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Text Box: GROW RITE’S PROGRAM Spring: Crabgrass and Fertilizer Early Summer: Broadleaf Control and Fertilizer Summer: Spot Broadleaf Control and Fertilizer Late Summer: Fertilizer Fall: Broadleaf Control and a Winterizing Fertilizer

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Text Box: In fact, lawns that are under watered, under fertilized, and sparsely growing provide an ideal growing condition for crabgrass. What can you do to fight crabgrass? 1. Raise your mower deck. Keeping your lawn mowed higher (3inches) will help provide shade and prevent crabgrass seeds from germinating. 2. Apply a pre-emergent. A pre-emergent herbicide will hinder germination. The herbicide works like a blanket, creating a barrier over the soil. The barrier kills seeds as they try to germinate. There are millions of seeds in the lawn. Herbicides are not a 100% guarantee, but it’s very close with proper maintenance.
Grow Rite’s pre-emergent product is different than the pre-emergent products you can purchase from local retail stores. Retail product directions state to apply the product a week or so before germination to be most effect. Our product has a longer application window and will last for 3-4 months. Grow Rite’s product requires a license to purchase thus the longer protection. 3. Water after spring application. For any pre-emergent to be most effective the material has to be activated by water within the first week of application. The longer you wait after a couple days the more the product loses effectiveness. Watering the spring application into the grass is very important in preventing crabgrass. Grow Rite’s Drought Defense The past few years have been tough with the lack of rain. Grow Rite is planning to take a proactive approach by applying different products that don’t require watering. You will get the same results if not better results. We still encourage you to water, but it will not be necessary with the exception of your spring application.