To Spray or not to Spray!

We wrestle with this question every spring. Spring weeds or winter annuals, as we like to call them, begin germinating in November and December. These weeds  pop their ugly little heads up as soon as the snow melts, or in the case this year, late Feburary. They quickly go to flower, and just as quick, whether they are mowed off or burned out they are gone. That is their life cycle. The question remains, Do we spray them? I sayNo! From an environmental stand point it doesn’t make sense. These weeds are so short lived that applying an herbicide, we believe, is an injustice, or better put, poor stewardship. We can greatly reduce our impact on the environment by letting these weeds run their short sprint. If our customers insist we should spray, we can. However, it delays our more critical treatments. We like to target the persistent perennial weeds that linger through the summer like dandelion, plantain, clover, ground ivy, wild strawberry and so on. Let’s not chase every weed, but target the persistent ones. Let’s give our environment a break. It’s your call. Tell us how we can help.

John

Owner Green Up Turf Care

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