Appearance:
Distinct from desirable grasses with its light green color and coarse, hairy leaf blades. Large crabgrass is sometimes referred to as Hairy crabgrass.
Growth:
A summer annual which dies at the first frost, it grows rapidly all season long. It has a prostrate growth habit and tolerates close mowing.Crabgrass spreads by seed and will thrive in areas with low fertility, thin turf, and poor drainage.
Physical Control:
Encourage thick, vigorous turf. Water deeply, mow high, avoid fertilizing in the summer. Remove weeds by hand with a weed puller tool, hand trowel or other hand tool.
Chemical Control:
Apply pre-emergent herbicide containing pendimethalin, dithiopyr, or organic corn gluten in the spring. Spot spray existing weeds with selective herbicide containing quinclorac.
