Are you a new homeowner eager for the satisfaction of working on your own lawn or maybe you're just not happy with your existing lawn service and ready to do-it-yourself? Taking care of that first lawn is a lot like changing a diaper for the first time. It can be a little intimidating, sometimes overwhelming and even a little messy, but once you get a little practice you eventually figure it out. Dealing with turf grass and weeds takes practice and with the help from Grass Pad’s Idiot Proof Lawn Care Program you’ll get it figured out faster than a Huggies Pull Up.
Control annual grassy weeds with Grass Pad PREVENT. Preventing crabgrass starts in early spring
before the soils start to warm, and dormant crabgrass seeds germinate. Apply
PREVENT In Mid-March to Mid-April and again in Late May to early June. Grass
Pad’s two application pre-emergent formula has been tested and proven to
outperform other one-step pre-emergent formulas available at box stores and
hardware stores. PREVENT contains slow-release spring turf food for green up
plus crabgrass preventer. Apply ½” of water within 48 hours after application.
A vapor barrier is created at soil level, controlling ugly summer grassy weeds
before they emerge.
Related: Start Early to Prevent Crabgrass
Control broadleaf weeds with Grass Pad WEED and FEED. Uncle calls them “the salad bar” weeds, having wide leaves make them an easy target for granular WEED and FEED, a professional strength broadleaf weed herbicide plus turf food. For best results, apply anytime April to June as needed, on a sunny day when temperatures are above 70°. Apply over a wet lawn or a morning dew. Do not apply if rain expected within 48 hours and no mowing 48 hours before or after application.
Broadleaf weeds, like dandelions, henbit, and plantain will
survive the winter and are not controlled by PREVENT. As soils warm in spring, broadleaf weeds fill
in and stretch out in those same bare spots left by dead crabgrass. By
eliminating crabgrass in spring, you will reduce the broadleaf weed invasion in
the fall.
A wise man once said, “Weeds
don’t make a lawn bad, bad lawns make weeds.” Think about that statement and
let it sink in, and it is precisely the truth. Weeds can only move into a lawn
if there is room for the weed seeds to grow and spread. The best weed preventer
for your lawn is thick, healthy vigorous grass. Eliminate the bare spots, and
you will eliminate the weeds. The secret to an idiot proof lawn is to start
early and get good turf grasses to fill the bare spots before the weeds do.
Grass Pad makes lawn care idiot proof. If you want your lawn to be thick, lush, and green with fewer weeds follow the Idiot Proof Lawn Care Program. Each application is formulated to help eliminate weeds and encourage healthy vigorous turf grass to resist weed pressure. 
