Here’s everything you gotta know about crabgrass and how to keep it from returning next summer.
Dr. John Kauffman is a regional technical manager forTruGreen, the world’s largest lawn and landscape company.
What Is Crabgrass?
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Crabgrass is not a form of grass, contrary to what its name might imply.
What Does Crabgrass Look Like?
Let’s say you missed the window for the pre-emergent route and find yourself in a post-emergent crabgrass world.
How long will it take before your lawn resembles the lush carpet you once knew?
According to Kauffman, that depends on the severity of the infestation.
But after the wait, your work is still ongoing.
As the representative for Sunday warns, do not allow the bare soil to sit once eliminating the crabgrass.
Instead, patch it with sod or seeds right away.
“A dense, thick lawn is always your best defense against weeds!”
