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  • Winter Application of Pre-emergence Herbicide Reduces Spring Lawn Weeds

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    When it comes to lawn weeds, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Weed prevention is what pre-emergence herbicide products do, but effectiveness of any herbicide product depends on several factors, including the timeliness of the application, the type of weed, and the species of turfgrass in your lawn. When to apply…

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  • Tips to get your warm-season lawn ready for winter

    A ground level image of a single-car garage door and some well-maintained lawn. Sitting on the lawn is a broadcast spreader.

    Heather N. Kolich, ANR Agent, UGA Extension Forsyth County While autumn is still a few weeks away, proper care in late summer and early fall helps your bermudagrass, centipedegrass, or zoysiagrass lawn enter dormancy at the appropriate time, protects against cold injury, prevents winter weeds, and reduces disease problems during spring green-up. Stop applying nitrogen.…

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  • As turfgrasses green-up, watch for disease

    an overhead view of a lawn with a large section of unhealthy grass spots roughly the size of a silver dollar.

    Like flowers and holidays, lawn diseases predictably show up during certain seasons. In the spring, we may see dead spots during spring green-up. Round patches of dead grass are signs the lawn is infected with fungi that cause Dollar Spot (Sclerotinia homeocarpa), Brown Patch and Large Patch (Rhizoctonia solani), or Spring Dead Spot (Ophiosphaerella spp).…

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