Fall Pre-Emergent (Orange County, CA)

8 years ago

Hi,

I am in Santa Ana, CA and have a 3000 sq ft hybrid bermuda lawn. The one weed I am most worried about his Burweed (aka spurweed). Every year, over winter time, I get massive burweed infestation. What pre-emergent is recommended for me to put down? And I assume I should do this ASAP since it is almost mid-september?

Thanks!!!

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dchall_san_antonio
8 years ago
Have you ever sprayed the burweed with Weed-B-Gone? If that does not work you might try Weed-B-Gone Chickweed, Clover, and Oxalis killer. If that doesn't work the next step would be Brush-B-Gone. Those are the three degrees of strength of the same chemicals.
ryandale56
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8 years ago
What is a recommended general fall pre-emergent for my area? I've never used one before.
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dchall_san_antonio
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To me all the preems are equally worthless. So get any one you want, use it, and when the weeds come up anyway, follow the suggestions above.

You shouldn't be getting weeds if you're taking proper care of the bermuda.

What is your watering schedule (how often and for how long)?

How high/low are you mowing?

When were the last two times you fertilized and what did you use?

Which side of the 5 and/or 405 are you located?
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8 years ago
Whereas I've generally found pre-emergents to be of considerable benefit. They're far from perfect, so the difference between 10,000 sprouting weeds and 1,000 isn't exactly going to thrill you, that's still a lot of weeds.

Over time, that can be reduced with judicious use of herbicides and/or effort. In my case, the number of yearly incursions of nasty stuff is essentially down to quite minimal, perhaps 20-40 depending on the year.

Pre-emergents aren't a cure for poor lawn care, but in conjunction with it and with working on your lawn to improve its thickness and health, they can certainly reduce the number of headaches you get.

Make sure to choose a pre-emergent compatible with Bermuda (Barricade/Prodiamine I know is, but I'm not sure about others unless I do the research). Plus mind how long the shield lasts--it does vary from 1 month to around 1 full year depending on which one you choose and the amounts that are safe for your grass. You'll want to apply again, or apply another product, when the shield drops.
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8 years ago
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