too late to apply fall preemergent?
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too late to apply fall preemergent?
Hello, I am a newbie to lawn care so please bear if this is common knowledge. I am trying to follow the Bermuda Triangle approach and applied some Prodiamine preemergent today (Oct 3rd). I am in Cary, NC and was wondering if it was a bad idea to apply it this late?
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Re: too late to apply fall preemergent?
There is a "Triangle Approach" article and a "Bermuda Bermuda Bible", but they have never known each other in the biblical sense.
Which article are you talking about?
Which article are you talking about?
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Re: too late to apply fall preemergent?
Labor Day is the rule of thumb that I use for applying preemergent. Since you have already applied preemergent, you will have to monitor if your timing was on target or too late. Night time temperatures are a good indicator when the winter weeds will start to germinate. When the overnight temps dip into the 50's is usually the trigger that starts germination. I usually look for henbit to determine if germination has occurred.
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Re: too late to apply fall preemergent?
Thank you andy10917 for the reply and sorry for the late response (I tried to find the question I had posted but never saw it getting actually posted until today...) By the 'Bermuda Triangle' I was referring to this post
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=20592&hilit=monument
Also, thank you basokc - yes I will keep an eye out for new germinations. I did also apply some Celsius on a few of the weeds that were already present (although I am not sure again if that was a good thing to do as I am still learning to identify the weeds as to whether they were summer annuals that were about to die or winter annuals or perennials..)
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=20592&hilit=monument
Also, thank you basokc - yes I will keep an eye out for new germinations. I did also apply some Celsius on a few of the weeds that were already present (although I am not sure again if that was a good thing to do as I am still learning to identify the weeds as to whether they were summer annuals that were about to die or winter annuals or perennials..)
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Re: too late to apply fall preemergent?
Thank you to you both: andy10917 and basokc. I tried to post a reply to you a couple of times before but it never seems to make it. I'm trying again - not sure if this one will get posted or not...
andy10917, I was referring to this post
about how to control weeds in Bermuda
http://aroundtheyard.com/forums2/viewto ... 7e#p282617
andy10917, I was referring to this post
about how to control weeds in Bermuda
http://aroundtheyard.com/forums2/viewto ... 7e#p282617
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