A number of herbicides will kill your crabgrass without killing your lawn, but they're best applied in the spring before the weeds emerge, says Don Morishita, University of Idaho weed scientist. According to Morishita, gardeners can also control crabgrass with corn gluten meal. Again, you'll need to apply this corn-milling byproduct in the spring before your crabgrass seedlings emerge, or before soil temperatures reach 55 degrees Fahrenheit. It kills crabgrass by preventing seedlings from forming roots. Once you've gotten rid of the crabgrass, prevent recurrences by maintaining a thick, healthy lawn through proper mowing, irrigation and fertilization.
Individual plants have the potential to produce thousands of seeds each.
We recently bought a home that has a small pond in the backyard. The previous owners told us that the water lilies would overwinter. Hardy water lilies can spend the winter on the bottom of the deepest section of any pond that doesn't freeze solid. Position the container in the lowest part of the pond. On our way to the football game, we like to stop at the deli for some fried chicken.