Garden re-seeding. In late Feb- early March, we broadcast recent grass seed on skinny spots (often shaded areas, or areas the place snow has laid on the garden for an prolonged time). This ensures satisfactory time for the brand new seed to determine earlier than the nice and cozy climate hits. 

Weed Management – first preemergent remedy. As soon as the grass seed has sprouted (it takes about ten days), it’s protected to deal with the garden proactively with a preemergent herbicide. This materials creates a barrier on the bottom that stops undesirable seeds from germinating. 

Forsythia is our indicator plant. When the forsythia bursts into flower, we conduct the primary spherical of preemergent to stop weed seeds from sprouting within the garden and planting beds. 

There’s a window of some weeks for us to successfully apply this garden care remedy. As soon as forsythia begins to leaf out, that’s when crab grass begins to germinate. So we need to have the remedy on the bottom simply in time for that. Not too quickly and never too late.