CRABGRASS WEED CONTROL MCKINNEY, TEXAS

What is crabgrass?

Crabgrass is a warm season grassy weed in Mckinney and other parts of north Texas. Its unsightly stalks grow faster than your desirable turf. It is an annual weed, meaning it produces seeds during its growing season. The seeds fall in to the soil and lay waiting until the next season comes around. It is also a weed that Texas Lawnscapes will prevent and kill!

We have a lot of customers that group a number of weeds into the “crabgrass” category. Sort of like all tissue paper being called Kleenex. Recently, the manufacturers of herbicides have created products to kill all types of grassy weeds.

For more detailed information, please visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digitaria

Can crabgrass be killed?

When you choose Texas Lawnscapes as your Mckinney, Texas lawn service provider, the answer is yes. We use a number of herbicides in our arsenal that will kill crabgrass during all stages of growth. Our technicians prefer spot treatment as the method of herbicide application. We mix the post-emergent herbicide (used for existing weeds) with water in a backpack sprayer. The technicians treat each weed individually with precision accuracy. In Mckinney and other parts of north Texas, we treat crabgrass during the hot summer months. The weed is actively growing and the higher temperatures accelerate the effectiveness of the herbicides.

Can crabgrass be prevented?

Once again, the answer is yes when choosing Texas Lawnscapes as your lawn service provider. As mentioned before, crabgrass is an annual weed that dies off in the winter and it grows new from seed each spring. Therefore, we control it by using pre-emergent herbicides, before the seeds germinate. We treat before the weed emerges. Timing of the application usually falls in late February or early March. Well before the temperatures warm up past the point a seed begins to germinate. If timed just right, the herbicide forms a barrier that lasts well into the summer. Effectively preventing the target weed all season long. You get what you pay for when it comes to pre-emergent herbicide. For that reason, we use only the latest and greatest products, regardless of cost.

Does anything else help control crabgrass?

We always apply a slow release, high nitrogen fertilizer when spot treating. We help the desirable turf repair and regrow, filling in where the weed had taken over. The fertilizer promotes a thick, healthy lawn. As a result, weeds cannot compete and less herbicides are required. We encourage customers to follow a proper watering schedule. Most herbicides will not work in dry conditions.

For more information, please contact us by phone or email. We are here to help!