If you're battling weeds on your lawn in South Dakota, there's a highly effective way to prevent them altogether: pre-emergent weed control treatments! These treatments are applied across your turf, where they'll seep into the soil and create a barrier that keeps newly germinated weeds from breaking through the surface, meaning you won't have to deal with them in the first place. However, timing is crucial to ensure you apply pre-emergents ahead of a certain point in their growth cycle, so you'll want to do so in early spring and mid-spring. While they will drastically reduce the weed population on your lawn, they aren't the end-all-be-all, so you should also utilize post-emergent weed control treatments to combat any existing growth.

What are pre-emergent weed control treatments?

Pre-emergent weed control treatments are designed to prevent newly germinated weeds from growing through the soil surface and causing problems for your lawn. To do this, they're applied across your turf, where they absorb into the soil and create a barrier that blocks weeds from reaching the resources they need to continue growing. Without access to everything they need, they'll die and never have a chance to continue in their life cycle.

When should you apply pre-emergent weed control treatments?

To effectively prevent weeds from sprouting on your lawn, you need to know when to apply pre-emergent weed control treatments. After all, they're only effective on them before a certain point in their growth cycle; once they pass that, the treatment won't stop them from surfacing. The best time to administer pre-emergents is in early spring and mid-spring. The first application in early spring helps get ahead of weeds at the start of the new growing season so your lawn can emerge from dormancy free of these pesky plants. Meanwhile, the second treatment in mid-spring builds off the last and strengthens defenses against weed growth throughout the rest of the year.

Utilize Post-Emergent Weed Control to Target Weeds That Slip Through the Pre-Emergent Barrier

Although pre-emergent weed control treatments are highly effective at drastically reducing the number of weeds that grow on your lawn, they aren't the end-all-be-all. After all, some may have already passed a certain point, slipping through the pre-emergent barrier anyway. Fortunately, that's where post-emergent weed control treatments come in! You'll want to utilize post-emergents to target existing weeds, which are applied directly to the growth to seep into the soil and kill it at its roots. Pre-emergents will make battling weeds much easier, and post-emergents will cover the persistent few to ensure your lawn stays weed-free.

Some common weeds in South Dakota include quackgrass, goosegrass, ground ivy, wild violet, and crabgrass.

Call us today to sign up for our weed control service and say goodbye to weeds!

Do you want to say goodbye to weeds once and for all? If so, look no further than our weed control service! At Sharp Lawn Care, we'll apply pre-emergent treatments in early spring and mid-spring to get ahead of newly germinated weeds before they can cause problems for your lawn. Our team will also utilize post-emergents throughout the growing season to eliminate any existing growth. We've been tackling pesky weeds since 2005, so you can trust that we have highly effective products and know when to apply them to keep your turf weed-free.

We offer our weed control service to residential and commercial properties, as well as HOAs, in Sioux Falls, SD, Sioux City, IA, and other surrounding areas in South Dakota, including Tea and Harrisburg. If you're in the Sioux Falls, SD area, you can reach us at (605) 251-6880 to sign up, while those in Sioux City, IA can call us at (712) 253-8024 to get started today!