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We have what I believe to be tall fescue grass here in N West Virginia and trying to improve the lawn.
I sprayed the front yard with Weed b gone about a week and a half ago. It killed and yellowed some of the epweeds however most of the front yard appears to be mostly weeds and clover.
What first steps are necessary to turn this around?
Not sure there is much you can do this time of year. In the early fall put down a good pre-emergent, followed in a couple of weeks with a (good) grass seed for your area. I like to overseed @ twice the recommended rate. In the early spring put down another application of pre-emergent. Roughly three weeks later apply fert. The new grass should crowd out most of the weeds, if not all.
Not sure there is much you can do this time of year. In the early fall put down a good pre-emergent, followed in a couple of weeks with a (good) grass seed for your area. I like to overseed @ twice the recommended rate. In the early spring put down another application of pre-emergent. Roughly three weeks later apply fert. The new grass should crowd out most of the weeds, if not all.
I'm trying to follow however I am a real novice at this. I am thinking a pre emergent would be another weed treatment product ( granular or liquid ?)and then after a few weeks I should aerate and over seed?
I would love to have a schedule of what specific fertilizers to use during specific months as well as insect treatment (June I think) and when to put down lime, etc.
I know that Scott's has a specific schedule of what to install and when but I am not sure if that is the most efficient and cost effective program to follow. My soil is in the process of being tested so I will have those results in a week or two but meanwhile, I wish I could find a specific web site or book that would take some of the mystery out of how to effectively treat my terrible looking lawn.
I can't say as to what type of soil or growing conditions you have, but if you want to get some good solid info, visit one of you local golf courses, and ask to talk to the greenskeeper. These people are like proud parents when it comes to growing grass. I'm not kidding, they are wealth of information, and will gladly give it.
Generally, pre-emergents will also prevent grass seed from germinating. Most of the time, people seed and skip the pre-emergent that cycle. Pre-emergent is usually used for annual weeds, so skipping a season may give you some crab grass that season which you prevent the following season. Since fall pre-emergent is not very critical in mid-Atlantic, seed this fall with NO pre-emergent.
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