Skip the guesswork. Here’s why watching forsythia blooms is the most reliable way to time your crabgrass preventer.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Most lawn and garden chores are timely, but few are as time-and-temperature specific as applying crabgrass preventer to a lawn.

A weed commonly found in Kansas lawns can sure make homeowners feel pretty crabby this time of year. But applying an herbicide at the right time can help alleviate crabgrass problems, said Kansas ...

QUESTION: Last year, with all the rain, I had a bumper crop of crabgrass. As usual, I put down the preventer in early spring and followed up with a second application in early May. This year, I want ...

Picking a specific date on the calendar for application of annual crabgrass preventer is not the best decision tool. Paying attention to soil temperature or growing degree days would be a better ...

Q. Is it ever too early to apply crabgrass preventer? I know it won't work if it's applied too late.-Eric Sondag, Fargo A. Crabgrass seed begins to germinate when the soil temperature is about 55 ...

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Crabgrass is a common enemy of lawn-lovers across Michigan. Here are some best practices on eliminating crabgrass. First off, any crabgrass is a sign your grass is not thick enough. A tall, thick turf ...

Crabgrass preventers are just that – preventers. With few exceptions they have no effect on existing crabgrass plants, so ...

LAGRANGE – Every March and April, the lawn questions ramp up in extension offices. Two topics dominate the conversation this ...

If you’ve dealt with crabgrass in your lawn before, your answer might be a resounding “yes” in answer to the title of this article. If you’ve only begun to see crabgrass popping up in your lawn and ...