Herbicides
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Pre-emergent herbicides are designed to stop the growth of annual weeds during germination. Pre-emergent herbicides are the cornerstone of effective lawn weed management. Pre-emergent chemicals will not work on any weeds that are already established in your lawn. It’s important to use these products before you have a weed problem; therefore, timing of application is…
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A soil amendment, sometimes called a soil conditioner, is any material added to a soil to improve its physical and chemical properties, such as water retention, permeability, drainage, aeration, structure, and nutrient holding capacity. The goal is to provide a better environment for roots to grow. To work properly, an amendment must be thoroughly mixed…
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Caution! Warning! Danger! Poison! These are the signal words that you will find on the labels of various pesticide products. These signal words are listed in order of least toxic (Caution) to most toxic (Poison). Typically, most of the products you would find at the local garden center fall into the “Caution” category. The signal…
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There are many options for controlling weeds in home lawns. Many of the turfgrass herbicides on the market today are highly selective and control specific weeds without damaging the grass. However, it’s important to note that these herbicides are not completely harmless to lawns and the ability of a lawn to “tolerate” an herbicide depends…
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UGA Extension Agent Paul Pugliese is looking at a backyard vegetable garden, and we discover a common summertime issue; herbicide injury. What is it? And how to prevent.
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If you’ve watched any television in the past few years, you probably couldn’t have missed getting bombarded with advertisements about class action lawsuits surrounding the Roundup herbicide. Roundup is one of many popular weed control products on the market today that contains the active ingredient glyphosate. Because of recent court cases in California, there is…
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Have you ever browsed the pesticide aisle at a local garden center or farm supply store? Trying to find the right product for your plant disease, insect, or weed problem can be very confusing to the average consumer. Most gardeners are familiar with brand names such as Sevin, Roundup, Spectracide, Bayer Advanced, Bonide, and Ortho. …
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