventer to a lawn.