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Despite all my efforts to attack crabgrass before it emerged in early spring, I still have quite more of it than I would like. I did the pre-emergent treatment(s) and it seemed to make very little difference.
One issue I think I have is that the past winter did not kill the crabgrass. It just withered a bit but came back again. Therefore I think alot of my crabgrass is more than one year old.
I used alot of post-emergent killer last year, and it killed some of it but not all. And I think it had a detrimental effect on my "good" grass. I understand that post-emergent crabgrass killer will kill good grass if applied too heavily.
So what are my options.. Pulling it out is not completely practical, although I believe it would work in smaller areas. In some patches (20' x 20') almost all the grass is crab, so pulling it or killing it would really mean starting over in that area.
Any suggestions are appreciated.
One issue I think I have is that the past winter did not kill the crabgrass. It just withered a bit but came back again. Therefore I think alot of my crabgrass is more than one year old.
I used alot of post-emergent killer last year, and it killed some of it but not all. And I think it had a detrimental effect on my "good" grass. I understand that post-emergent crabgrass killer will kill good grass if applied too heavily.
So what are my options.. Pulling it out is not completely practical, although I believe it would work in smaller areas. In some patches (20' x 20') almost all the grass is crab, so pulling it or killing it would really mean starting over in that area.
Any suggestions are appreciated.