Keep a Lawn Virtually Weed-free With a Few Simple Steps
Research Triangle Park, N.C. – A beautiful lawn is supposed to be thick and green. It’s not supposed to have bright yellow dandelions, red blooming clover and scraggly crabgrass and nutgrass.
Although it’s impossible to kill every single weed, most can be prevented, says Bayer Advanced garden expert Lance Walheim, author of Lawn Care for Dummies.
“Weed control is more than making a pretty yard. Weeds compete with grasses for water and nutrients,” says Walheim. “A well-cared-for, vigorous lawn will resist weed invasions.”
Here are four steps to keep your yard in top shape for weed resistance.
- Mow high. Mowing at the upper end of the recommended mowing height for your grass type encourages deeper roots and better heat and drought tolerance since the grass helps shade the soil to reduce evaporation and maximize soil moisture content. This is a critical area that can help reduce the need for more frequent watering. Set your mower at 1-1/2 inches high for common Bermuda; 1 inch high for hybrid Bermuda; 3 inches high for tall fescue; 2-1/2 inches for Kentucky bluegrass; and 2-1/2 to 3 inches for St. Augustine.
- Water the yard properly. Wet the soil down to a depth of 6-8 inches. Shallow watering results in a shallow root system. To check the depth of moisture, insert a rod or screwdriver into the soil; it will stop when it reaches dry dirt.
- Fertilize at the right time of year for your particular type of grass (usually fall or spring for cool-season lawns and late spring and early summer for warm-season lawns) and control insects such as grubs that eat grass roots.
- Aerate (remove small cores of soil) and/or dethatch as needed for better water and nutrient penetration.
Many products on the market require you to know what kind of weeds you have in your lawn. Bayer Advanced™ All-In-One Lawn Weed & Crabgrass Killer Ready-To-Use kills over 200 kinds of broadleaf weeds like dandelions and clover, and grassy weeds like crabgrass in one easy step without harming your lawn. For St. Augustine and other Southern lawns, Bayer Advanced™ Southern Weed Killer for Lawns Ready-To-Use controls 200 types of common broadleaf weeds like dandelions, dollarweed and clover.
About Bayer Advanced
Bayer Advanced lawn and garden products are created by Bayer Environmental Science, a business unit of Bayer CropScience LP and part of the Bayer AG family, a Fortune Global 500 company that makes such well-known brands as Bayer Aspirin, Aleve® and Alka-® Research Triangle Park, NC, is the business headquarters of the company''s NAFTA Region. Kansas City, MO, is the company''s core technology center. The global headquarters of Bayer CropScience is located in Monheim, Germany.
Bayer Advanced products deliver Better Science. Better Results.™ and carry a money-back guarantee. They are available at major retailers and independent garden shops across the United States. You can learn more by visiting www.bayeradvanced.com or by calling 1-877-BAYERAG.
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