"Early Crabgrass"?? - Knowledgebase Question

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Question by ghwhite105
April 15, 2009
I live in Asheville, NC. My yard is fescue but I have these clumps of grass that looks like crabgrass, how do I get rid of them! HELP


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Answer from NGA
April 15, 2009
Crabgrass is easy to control in both turfgrass and ornamental beds with herbicides that are applied before it germinates (preemergent herbicides) or after it germinates (postemergent herbicides). Read the label to make sure the product can be used on your turf type and around the ornamentals in your landscape. Use a crabgrass killer now, wait a few weeks and then rake out the dead crabgrass. Once you have done that, reseed your lawn. Later this summer you can apply a pre-emergent to keep crabgrass seeds from sprouting. Be sure to keep your fescue well watered, mowed and fed. It will grow thick and lush enough to crowd out any weeds that try to grow. Next winter make another application of pre-emergent crabgrass control product and next year your lawn should be crabgrass free. Best wishes with your landscape!

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