My girlfriend’s yard and neighborhood are invested with what I think is crabgrass (see pic 3). I spent the fall hitting it with weed grass killer and finally just ripped it all out.
I’ve been leveling it out ever since the temperature went up and hit it with the roundup one more time…however I’m seeing no these little things that almost look like hair still sprouting up (See pic 2)
Before I soil and seed can anyone tell me if these are the weeds coming back? I really don’t want to spend a ton of money to find out in a few months it’s still infested with weeds. Thanks in advance for any advice
by Easy-Society8066
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Looks good
You can put down Scott’s Starter fertilizer with Tenacity when you put down your new seed. I don’t think it does the greatest job at preventing crabgrass, but your best pre-emergents will also stop the seed you want to grow from sprouting. You’ll most likely need to apply post-emergent later this year when the age of your new grass and conditions like daytime temps are appropriate.
FYI: the best way to deal with crabgrass is with a pre-emergent that stops it from germinating. Typically you do that in the spring with soil temps above 50 degrees. Then you do the grass seed in the fall. Tenacity is the only pre-emergent I know of that can be used at the time of seeding regular grass.