What is a Weed?

A weed is typically known as an annoying plant that is not intentionally planted. They typically grow in gardens, lawns, or other landscaping areas.

The real definition of a weed is a native or nonnative plant that grows and reproduces at a rapid pace and is unwanted.

Are Weeds Ever Useful?

In some cases weeds have been used to benefit people, not just annoy them. Some weeds are edible and have roots or leaves that can be used for medical purposes. Not all weeds are crop killers.

How Do I Get Rid of My Weeds?

There are several methods of removing weeds. First off, contact a local lawn service company and find out what weeds you have a problem with. These local lawn care services are useful to get your weed problem drastically reduced.

Pulling weeds is a temporary solution that can be a great family activity that the kids will be sure to love.

If you’re looking for help with your lawn care Georgia, let Weedpro give you the help you need.

For more information check out our pigweed video.

Moss is a weed, and like most lawn weeds, moss love bare areas. Bare areas in lawn can result from several causes.

• Unsuitable grass varieties
• Poor drainage
• Drought
• Soil compaction
• Excessive shade
• Thatch accumulation
• Poor fertility
• Diseases
• Improper mowing

There are several other reasons why your lawn may be left bare and unhealthy. Whatever the cause, improving these unsuitable factors can lead to a thick, healthy, green grass where moss and other weeds can’t grow.

Moss can be killed with products containing ferrous sulfate, ferrous ammonium sulfate, and a variety of lawn fertilizers with moss control. Moss and algae killing soaps can also do the trick. What’s great is that none of these pose serious threats to the environment. In fact, did you know iron and sulfur are essential nutrients for grasses and tend to improve their color? Still, if you are not actively striving to improve the health of your lawn and eradicate the factors listed above, you will not be able to attain the desired results and moss and other weeds will likely reappear.

The following steps will generally control existing moss and discourage it in the future:

1. Use a moss control product to kill existing moss in late winter or early spring.
2. Dethatch or rake out dead moss, or skip step (1) and dethatch or rake with more vigor.
3. Over seed bare areas with the recommended turf type for your area.
4. Top-dress seeds with about l/4 inch of loose weed-free soil, or potting mix.
5. Keep seeded area moist until seedlings are established.

The professionals at Weed Pro in Atlanta, GA are familiar with lawns in the Atlanta area and the common moss and other weed problems they face during each season of the year. Give Weed Pro a call (770-WEEDPRO) or visit the Services page to request a quote. Before long you won’t need to ask, “Why do I have moss in my lawn?” because it will be gone!

Poa Annua Weed Alert

Currently Georgia lawns are experiencing a Poa Annua or also called Annual Bluegrass Weed Infestations. This weed is perhaps the single most troublesome grassy turf weed and is unique among weeds. There is probably no other weed that is so widely adapted to variations in mowing height, site conditions and cultural practices.

Due to the record breaking heavy consistent rain fall received during the 2009 fall season, even the best pre-emergent program has experienced early break down. Lawns that have not had this weed before and lawns with an existing history of this weed are both experiencing this problem. This has allowed the Poa Annua seeds to germinate at record levels this year.

Poa Annua is characterized by the spreading of dense, low clumps, 3 to 12 inches (8-30 cm) tall. Leaf blades are hairless, often yellowish green, and sometimes dark green. They are often crinkled at the midsection. It often roots at lower stem nodes and the root system is fibrous.

It is a very difficult weed to eliminate and we suggest approaching this issue with a fast response. Call Weed Pro Lawn Care today for an aggressive approach. Ask about our Weed Eliminator Program and get ahead in the race to a beautiful summer lawn this year.

For photos of this weed go to the following link and click on the photo Gallery to the right.
http://www.weedpro.com/Education/edu_video.php?sec=1&vid=poaannua

When it comes to weeds, make sure you dig the weed out by the root. It’s important to remember that you need to over seed where you pulled the weed out and then add top dressing to that area. This allows the grass to grow back thick, not only making your lawn look better but prevents weeds from coming back to that area.

It is a good idea to over seed your entire lawn with grass seed and then top dress it once a year. Before doing this, it is wise to simply thatch rack your lawn to rough up the soil so the seeds are better received. After spreading the seed out, apply weed seed free compost on top. The grass will grow up thick and strong, which happens to be a great method to keep weeds out in the future.

The next step is watering your lawn. Your lawn should be getting about an inch of water as the seasons get warmer. A good way to measure how much water you are giving your lawn is to put a can or rain measure in your lawn and turn on your sprinklers. The time it takes to collect one inch of water is the amount of time you should water your lawn.

These simple steps give you a great looking lawn that is all organic while maintaining a great look that will last all summer and will not harm your kids, pets or friends.

We discuss topics ranging from lace bugs to grub worms. We explain the pros and cons of both of these bugs and ways to remove them or facilitate their growth.

There are also videos explaining how to get rid of those terrible brown patches that destroy the look of your yard.

Have you wondered how to get rid of those wild onion plants? Have you noticed that your lawn grows crab grass? Our videos help you understand how to get rid of your crab grass and make your lawn a consistent sweet haven. Our instructional videos cover just about everything that has to do with perfecting your yard.

No matter what your lawn care problem is, we have a solution. Check out the Youtube page to find out how your lawn can soon be the talk of the neighborhood.

http://weedpro.com/Education/edu_video.php?sec=1&vid=pigweed

Pigweed - is a very common annual weed that grows during the spring growing season.  The roots of the plant are very shallow and it prefers both dry and moist soil conditions so it can establish itself almost anywhere if allowed to reproduce.  One can remove this weed very easily by hand and its growth can be prevented by proper treatment.