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That's not crabgrass!
We have had many calls this season already with customers saying they have crabgrass in their lawns. Crabgrass is an annual grass that dies off in the fall usually with the first frost.With the first frost in the fall this grass will turn purple and die off but before this happens it has spread new seeds from the seed heads for new crabgrass the next season. The following spring when soil temperatures reach a steady 55 degrees these seeds germinate and the crabgrass plant cycle starts all over again. If you are seeing clumps of a wide bladed course grass what you are seeing is really Tall Fescue (Rough Tall Fescue). This grass is actually a turfgrass that is used in home lawns mostly in the transition zone of Kentucky/Tennessee and south. This grass thrives in hot dry weather when most others cool season grass slow in growth. This turfgrass does not die off in the fall like crabgrass so don't be confused by it. These patches of Tall Fescue can be treated with multiple applications of a product that only will kill Tall Fescue leaving the surrounding turfgrass healthy. This works best as a spot treatment only not a blanket application. Call our office if this is a spot treatment you maybe be interested in.
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What's that green stuff growing on my trees?!
Notice grayish-green patches growing on your trees? Worried that these will harm the tree or are an indication of some disease? Don't worry; they're just lichens. Lichens are organisms consisting of a fungus growing together with a green alga. They are not harmful to your trees. They gain nutrients and water from the atmosphere through rain or dust and produce their own food. They aren't parasitic and they don't feed on your trees. They can add color, contrast, texture, and natural beauty to your landscape
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Last Months Newsletter
The April newsletter went over vole damage, spring deeproots, and the timing of first round pre-emergent application. If you missed it you can find most of the information on our website www.no-weeds.com.
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