Learn how to get rid of crabgrass and achieve a healthy, weed-free lawn. This guide provides step-by-step instructions, ...

Removing crabgrass by hand isn't always very effective because this weed has strong, widespread roots. Use this method to ...

Common lawn weeds are inevitable but identifying them correctly can help to get rid of them, especially if they look quite similar to others, like crabgrass.

Large crabgrass can be up to 3 feet in height and can form thick mats of growth, with pale blue-green leaves that are 2 to 6 inches long. The leaves are hairy on both sides over their entire length.

Crabgrass is a common lawn and garden weed best controlled in the spring. Proper timing is essential for effective control of crabgrass, and products applied too early or too late in the season ...

Crabgrass grows in bare spots on your lawn, and it's in constant competition with grass. Use an herbicide to remove patches of crabgrass before they flower or remove clumps by hand. To prevent ...

The best way to prevent crabgrass is to maintain a healthy lawn that is thick and outcompetes crabgrass. Mow your lawn at 3 to 3 1/2 inches to promote a deep root system.

Crabgrass preventers are just that — preventers. With the exception of a few products, they will not affect established crabgrass plants. Crabgrass typically begins to germinate around May 1.

To prevent crabgrass, apply a crabgrass pre-emergent herbicide to kill seeds as they sprout. Apply the granular product slightly before soil reaches 50 degrees at the 1-inch turf depth.

Crabgrass flowers and sets seed in July and August, then dies with the first frost of fall. Therefore, most crabgrass has been dropping seeds for a few weeks now and is too healthy to effectively ...

Crabgrass germinates in the early spring as the soil temperature increases. The sprouts shoot up when the soil reaches 54 to 64 degrees at a depth of 1 inch.