So this past Sunday I got the Moss Out down on the area I recovered from the forest, and I also put down the Spectracide along the area between that and the edge of the forest. I'll spread the Spectracide in the area in a week or two when it warms up more. Putting that down was problematic as the wind was gusting very heavily - probably not the best day to do it, but I wanted to get it down.
I've been away from the board for a bit, just saw your post we're in Howell, NJ. Not sure where you're located and if it's too much of a hike. Let me know if it's not too far, if not I'll try a private message on location/phone number and what we have with prices.
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This is a Agway product smh, I grew up 15 minutes from a old Agway store back in the '80s in Burlington NJ and bought some Agway products about 15 years ago but they didn't work as well as I wanted up in CT forcing me to go back to Scott's. Hopefully being in Delaware with different lawn types i'll get a better result.
Your putting these both down at the same time? I was reading the iron will enhance the green. My lawn is usually peak green mid June but then fades when it gets really hot in July and August. I did also read that it can cause staining (rust like) on sidewalks?
In the past I put down the spring fertilizer with crabgrass preventer already mixed in, from Scotts or Jonathan Green. This year trying something different and separating the two. I want to split my application of pre-emergent, to get some down "early" and then follow up about a month later with the second half. I can throw down the fertilizer component separately. I'm also looking to spread Prodiamine as a pre-emergent after using Pendimethaline the past 3 or 4 years.
Yes, you can use Mesotrione (Tenacity) and seed at the same time. Scott’s Starter is a fertilizer with the active ingredient of Mesotrione. So you can use this and seed but it’ll only give you 30 days protection against crab grass and weeds. At 30 days you can reapply or just use Tenacity. Then at 60 days or more you can use a more robust pre-emergent to extent crab grass and other weed protection.
POA Trivialis is back with a vengeance. Not going to make the same mistake as last year, where I firebombed it with RoundUP, and I was left with holes that still remain. My lawn guy (I surrendered) said to ignore it because it is a cool season grass and would go away. I may use a bulb planting too to remove the POA tufts. Have you had any luck with POA elimination?
Great thank you. From what i have seen is that crabgrass on my lawn does not become a problem until later in the season. If I put down my seed this week can i apply the preemergent at 60 days or is that too late?
You could give it a try. Dimension (Dithiopyr) has some post emergent control for immature crab grass so you might be fine. Don’t forget that there may be other weeds germinating soon too. Good luck!
Poa is a genus of several hundred grasses. Some are desirable, such as Kentucky Blue Grass, some are not considered desirable, such as Poa annua and Poa trivialis. Poa trivialis is extremely difficult to control. There is a herbicide called Poacure that is very effective but it is only for use on golf courses and sod farms at this point. I’ve had some limited success with multiple applications of Mesotrione but it’s no guarantee. I dug up several patches last years and did a combination of fessed and sod there. By the way, triv is a cool season grass as is Kentucky Blue grass, fescue, perennial rye, and many others. Triv will thrive in cool and damp areas and brown out in heat but then re-emerge again. So it sort of depends on your level of interest (obsession?). I can’t stand it so I fight the battle but in the end, digging it out or roundup is probably most effective, followed by the Mesotrione. Hopefully Poacure gets approved for residential use but my guess is that is probably a few years away. Sorry I don’t have a fool-proof answer...
Within two weeks shouldn’t be too late. Either product is fine, Barricade lasts a bit longer. Good luck!
You don’t want to aerate after applying a pre-emergent because that will break the protective barrier.As far as what to do at 30 days, it sort of depends on your fertility schedule for the year. I’d probably be inclined to just use Tenacity, then a stronger pre-emergent after that (e.g., Dimension, Barricade, etc.)
Isn't it best to weed & feed in the fall? I'm starting to see some weeds appear and was wondering about using a weed & feed product in late april since I put my crabgrass fert down 3-10.
