Crabgrass preemergent in very sandy soils

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Dargin
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Crabgrass preemergent in very sandy soils

Post by Dargin » October 18th, 2017, 6:25 pm

Was just thinking about this while planning out my strategy for next spring.

Should preemergent be watered in -very lightly- in predominantly sandy soils? I'm estimating my soil at around 75% sand and very miniscule amount of clay, based on the jar/water test. I'm just wondering if the faster drainage in a sandy soil type would cause the chemical barrier to drop too low in the soil, possibly thinning out the potency/coverage, and reducing the effectiveness after working in a half inch of water on it.


Am I just over-thinking this?
Any thoughts/experiences with this?

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