Are you looking for ways to help prevent weeds from infiltrating your lawn this summer? With good lawn care practices, you can help block out and prevent weeds from your lawn. Want to know more? Keep reading.
What Are Pre-Emergent Herbicides?
Pre-emergents are a great way to help prevent the infiltration of weeds to your lawn. They target the weed seedlings during their germination, stopping them before they are visible. These herbicides are especially great to use if you have had issues with seasonal weeds like Crowsfoot or Summer Grass.
Oxafert and Oxafert Plus are granular pre-emergent herbicides with an added fertiliser component to help give your lawn a boost at the same time.
If liquid lawn care products are more your style, Barricade Pre-Emergent is another option worth looking into.
How a Thick and Healthy Lawn Can Prevent Weeds
When your lawn is thicker and healthier, the profile has less space for weeds to grow. There is also increased competition for resources, including soil, nutrients, and sunlight. When these become difficult for weeds to access, they will become challenging to grow.
How Can Regular Mowing Prevent Weeds?
When lawns aren’t mown regularly, they can become stressed and thin out, making them more susceptible to weeds. So, with regular mowing, you can help improve the health of your lawn while helping it block out weeds.
If any weeds are growing in the lawn, regular mowing will also help weaken them. If a weed is preparing to go to seed, it will use a large amount of energy during this time. Mowing before the weed seeds will weaken the plant after it has used this energy. However, this is not a complete solution for weed control.
Please note if the weeds in your lawn have already gone to seed, it is best to ensure you mow with a catcher. This will help limit the seeds being spread throughout the lawn.
What If Weeds Are Already in My Lawn?
If you see weeds starting to grow in your lawn, being proactive and removing them before they go to seed will be key to preventing and stopping the spread.
If only a few scattered broadleaf weeds are growing, you should be able to pull these out by hand. When there is a more extensive weed issue, you may need to look at using a herbicide. Before using herbicides, it is always best to ensure the product will target the weeds you want to treat and is safe for your lawn type.
Most common broadleaf weeds like Clover, Bindii, Oxalis, and Cudweed can be removed with the use of a broadleaf herbicide like All Purpose Weed Control, Estate Herbicide or Bin Die if you have available. Estate Herbicide 250ml Concentrate has recently been introduced to replace the recently discontinued product Bin Die Concentrate.
All Purpose Weed Control
How Can Correctly Fertilising Prevent Weeds from My Lawn?
By fertilising your lawn correctly, you can encourage it to grow thicker. We recommend applying a fertiliser around two to three times a year, depending on the type of fertiliser and lawn.
Why Should I Apply Fertilisers to My Lawn?
Fertilisers are a great way to provide your lawn with the nutrients it needs to thrive. Most soils won’t contain all nutrients that your lawn needs, so using a well-rounded fertiliser will be able to replace them.
For granular fertilisers, we recommend using our Lawn Solutions Premium Fertiliser. This fertiliser has a fast and slow-release granule to give the lawn an upfront boost while continuing to feed the lawn for around 12 weeks. Granular fertilisers like the Lawn Solutions Premium Fertiliser only need to be applied a few times a year throughout the growing season.
If you are after a mini prill fertiliser or a controlled-release fertiliser, we recommend looking at our ProPlus Mini Prill Fertiliser. This newly developed natural carbon based fertiliser minimises leaching by binding nutrients to naturally occurring carbon and is suitable for all lawn types.
For liquid fertilisers, we recommend using our Exceed Liquid Fertiliser. Exceed liquid fertiliser will be absorbed by the grass leaf, providing a quicker uptake than granular fertilisers. Liquid fertilisers can be applied more regularly throughout the warm and cool months.
If you are having trouble identifying whether that pesky weed on your lawn is a summer weed, head to our blog page here to learn about the different types.
With the summer season sprouting up around the corner, it is the perfect time to start fertilising your grass and giving it the nutrients it needs to thrive through the warmer months. Visit our website to explore our range of premium lawn fertilisers and get your lawn summer-ready!
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This article was provided by Lawn Solutions Australia.