The proper management of lawn nutrients and the use of weed control methods will promote a thick stand of turf.
Empire Spray typically recommends 4 (optimal) or 3 granular fertilizer applications throughout the growing season. The timelines below will achieve the best results from the product when weather conditions are favorable.
More information about lawn weed control for Washington State homeowners is available here.
2 sprays are recommended and generally coincide with a lawn fertilizer application.
The best defense against Crabgrass is creating a thick, healthy turf!
Necrotic ring spot (Ophiosphaerella korrae) is a soil-borne fungus that feeds on dead bluegrass roots and crowns or on the surface of living roots.
Fairy ring (Marasmius oreades) are areas of dead grass with darker green grass and umbrella shaped mushrooms on the inside and/or the outside of the ring.
Red thread (Laetisaria fuciformis) is a common lawn fungus causing patches of dead grass during wet summers and in autumn.
Chinch bugs (Blissus leucopterus) are plant-eating ground bugs that form large swarms on grass and turf. They will eat away at turf grass to the point where a lawn looks dead from lack of watering.
These insects usually appear when a lawn is stressed such as drought or lack of nutrition. Treat your lawn as symptoms present themselves.