Stork and Ben gave good advice. Crab grass took over an entire side of our

yard this summer. It was brutally hot and the fescue got stressed. Georgia yards also have a nutrient problem. Not much organic in the clay. We're composting,aerating and overseeding our entire yard this week. Will stink to high heaven for a few days but hope it looks much better in a couple of weeks.

For the crabgrass, pre-emergent in late Feb or early March is the most important thing you can do. If you put it off until things have started growing a little bit, it's too late.

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Posted: 10/04/2016 at 06:58AM

Lawn care in the fall -- psychobilly 10/03/2016 10:13PM

Starting a bit late, especially when seeding with KBG -- VTHokie01 10/04/2016 12:02PM

I have no idea what you are saying ** -- psychobilly 10/04/2016 12:45PM

Edited my original post to add more detail** -- VTHokie01 10/04/2016 1:27PM

Awesome, thanks.... -- psychobilly 10/04/2016 6:15PM

May Want To Check Out -- battmanvt 10/04/2016 11:16AM

Just overseed it with Rye this fall and get ready for basketball season -- bigbadbird 10/04/2016 11:05AM

After years of fighting crabgrass, here is my recommendation -- Hoke 10/04/2016 09:49AM

First rule of lawn care -- MEHOKIE 10/04/2016 09:21AM

On this note, any recs for a company in FFX count that will do this? ** -- dans93 10/04/2016 08:46AM

Way too late for fescue by then. -- 48zip 10/04/2016 08:07AM

I thatched over the last 2 weeks. -- PUAhokie 10/04/2016 08:47AM

Good point on the frost. I think i'll have to do my aerating and overseedin -- psychobilly 10/04/2016 08:41AM

Stork and Ben gave good advice. Crab grass took over an entire side of our -- RoswellGAHokie 10/04/2016 06:58AM

In most southern lawns it's necessary to do a second preemergent in June -- typed by ben 10/04/2016 07:14AM

2 weeks after glyphosate is fine. The top soil is not 100% necessary -- typed by ben 10/04/2016 06:27AM

Roundup says only 3 days for grass. And... -- 48zip 10/04/2016 08:10AM

The point of core aeration is to relieve compaction and aid N movement -- typed by ben 10/04/2016 09:09AM

I fought with that rental aerator for years. Finally stopped -- Stork 10/04/2016 10:10AM

Yeah I have spots. Damage from equipment and drought. -- typed by ben 10/04/2016 11:44AM

Agree, and it won't hurt. But most of the -- 48zip 10/04/2016 09:53AM

Got to love cutting a step out! Did you find a self propelled rake? -- typed by ben 10/04/2016 11:43AM

I've overseeded every fall and i haven't had good luck the last couple of -- psychobilly 10/04/2016 08:02AM

IMO damage by the crabgrass is done. Water over the dam. -- typed by ben 10/04/2016 09:21AM

Scalp as in dropping the mower low and getting it real close. -- psychobilly 10/04/2016 11:45AM

I think that is going to be a critical step for establishment -- typed by ben 10/04/2016 12:46PM

Honestly, if you're going to aerate, get the seed down prior to... -- VTHokie01 10/05/2016 08:11AM

The crabgrass will die off with the first frost. Best control -- Stork 10/04/2016 04:03AM

Spend the time you'd spend on all this with your kids.** -- CPRVHokie 10/03/2016 10:16PM

It's not some enormous weekly time sink like golf or the NFL ** -- typed by ben 10/04/2016 06:36AM

Sigh. -- psychobilly 10/03/2016 10:22PM

I'll bite. Why? I mean, do you have sand burs in the yard? Are you raising -- CPRVHokie 10/03/2016 10:40PM

I like having a nice lawn but not the time or money or know how it takes to -- BG Hokie 10/04/2016 11:27AM

It's a hobby and for some people a real challenge ** -- typed by ben 10/04/2016 06:29AM

^^prefers Brady Bunch AstroTurf style^^^ ** -- vthokieq 10/03/2016 10:45PM

The feel of it on bare feet. Lush, no prickly weeds. -- psychobilly 10/03/2016 10:42PM

Stork and Ben gave good advice. Crab grass took over an entire side of our

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