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A HomeOwner's Guide to Fungus Control in Tall Fescue
Affordable Post-emergent Control of Poa Annua (Annual Bluegrass) In Cool-season Grasses
FlowZone Cyclone Battery Powered Sprayer
Have you started spraying your own lawn for weeds? Or trying to spray a liquid fertilizer, but not sure how to get started? Whatever you are trying to spray can be done with a pump sprayer, but for more consistent spraying pressure moving up to a battery-powered sprayer is the....
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Is Spraying a Pre-emergent Better than Granular?
Spraying a pre-emergent is one of the most cost-effective ways of applying a pre-emergent, but is it a better option? Let’s break it down. Granular is quicker. When you take the time to fill your backpack sprayer with water (and refill if you have more than a few thousand square...
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A HomeOwner's Guide to Fungus Control in Tall Fescue
Do you fight disease in your lawn? Disease are common throughout the summer and some in the winter as moisture and temperatures play a huge part in disease pressure. Warm nights and evening rain is the biggest contributor to brown patch in tall fescue. Prolonged exposure to moisture (at least 14 hours) with 60°F to 80°F weather is common for grey leaf spot to show its head.
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Controlling Gray Leaf Spot: Cleary’s 3336F
Gray Leaf Spot (GLS) has become an increasing problem in Turf-type Tall Fescue Lawns with more sights each year in the transition zone. GLS is commonly seen when temperatures are above 70°F with moisture on the turfgrass for 14 consecutive hours. With the normal maintenance of Tall Fescue, which is usual cut at 3 ½ to 4 inches tall, it allows moisture to be retained due a dense canopy and reduced air movement. Now cutting Fescue does not help the grass out as it will struggle during the hot summer month with producing photosynthesis or drying out completely to the point of death.
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Cleary’s 3336F: Flexible Fungicide That Protects Plants and Cures Diseases
Have you ever seen your lawn go from being beautiful and lush to completely dead in spots? While there could be a variety of problems like insect damage, animal damage, or poor nutrition it is common for it to be disease related. Diseases attack plant’s health throughout the season but...
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Eagle 20EW: Fungicide with Systemic Protection and Curative Attributes
Looking for a good fungicide to use within a rotation throughout the growing season? Eagle 20EW, a group 3 fungicide, is a flexible solution that can be used anywhere from a golf course to a greenhouse. With systemic properties that last 10 to 14 days, Eagle 20EW can be used....
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Affordable Post-emergent Control of Poa Annua (Annual Bluegrass) In Cool-season Grasses
With Prime Source’s latest release of Sublime Herbicide, we are excited for the first affordable control of poa annua in cool-season grass. We have seen good results on one application of Sublime, but a second application might be needed for best control. Within two weeks you can see visible...
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Choosing a Herbicide? Ask These Questions First!
When choosing a herbicide to spray on your lawn there are three questions to ask before making a decision on a product. What type of grass you are spraying on? What weeds are you controlling? Are you trying to prevent the weed or control what is currently there? Lets break...
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SpeedZone Southern EW: Fast Broadleaf Weed Control on Warm-season Grasses
If you are looking for fast control of many broadleaf weeds on warm-season grasses, look no further than SpeedZone Southern EW. This formulation of SpeedZone makes it safe to apply to warm-season grasses with a lower rate of 2,4-D. With this reduced amount of 2,4-D, while still highly effective, SpeedZone Southern EW makes it safer to spray broadleaf weeds during the transition period in the spring where 2,4-D products usually delay the green-up.
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Diquat: Quick Burndown of Weeds in Landscape Beds
Using Roundup, but not pleased with the delayed results? Want something to kill unwanted weeds in your ornamental beds quickly? If you answered Yes, you are in luck. The answer is Diquat. Diquat shows visible results in as little as 24-48 hours, giving you peace of mind that your application....
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Understanding MSMA Label: Spraying for Hard-to-Control Weeds
If you are trying to control tough grassy weeds like crabgrass, goosegrass, or bahiagrass in warm- and cool-season grasses MSMA might be the best solution for you. Along with grassy weeds, MSMA will control some broadleaf weeds like clover, sandspur, and spurge along with nutsedges. Where can you use...
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Roundup Pro Max: Premium Surfactants for Rain Fast Benefits
With a blend of Surfactants that allow for Roundup Pro Max’s active ingredient, glyphosate, to quickly enter plant, Roundup Pro Max is one of the best solutions to kill active growing weeds. Kill weeds has never been easier, even if rain is on the way....
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SureGuard SC Herbicide: Flexible Option for Aquatic Use and Landscape Pre-Emergent
Have you ever sprayed Roundup® with lackluster results? SureGuard® SC is a unique product the promotes rapid herbicide uptake when combined with Roundup® or Finale® allowing for quick burndown and better translocation of herbicide. SureGuard® SC is a flexible option as it has pre-emergent effects along with aquatic weed control.
