Crabgrass is a hardy weed that tends to thrive in sandy and tightly-packed soil, which is the most dominant type of soil in the Grand Rapids area.

Our lawn fertilization experts here at Turf Tech Fertilization deliver a preventative crabgrass treatment early on in our lawn care program. We serve both homes and businesses located in Cascade, Ada, and Lowell, MI.

Crabgrass grows rapidly once the spring rolls around, so you must have preventative measures in place if you want to keep this pesky weed at bay. Check out some of the specific reasons why you need to keep crabgrass out of your yard.

Crabgrass strips your lawn of the nutrients, water, and sunlight it needs to grow.

Crabgrass growing in a lawn in Ada, MI.

According to a study conducted by the American Chemical Society's Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, crabgrass strips lawns of the nutrients, water, and sunlight that they need to grow. Additionally, the same study found that crabgrass emits its own herbicides that kill adjacent plants.

Because of the herbicides that it emits, crabgrass can also damage the quality of your soil. While your soil's quality can be restored, it requires extensive soil testing and costly soil repair services.

Crabgrass produces thousands of seeds in the proper soil conditions.

Crabgrass is defined as a warm-season annual, but it behaves much like a perennial. It lives and dies off within the same year like an annual, but its growth pattern isn't that simple. Instead of producing seeds once it reaches maturation, crabgrass continuously produces thousands of seeds while it's alive in proper soil conditions. If preventative measures are not taken, this relentless weed will inevitably reemerge when the spring season rolls around.

Some property owners mow their lawn in an attempt to curb crabgrass's rapid germination. Mowing will not stop crabgrass growth. When mowed aggressively, this weed will adapt. It will grow flat instead of upright and continue to produce seeds until the cold weather arrives.

If crabgrass is killed off in the fall by frost, it will leave behind bare spots.

If you choose to ignore crabgrass growth during the summer, it will be inevitably killed off in the fall by frost. While this may seem like a good thing, this natural process will leave behind bare spots. Not only do these bare spots look ugly, but they will also likely serve as a breeding ground for new weeds to take root.

To keep your lawn looking whole and weed-free, it's a good idea to opt for preventative crabgrass treatments.

Are you interested in a crabgrass preventative treatment for your residential or commercial lawn? Call us today.

If you're interested in a crabgrass preventative treatment for your residential or commercial lawn, our team can help. The first step in our 6-step lawn fertilization plan is to apply a pre-emergent crabgrass control treatment in early spring. This way, we can prevent the issue from even arising in the first place. Call us today at (616) 425-7500 and our lawn fertilization team can set you up with a pre-emergent crabgrass control application for your lawn in Cascade, Lowell, and Ada, MI.