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 ...

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 ...

Green Gobbler 20% Vinegar Weed Killer is a potent, nonselective vinegar-based product. It’s made from ethanol distilled from ...

You might be thinking that a better title for this article, designed for the average homeowner, might be “Controlling Crabgrass.” However, I’ll explain why I believe the word ‘preventing’ is more ...

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Picking a specific date on the calendar for application of annual crabgrass preventer is not the best decision tool. Paying attention to soil temperature or growing degree days would be a better ...

Do you think a fall application of a crabgrass preventer would do any good to prevent all this crabgrass from reseeding? What about another application in early spring? Crabgrass seeds don't sprout in ...

Editor's note: Throughout the growing season, Mike Hogan, OSU Extension Educator for Agriculture & Natural Resources in Franklin County, will answer gardening questions submitted by Dispatch readers.

Q. I put crabgrass preventer on the lawn, but the crabgrass is actively growing and spreading. Did I apply it too late?-Dave Wilson, Bismarck A. The wide-bladed weedy grass that doesn't blend well ...