WINTER WEED CONTROL FOR LAWNS
It is the perfect time to apply fall pre-emergents for the control of annual winter weeds in home lawns, sports fields and on golf courses. One of the big reasons for poor weed control with the fall pre-emergent applications, is that individuals wait too late to make their treatments. Once the weed seed has germinated and the plant is growing, the majority of these pre-emergents will not control the weeds. The pre-emergents need to
be applied before the weed seed starts to germinate. Note, there are two exceptions to his. The pre-emergent herbicides Simazine and Kerb
both have post-emergent activity as well as pre-emergent activity. These two products can be applied after many of the winter weeds have already started to germinate and grow and still provide effective winter weed control. A second major reason for failure is not watering the herbicide in thoroughly. For pre-emergent herbicides to work, they need to
be watered down into the top layer of the soil where most of the weed seed are germinating. Also, many of these herbicides are broken down by sunlight and if left on top of the turfgrass, they will loose some of their activity. Pre-emergent herbicides like Balan or Surflan are the most effective means for control of annual grasses and broadleaf weeds in turfgrasses. If the turfgrass is completely dormant, then you can use herbicides such as Glyphosate (Roundup) or Glufosinate-ammonium
(Finale) for winter grassy weed control. However, using one of these products when the turf is not completely dormant could cause severe injury to the turfgrasses.  HORTICULTURE TIPS
Apply fungicides to fruit trees
Plant bulbs and wildflower seed for spring flowers.

 
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