If you have crabgrass, look in to Tenacity(tm)

Tenacity is the only thing I've ever found that does a good job on crabgrass. A little bottle (about $60) will last you ~2 years.

My view has always been that fertilizer in April is just "feeding the top" of your grass; that you'll just be cutting it more. I guess the Scotts wouldn't hurt per se, but to specifically target weeds, I'd get a weed killer.

A VT extension agent once told me to use the acronym "SOD" for lawn feeding. September, October, December.

Lime doesn't' hurt either. Grass tends to like a more base soil, while weeds tend to LOVE acid.

In RVA, one can almost never over-lime.

[Post edited by Riverguy at 04/01/2022 12:06PM]

In response to this post by EDGEMAN

Posted: 04/01/2022 at 11:22AM

Question for yard maintenance experts -- EDGEMAN 04/01/2022 11:10AM

Let your grass beat up the weeds..no need for a second dose ** -- capitals1 04/01/2022 11:59AM

If you kill all the weeds will you have anything? ** -- bigbadbird 04/01/2022 11:36AM

Not much ** -- EDGEMAN 04/01/2022 11:37AM

That's my problem- i learned that the hard way- weeds at least keep it -- bigbadbird 04/01/2022 11:51AM

That's why I hate Poana -- Riverguy 04/01/2022 12:07PM

I bought some grass seed, and hand spread it last fall. -- EDGEMAN 04/01/2022 12:10PM

If you have crabgrass, look in to Tenacity(tm) -- Riverguy 04/01/2022 11:22AM

Great advice Riverguy. -- HokieJay 04/01/2022 12:37PM

Think you misspelled SON or -- Spudnut 04/01/2022 12:04PM

LOL Good catch. December. SOD. ** -- Riverguy 04/01/2022 12:05PM

Guess lime should be my next move -- EDGEMAN 04/01/2022 11:26AM

Maybe, but do a soil test first. It's all about the chemistry, don't guess. -- HokieJay 04/01/2022 1:11PM

Oh yeah. Definitely, then. Lime the heck out of it. -- Riverguy 04/01/2022 11:29AM

This ^^^^ And you can lime anytime. I do it after -- Spudnut 04/01/2022 12:07PM

If you have crabgrass, look in to Tenacity(tm)

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