Lawn Care
Looking for expert lawn care tips and guidance for your home? Whether it’s starting a new lawn from scratch and weed control to turf nutrition and soil amendments, or a quick on “how to” in your yard. In this section, you’ll find plenty of lawn care information.
Pet-Safe Weed Killer: What That Actually Means
THE SHORT ANSWER “Pet safe” is a marketing phrase, not a regulated category. What is enforceable is the label’s re-entry interval — and for most lawn herbicides that means keeping animals off until the treatment ...
Best Grass for Shade: What Survives Under a Tree
THE SHORT ANSWER Fine fescues are the most shade-tolerant lawn grasses, with turf-type tall fescue close behind and St. Augustine the best of the warm-season options. But extension guidance is consistent that below about four ...
Homemade Weed Killer: What Actually Works
THE SHORT ANSWER Household vinegar at 5% acetic acid kills seedlings with one or two leaves and very little else. It is a contact herbicide — it burns what it touches and never reaches the ...
How To Get Rid of Crabgrass in the Summer (2026)
No one wants to ruin their lawn in the summertime by having crabgrass plants pop up throughout. Establishing a thick, healthy turf is essential at preventing lawn weeds – both grassy weeds and broadleaf weeds. ...
Propiconazole Fungicide – The Ultimate Guide
Brown patch, leaf spot, dollar spot, summer patch, pink and gray snowmolds, powdery mildew–these fungus infections can undermine the health and beauty of your lawn quickly if not controlled effectively. If you notice that areas ...
How Long Does 2, 4-D Take To Work & Kill Weeds?
2, 4-D, (2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid) is a selective herbicide that controls and kills a wide range of broadleaf weeds. 2,4-D is often combined as a 2-way, 3-way, or 4-way herbicide, generally mixed with dicamba, MCPP, triclopyr, ...
Crabgrass vs Bermuda Grass (Difference & Similarities)
The chief difference between crabgrass (or crab grass as it’s sometimes called) and Bermuda is that some property owners actually choose to cultivate Bermuda grass as their lawn, while nobody wants crabgrass. On the other ...
How Long Does it Take for Quinclorac to Work & Kill Weeds?
Quinclorac is an effective selective herbicide to control any crabgrass problems. This weed killer is popular among many homeowners and most lawn care professionals as it kills a broad spectrum of grassy weeds and broadleaf ...
How Long Before Tenacity is Rainproof
Tenacity Herbicide is a unique herbicide. Not only can it kill over 40 weeds, including crabgrass and creeping bentgrass, but it also acts as a pre-emergent. In fact, the active ingredient in Tenacity – Mesotrione ...
Light Green Patches in Lawn
It seems to be every year – particularly in the spring and early fall – that lots of questions about “patches in my lawn” pop up. I professionally treat over 15 acres of turf and ...
How to Get Rid of Poa Trivialis (Rough Bluegrass)
Poa trivialis, commonly known as rough bluegrass, is one of the most stubborn weeds I see in cool-season lawns like tall fescue, Kentucky bluegrass, and perennial ryegrass. It loves moist soils and thrives in moderate ...
How To Get Rid of Creeping Bentgrass in Your Lawn
LAWN PHIX PRO TIPS Having done several bentgrass renovations, I found the best method to kill creeping bentgrass is blanket spraying 2-3 applications of Tenacity (mesotrione) with a non-ionic surfactant – the first app also ...