Weeds

In the journey to a healthy, weed-free, lawn, crabgrass can pose quite the treat. This weed gets its name from the way it stretches out from one central root (similar to how the legs of a crab sprawl out from its body) and maintains a profile low to the ground. Crabgrass is a warm season…

Lots of clients ask me about this weed that is growing in their lawn.   So I wanted to share some information on it. This is called Poa annua, which is a grassy weed, that pops up every year in our Tennessee lawns. This weed has become more of an issue in the last five to…

Everyone has heard the phrase “growing like a weed” and it’s pretty safe to say that this phrase was based on the weed known as Nutsedge, Nutgrass, or Watergrass.  In our area is it mostly know as Nutgrass. The Nutgrass to grow quicker and taller than the most turf grasses, causing it to be an…

As spring starts to turn to summer you probably are seeing foliage of a pesky weed known as “Burnweed” it is a very un-welcomed addition to lawns. This weed is more difficult to control that any other broadleaf or grassy weed. The roots of the Burnweed plant do not stretch down into the soil. Instead,…