If you want to identify, prevent, or kill weeds in your lawn, you need a place to start. On this page I’ll share the articles and resources I’ve published on this site to help you manage weeds in your lawn with chemical or organic herbicide treatments.
Generally there are two categories of lawn weeds:
In addition, weeds can either be perennial or annual in nature. Perennial weeds will come back year-after-year if allowed to do so, and annual weeds cannot overwinter, but usually return each year because they drop seeds in your lawn.
Determining which type of weed you have in your yard within these 4 categories will help you treat it successfully.
Beyond hand-pulling weeds (which is effective, but labor-intensive), the best way to eliminate or prevent weeds from growing in your yard is through the use of pre-emergent herbicides (applied early, before weeds emerge to block seeds from germinating) and post-emergent herbicides (applied to kill weeds that are already growing).
There are both organic and chemical products to use for each type of weed management depending upon your preferences, and I try to cover all of your options in the articles shared on this page.
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Early spring is the time of year to apply a pre-emergent to your lawn to block the germination of annual weed seeds.
I recommend Barricade from The Andersons, which will work well regardless of the fertilizer you use this spring.
Here are my guides to eliminating some of the most common lawn weeds that homeowners struggle with. These pesky weeds can be successfully killed with the proper treatment at the right time, and I share tips to keep your lawn weed-free after their removal.
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Some additional articles about dealing with a weedy lawn with tips to eradicate the offending weeds and support your turfgrass.
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