Warm Season Turf Winter Annual Weed Control

In Raleigh and the greater Triangle area of North Carolina both warm season and cool season grasses can thrive. You’ll find lawns throughout the area who have one or the other. Warm season grass will become active and grow during spring and summer and go dormant in the winter. That doesn’t mean you want to forget about your lawn over the cooler months. Even though the lawn may be dormant, weeds will thrive.

Because we are a transition zone with both warm and cool season kinds of grass, cool season weeds are present, and their seeds are likely in your lawn. They will bring about unwanted weeds unless action is taken. So don’t ignore your lawn in the winter. There is a lot that needs to be done in order to encourage the beautiful, healthy lawn you want to see in the warmer months to return.

Apply pre-emergent and post-emergent herbicides

As warm season grasses go into dormancy in the Triangle, now is the time to apply pre and post-emergent products for the control of winter annual weeds in your lawn. By killing off the green weeds that were growing, your lawn will turn more of a brown. That’s a good thing! Any grasses that were green and growing in your lawn were not the warm season grasses that you want to encourage.

Pre-emergent herbicides are applied early in the season before the cool season weeds are able to germinate and emerge. Later in the season, or if pre-emergents were not applied, you can also use post-emergent products to eliminate weeds that are growing while the rest of the lawn is dormant.

Barefoot Lawn Care is a longtime Triangle expert in weed control

Those wanting to control cool season weeds in their warm season grass lawn can trust Barefoot Lawn Care to get the job done professionally and thoroughly. We have been in the area since 1988 serving clients in Fuquay Varina, Apex, Cary, Morrisville, Raleigh, Clayton, Holly Springs, Johnston County and beyond.

You don’t need to worry about spending time outside this winter trying to figure out which lawn products to use. Let us take care of it. Unlike many other companies, we don’t require a service contract. You only need to pay for services as they are done and can cancel easily anytime. Call us at (919)-934-3554 or email at info@barefootlawncare.com to inquire and find out how we can help keep your lawn weed free this season.