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Controlling Weeds in Landscape Beds: Roundup QuikPro
Over many years Roundup has been the industry standard for non-selective weed control and there is a good reason why...it works well. Roundup’s active ingredient, glyphosate, is an effective way to kill plants all the way down to the roots due to its translocation ability. The one issue that many people came across with Roundup is how slow it takes to burn down the plant. With regular Roundup, you might see results in a week with another week for it to brown out the plant completely. This is where Roundup QuikPro can make a difference. Roundup QuikPro is a combination of Roundup’s active ingredient glyphosate along with Diquat.
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Dimension 0.25G DG Pro: Superior Pre-emergent for Grassy and Broadleaf Weeds
Whether you are looking for a product to control unwanted crabgrass in your lawn or need a pre-emergent for containers, Dimension 0.25 G is one of the best choices on the market. While it specializes in crabgrass control, it controls over 40 broadleaf and grassy weeds. Dimension offers great results....
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Snapshot 2.5 TG: Best Pre-emergent for Landscape Beds
When everything is looking nice and green, and everything is almost perfect in your lawn and landscaping areas around your home, do you notice unsightly weeds continually popping up in your mulched areas? Most Non-selective herbicides like Roundup will just kill what is there but does not take care of...
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Where to Apply Barricade DG .48 Prodiamine: Lawn, Landscape, Bare Areas?
Have you ever wondered where it is safe to apply Barricade DG? To better answer the question, it might be easier to say where you cannot apply it. Anywhere that you want seeds to germinate, don’t apply it. But like many herbicides, Barricade DG does have restrictions on sites that can be applied. Let’s look at the label for more info.
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Barricade DG Pre-emergent Instructions: When to Apply
Application timing is essential for getting the best results out of Barricade DG. Knowing what you are trying to control will change when Barricade DG needs to be applied. For example, if you are trying to control crabgrass, Spring is the time of year to apply. If you are trying to control Poa Annua, a Fall application is required.
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Barricade DG Pre-emergent Application Rates
While application rates can vary depending on what you are trying to control and the type of turfgrass you are applying it on, Barricade DG can be applied easily. As always, read the label for the best information on how to apply the product and any restrictions..
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Barricade DG Pre-emergent: Best Granular Pre-emergent
Only a few products are relied on like Barricade. It is the solution for landscapers, homeowners, municipalities, golf courses, and many other fields. While it comes in many different variations, like a liquid, water-soluble, granular, the Barricade DG .48 Prodiamine made by The Andersons is by far the best formulation of this product due to its ease of use and great results.
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Understanding Soil Temperatures and When to Apply a Pre-emergent: Using Syngenta’s Greencast
Understanding Soil Temperatures and When to Apply a Pre-emergent: Using Syngenta’s Greencast As the old saying goes, pre-emergents need to be applied by the time the forsythia blooms. While this might be a good rule of thumb, what is the science behind when to apply a pre-emergent? Monitoring soil temperatures...
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What is a Pre-emergent Herbicide and How Will it Improve my Lawn?
What is a Pre-emergent Herbicide and How Will it Improve my Lawn? Barricade, Dimension, Pendulum, ect. Ever wondered how some yards just stay completely weed free and healthy all year round? You might think they are paying a high price for a professional turf service to maintain their lawn. While...
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Improve Soil Health with One Easy Application
Soil testing is one of the best ways of telling what your soil needs. When looking at your soil test results, apart from your macro-nutrients, look for your levels on CEC (cationic exchange capacity), OM (organic matter), and Calcium levels. These levels are one of the most important for your...
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Incide-Out Spray Tank Cleaner: Keeping Residue from Building Up
After a spring full of spraying prodiamine, you might be wondering how the world to clean your sprayer up. Using a degreaser or other products can leave a residue that can cause leaf tissue burn on your next spray application. This is where Incide-Out comes in handy. Incide-Out is a...
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Clean Seed Fescue Blend: 3-Way Turf-type Tall Fescue
Wanting to start over with your lawn or just improve the existing grass? Clean Seed Fescue Blend gives you the flexibility to start fresh or interseed in your existing lawn. This three-way blend of the highest-end fescue varieties does a wonderful job giving you the lawn of your dreams. When we created Clean Seed, we wanted a blend of fescue that stood out not only for its dark green color but also for not having weed seed or other weed crop. This keeps your lawn from unwanted weeds that can be tough to remove.
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Professional Mole Scram: Best Way to Keep Moles Out of Your Garden or Lawn
Moles can be destructive to your garden in lawn as they tunnel through the top layer of the soil. Their tunneling creates air pockets in the soil which can reduce root structures harming or even killing the plants above. Mole also eats beneficial soil dwelling terrestrial invertebrate like earthworms which can have unwanted effects on soil health and decomposition processes.
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Controlling Fire Ants: Talstar XTRA Granular Insecticide
As Imported Fire Ants continue to move northward, finding a solution that kills fire ants is needed. If you choose a bait, you are restricted by applying it only when fire ants are actively foraging to pick up the bait. Bifenthrin by itself will kill some fire ants, but mainly makes the colony move away from the current mound and start a new one a few yards away.
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Merit 0.5 G: Control White Grubs Before They Become A Problem
Do you have problem areas in your lawn or places where moles just seem to always come? This may be due to the presence of White Grubs. Grubs are the main food source for many animals including moles, raccoons, and skunks. Preventing grubs from even showing up in your lawn is...
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