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Crabgrass is Ready for a Comeback
It’s a fact: No lawn is completely immune to crabgrass. Thankfully, there are steps that can be taken this spring- and throughout the growing season ahead-to keep it under control.
AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE
Just one mature crabgrass plant can produce thousands of seeds, which are able to grow in the hottest, driest conditions. Even in compacted soil along sidewalks and driveways, crabgrass seeds have no trouble germinating.
SO WHAT CAN BE DONE
The healthier and thicker your lawn, the less crabgrass its’s going to have. Four keys to a lush lawn include:
- Fertilizing regularly
- Controlling insects and diseases as needed
- Removing no more than 1/2 of the grass blade each time you mow
- Making sure your lawn gets 1″ to 1 1/2′ of water per week
EXTRA PROTECTION
A pre-emergent herbicide will also be very effective against crabgrass as long as it is applied at the right time (before the crabgrass seeds germinate). This preventative treatment will form a barrier in the soil, and newly sprouted crabgrass will be killed off before it can emerge aboveground.
With a combination of good lawn care practices and the appropriate herbicides, crabgrass doesn’t stand a chance!
Pre-emergent Weed Control in your TURF & ORNAMENTAL BEDS
TURF & ORNAMENTALS: Now is the time to begin thinking about applying pre-emergent products in your lawn & ornamental beds or natural areas. We will be applying pre-emergent products in February for the control of crabgrass, goosegrass and foxtail. These major weeds germinate when soil temperatures reach an average soil temperature of 55 degrees. Please note that these pre-emergent products do not control all weeds, (i.e. bahiagrass, dallisgrass, nutsedge and some broadleaf weeds are not covered and if become present in your lawn will require a selective post-emergent product application. If the weeds are spotty in coverage, a spot spray application may be applied and would reduce the cost of application when compared to a entire lawn spray application.
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We are currently working at Chapel Hill Country Club
Our crew is currently working at Chapel Hill Country Club on the golf course installing new hardscape walkways, retaining walls and landscaping near tee boxes.
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Current News & Seasonal Services
The staff at Barefoot & Associates is currently finishing up Fall Renovations and seeding of fescue turf. We have also begun application of our winterizer fertilizer for warm season turf. This application will build food reserves in the plant and improve cold tolerance through the winter months. The staff at Barefoot & Associates is currently finishing up Fall Renovations and seeding of fescue turf. We have also begun application of our winterizer fertilizer for warm season turf. This application will build food reserves in the plant and improve cold tolerance through the winter months.
Barefoot & Associates Current Schedule of Services
The staff at Barefoot & Associates Inc. is currently applying the last application of fertilizer to cool season grasses (fescue and ryegrass). Most fescue lawns have done really well this fall regarding overseeding. We have had optimum temperatures and periodic rainfalls which have helped with the germination process. The staff has also spot seeded at least once in all lawns that received the full fall renovation service.
This week our staff will begin application for winter annual weed control in turf. We have many lawns to treat and will service your lawn soon. If you have any questions regarding this service, please feel free to call our office at 919-934-3554.
The horticultural crews are finishing up any light pruning and also installing scheduled Fall plantings.
Fall Services
The staff at Barefoot & Associates is currently finishing up Fall Renovations and seeding of fescue turf. We have also begun application of our winterizer fertilizer for warm season turf. This application will build food reserves in the plant and improve cold tolerance through the winter months. We are also beginning applications of a fungicide to control large patch disease in warm season turf. This application is recommended within 30 days of dormancy to help prevent large patch disease in the Spring when the dormant turf is beginning to green back up. If you have are not already scheduled for any of these services but would like more information, please call the office at (919)-934-3554.
Most all Fall Installations of pansies have been planted and miscellaneous pruning services are being completed. We are beginning Fall Landscape Installation Services as the weather has cooled off and now is an excellent time to install new plantings. Give Eugene a call if you would like a consultation about new plantings you have in mind.
Fall Flowers
We are in the process of switching out summer annuals for winter annual flowers. For this process, we are removing summer annuals, tilling beds, adding lime, organic matter and additional nutrients, raking beds out smooth and installing new flowers with fine ground pine bark mulch.
We should finish up “most” of the regularly scheduled annual beds next week and will be moving on into Fall installations & end of the year clean-up jobs. Now is a great time to think about new beds, plants and night lighting.
Fall Overseeding
Barefoot & Associates staff is currently servicing its customers with fall renovation services. We are providing the following services to fescue lawns: dethatching, core aerifcation, applications of lime and starter fertilizer and seeding of a turf type fescue blend well suited for this particular area. If you have any questions regarding this service, please feel free to call the office at (919)-934-3554.
