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PreEmergent for Lawns: A User’s Guide to Weed Preventer Products.

Preemergents don't work- unless you understand the tricks & timing of weed prevention. Tips and Cautions to effectively stop weeds before they start.

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Turflon Ester to Control Bermuda Grass: How To Use It

Hoping Turflon Ester will kill bermuda grass? The label offers control. Get help to use this weed killer correctly and suppress bermuda in fescue lawns.

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Ornamec To Control Bermuda Grass: How To Use It

Using Ornamec OTT to kill bermuda grass? Read the label and hope to understand it! Get help to use this grassy weed killer correctly and suppress bermuda in fescue lawns.

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A BURNED LAWN, Thanks To Homemade Fertilizer!

When a Burned Lawn is the reward for using a natural method, can the grass be salvaged? Get advice on Ammonia, from the FAQ series on Lawn Care.

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BROWN GRASS: Caused by acidic soil, or another problem?

Brown grass in isolated areas? Due to evergreens, or other common conditions, fully discussed in the FAQ series on lawn care.

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Hired SCOTTS LAWN SERVICE — Still Have A Brown Lawn!

Keep Scotts Lawn Service? Make them fix the Brown Lawn? Is it the Irrigation System? An FAQ entry in this Lawn Care Series of Articles.

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A Brown Lawn After Spraying Weed Killer

A Brown Lawn resulted from applying weed killer on grass. The Weed-B-Gon acted like Round-up! How to deal with trouble -- in this FAQ series on lawn care.

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Crabgrass control after taking time off.

Crabgrass control is often a catch-up game. This St. Augustine lawn needs help after the owners got lazy. Will their ideas for new sod work?

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Treating Crabgrass in a Lawn In Hot Weather. OK? or not?

Treating crabgrass with weed killer sprays in hot weather may kill weeds plus grass! Account for all the factors before you decide.

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Crabgrass Identification: We Need Help!

"Crabgrass identification has escaped us for this invasive weed! How can we confirm what we are dealing with?" See more FAQ now!

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