My grass is in sorry shape this season....I am thinking the culprit may be grubs. Is there a fool proof way to irradicate them? I live in Southern Ohio.
2007-04-20 01:45:43 · 7 answers · asked by libby_mcnulty 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Nothing is foolproof. You could get a lawn care company to treat the yard. Companies like 'True Green' will do insect control, weed control and fertilize, but they aren't cheap.
To find out if it is grubs, take a spade or shovel and remove some grass from the edge of one of the bad areas. If you can peel the sod back on a warm day, you should see some grubs. I'm in central Michigan and uncovered a few already digging up new flower beds this year.
Go to your local garden center and get some grub control. Granular products work best and are spread like fertilizer. Some are available in combination with fertilizer and weed control. Just be sure to follow the directions. Most require watering, or a rain to activate them and get the pesticide into the soil where the grubs are.
2007-04-20 03:50:32 · answer #1 · answered by bugs280 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Grub control is done after the eggs are laid, usually in August or September. You can use a special spray for grubs, this is different than the fertilizer. Strong, healthy grass is less likely to have a grub problem. Female beetles do not like to lay their eggs in tall grass or shady grass so cutting your lawn no shorter than 2.5 to 3 inches is a good way to prevent them. Also the grubs like to eat Kentucky blue grass and do not like some of the shade tolerant grasses like fescue as well. Adding more trees and shrubs to your lawn and overseed with shade tolerant grasses will increase shade and discourgage egg laying.
2016-05-19 21:08:11 · answer #2 · answered by sean 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are no such things as "fool-proof" in any landscape problem. Some work better than others.
Frankly, I would apply a liquid application of Sevin to my turf and plantings around Mother's Day. I would follow that with a granular application of the new Bayer Grub Control at Father's Day.
Grubs are generally not a problem at this time of year. I live in your zone and you will find grub activity in Mid-July to Mid Sept. Utilizing these two steps will help, however, your problem may not be grubs.
Proper maintenance is the key to a healthy turf. Have you Aerated the turf, what fert did you apply, was there a crabgrass preventer in it, and when do I apply a broadleaf weedkiller? Just as basic is what is my lawn mower height of cut and what seed do I use to topseed? Your turf is like your car. Proper maintenance equals results.
Try the Sevin and Bayer Grub controls. You can contact me at gjgjobs@yahoo.com for the maint. program. I suspect that the combination of a maint. program and the applications will do wonders for your turf. Good Luck
2007-04-20 02:05:16 · answer #3 · answered by jerry g 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There are several products available to do just this at most hardware stores or home centers. You put them on just like weed and feed. As the last guy said, and added benefit is that doing this will cut down on any mole problems you might have.
2007-04-20 01:59:50 · answer #4 · answered by thegubmint 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Buy some Grub-ex and spread it on your lawn this will also get rid of moles because that's what they're there to eat.
2007-04-20 01:52:21 · answer #5 · answered by John D 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
nematode's , you can get them at a good garden centre, and they work and are harmless to pets and are all natural
2007-04-20 01:51:18 · answer #6 · answered by jim m 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Set your lawn on fire. Then replace it.
2007-04-20 01:48:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 5⤋