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351 Radnor Road
Delaware, OH, 43015
United States

740-369-0972

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The Organic Weed Guide

BITTERCRESS (winter annual)

  • CAUSE

    • not applying fall pre-emergent

    • optimal weather conditions (warm/wet fall-winter)

    • thin/bare areas of grass

    • mowing too short

  • PREVENTION

    • Premium Organic Program provides pre-emergent treatment (DDG) twice a year to prevent new weed seed germination.

    • re-seed to fill-in thin/bare areas

    • mowing higher

  • ORGANIC TREATMENT

    • winter annual which will die in the spring with warmer soil temperatures

 

CANADIAN THISTLE (perennial)

  • CAUSE

    • not applying pre-emergent

    • thin/bare areas of grass

    • mowing too short

  • PREVENTION

    • Premium Organic Program provides pre-emergent treatment (DDG) twice a year to prevent new weed seed germination.

    • overseed to fill-in thin/bare areas of grass

    • mowing higher

  • ORGANIC TREATMENT

    • dig up and reseed

 

CHICKWEED (winter annual)

  • CAUSE

    • not applying pre-emergent

    • thin/bare areas of grass

    • mowing too short

  • PREVENTION

    • Premium Organic Program provides pre-emergent treatment (DDG) twice a year to prevent new weed seed germination.

    • overseed to fill-in thin/bare areas of grass

    • mowing higher

  • ORGANIC TREATMENT

    • will die in the spring with the warmer soil temperatures

 

CLOVER (perennial)

  • CAUSE

    • not applying pre-emergent

    • low soil nitrogen

    • thin/bare areas of grass

    • mowing too short

  • PREVENTION

    • Premium Organic Program (DDG - natural weed management)

    • regular fertilization to add nitrogen

    • overseed to fill-in thin/bare areas of grass

    • mowing higher

  • ORGANIC TREATMENT

    • dig up and reseed

 

CRABGRASS (summer annual)

  • CAUSE

    • not applying pre-emergent

    • thin/bare areas of grass

    • mowing too short

    • bagging grass clippings,which help prevent new weed seed germination

  • PREVENTION

    • Premium Organic Program provides pre-emergent treatment (DDG) twice a year to prevent new weed seed germination.

    • overseed to fill-in thin/bare areas of grass

    • mowing higher

    • not bagging grass clippings

  • ORGANIC TREATMENT

    • summer annual will die with fall frosts

 

CREEPING CHARLIE/GROUND IVY (perennial)

  • CAUSE

    • not applying pre-emergent

    • thin/bare areas of grass

    • mowing too short

  • PREVENTION

    • Premium Organic Program provides pre-emergent treatment (DDG) twice a year to prevent new weed seed germination.

    • overseed to fill-in thin/bare areas of grass

    • mowing higher

  • ORGANIC TREATMENT

    • Rake up this weed using a metal rake. Creeping Charlie spreads using runners, so raking it up several times throughout the growing season will help keep it from spreading. 

 

DANDELION (perennial)

  • CAUSE

    • not applying pre-emergent

    • compacted soil

    • low soil calcium

    • thin/bare areas of grass

    • mowing too short

  • PREVENTION

    • Premium Organic Program provides pre-emergent (DDG) twice a year to prevent new weed seed germination.

    • lawn aeration

    • adding calcium as a soil amendment

    • overseed to fill-in thin/bare areas of grass

    • mowing higher

  • ORGANIC TREATMENT

 

MEDIC (summer annual)

  • CAUSE

    • not applying pre-emergent

    • low soil nitrogen

    • thin/bare areas of grass

    • mowing too short

  • PREVENTION

    • Premium Organic Program provides pre-emergent (DDG) twice a year to prevent new weed seed germination.

    • regular fertilization to add nitrogen

    • overseed to fill-in thin/bare areas of grass

    • mowing higher

  • ORGANIC TREATMENT

    • summer annual weed that will die with fall frosts

 

NIMBLEWILL & GRASSY WEEDS (perennial)

  • CAUSE

    • not applying pre-emergent

    • thin/bare areas of grass

    • mowing too short

  • PREVENTION

    • Premium Organic Program provides pre-emergent (DDG) twice a year to prevent new weed seed germination.

    • overseed to fill-in thin/bare areas of grass

    • mowing higher

  • ORGANIC TREATMENT

    • dig up and reseed

 

PLANTAIN (perennial)

  • CAUSE

    • not applying pre-emergent

    • compacted soil

    • low soil fertility

    • thin/bare areas of grass

    • mowing too short

  • PREVENTION

    • Premium Organic Program provides pre-emergent (DDG) twice a year to prevent new weed seed germination.

    • lawn aeration

    • regular fertilization

    • overseed to fill-in thin/bare areas of grass

    • mowing higher

  • ORGANIC TREATMENT

    • dig up and reseed

 

PURSLANE (summer annual)

  • CAUSE

    • not applying pre-emergent

    • thin/bare areas of grass

    • mowing too short

  • PREVENTION

    • Premium Organic Program provides pre-emergent (DDG) twice a year to prevent new weed seed germination.

    • overseed to fill-in thin/bare areas of grass

    • mowing higher 

  • ORGANIC TREATMENT

    • summer annual that will die with fall frosts

 

SPURGE (summer annual)

  • CAUSE

    • not applying pre-emergent

    • thin/bare areas of grass

    • mowing too short

  • PREVENTION

    • Premium Organic Program provides pre-emergent (DDG) twice a year to prevent new weed seed germination.

    • overseed to fill-in thin/bare areas of grass.

    • mowing higher

  • ORGANIC TREATMENT

    • summer annual that will die with fall frosts

 

WILD VIOLET (perennial)

  • CAUSE

    • not applying pre-emergent

    • thin/bare areas of grass

    • mowing too short

  • PREVENTION

    • Premium Organic Program provides pre-emergent (DDG) twice a year to prevent new weed seed germination.

    • overseed to fill-in thin/bare areas of grass

    • mowing higher

  • ORGANIC TREATMENT

    • dig up and reseed