Thanks all. I will get some pics and report back.
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A little history on the backyard....
When the builder put down the seed they installed a mesh to keep the straw in place. That plastic mesh is still there. I have slowly been pulling it up as I come across it.
When the crabgrass came in I went down to the Depot and picked up some weed killer. Followed the directions
and it seems to have burnt the grass in the backyard. Same application in the front yard with no adverse effects, that I can tell.
I buzzed the backyard the last time I mowed. I realize I probably should have mowed it at my normal height but its just so ugly I couldn't stand looking at it anymore.
When the builder put down the seed they installed a mesh to keep the straw in place. That plastic mesh is still there. I have slowly been pulling it up as I come across it.
When the crabgrass came in I went down to the Depot and picked up some weed killer. Followed the directions
and it seems to have burnt the grass in the backyard. Same application in the front yard with no adverse effects, that I can tell.I buzzed the backyard the last time I mowed. I realize I probably should have mowed it at my normal height but its just so ugly I couldn't stand looking at it anymore.
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Finally, lol.
Backyard
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Front yard looks good from a distance but up close there is some browning
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More backyard pics
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I have 2 empty lots next door that are not maintained so I figure I will be fighting the crabgrass forever. I think my best approach should be to create the best lawn possible in between the crabgrass attacks each year. Once the lawn is established I can then start using pre-emergent to help combat the crabgrass.
So I'm thinking I need to aerate this fall, add seed to the backyard and when spring arrives I will aerate again, more seed and get on a good watering program of one inch a week, after the seed takes. Maybe next by spring of 2019 I can start using pre-emergent to control the crabgrass.
thoughts?
Backyard
Front yard looks good from a distance but up close there is some browning
More backyard pics
I have 2 empty lots next door that are not maintained so I figure I will be fighting the crabgrass forever. I think my best approach should be to create the best lawn possible in between the crabgrass attacks each year. Once the lawn is established I can then start using pre-emergent to help combat the crabgrass.
So I'm thinking I need to aerate this fall, add seed to the backyard and when spring arrives I will aerate again, more seed and get on a good watering program of one inch a week, after the seed takes. Maybe next by spring of 2019 I can start using pre-emergent to control the crabgrass.
thoughts?
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