Spring is here! While it may still feel cold, April is the true beginning of spring and the usual starting point of our program. We begin with crabgrass pre-emergent applications in late April, depending on the weather and current snow cover. Crabgrass is an annual grass which begins to appear in lawns when soil temperatures begin to reach 55º. In addition to our pre-emergent application, we spot spray for any broad leaf weeds

The end of April is where you should begin to see green-up in your current lawn. If you had seeding in the fall, spot seeding can be done to handle any bare areas. Remember, if you need spring seeding a different sort of pre-emergent will be necessary to enable germination of the grass seed and still prevent that of crabgrass. This pre-emergent, called Tupersan, must be applied every 30 days in order to ensure its effectiveness.