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How To Get Rid Of Summer Weeds In Your Lawn

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How To Get Rid Of Summer Weeds In Your Lawn

 

f you want to avoid spending summers pulling weeds in your lawn, you’ve come to the right place. In this post we’ll tell you how to get rid of summer weeds in your lawn, types of weeds, and proper management of them.

Weed Control: Types of Warm Season Grasses

 

There are four kinds of warm-season grasses that are the most popular in South Carolina:

Bermuda Grass

Centipede Grass

St. Augustine Grass

Zoysiagrass

All warm season means is that they like warm temperatures of spring and summer so they can grow. In the winter they become dormant and the foliage turns tan.

Why No One Likes Weeds

As the Clemson Home and Garden Information Center puts it,

“The main reason homeowners want to rid their lawn of weeds is that they are aesthetically disruptive. In other words, weeds are ugly and interrupt an otherwise uniform appearing lawn.”

Along with their not-so-pretty appearance, weeds are “fierce competitors that will strongly compete with the turf for sunlight, nutrients, and moisture.”

Visit Clemson’s page to learn more about the types of weeds you can encounter in your yard.

How To Get Rid Of (Or Manage) Weeds In Your Lawn

First things first, you need to have a dense and healthy turf to ensure proper weed control. Proper management includes mowing height and frequency (enough so that no more than 1/3 of the blade is removed), watering rate and frequency, proper fertilizer analysis, liming (as recommended by a soil test), core aeration to minimize soil compaction, and de-thatching as needed.

How Clark’s Turf Pros Target Spring & Summer Weeds

Bermuda Grass

In April and May, we apply a spring green-up to give your turf that initial nitrogen feed to promote greening up and leaf & runner (stolen & Rhizomes) growth. In addition, we include another round of pre-emergent to target crabgrass, spurge, and some broadleaf weeds. We use a granular, slow-release fertilizer to provide up to 3 months of feed depending on environmental conditions.

In June, we apply an early-summer application with our SloGro Growth Control to boost nitrogen. The application will include micronutrients and bio-solids to help the turf with extreme heat and dry conditions. We add Iron and a growth regulator for color and improved stress relief.

Centipede Grass

In May, we apply a spring green-up application to give your turf that initial nitrogen feed to promote greening up and leaf & runner (stolen & Rhizomes) growth. Additionally we include another round of pre-emergent to target crabgrass, spurge, and some broadleaf weeds. Depending on environmental conditions, we use a granular, slow-release fertilizer to provide up to 3 months of feed.

In June and July, we apply a mid-summer application to provide another boost of nitrogen. Additionally, we include micronutrients and bio-solids to help the turf get through the extreme heat and dry conditions. Iron and a growth regulator are added for a second round.

St. Augustine

In May, similar to Centipede grass, we apply a spring green-up to give your turf that initial nitrogen feed to promote greening up and leaf & runner (stolen & Rhizomes) growth. Along with the nitrogen feed, we include another round of pre-emergent to target crabgrass, spurge, and some broadleaf weeds. This is a granular, slow-release fertilizer to provide up to 3 months of feed, depending on environmental conditions.

In June and July, we apply an early summer application to boost nitrogen in your turf, which will include micronutrients and bio-solids to help the turf with extreme heat and dry conditions. Additionally, we apply an insecticide for cinch bugs.

Zoysia

In April and May, we give turf that initial nitrogen feed to promote greening up and leaf & runner (stolen & Rhizomes) growth. Additionally, we include another round of pre-emergent to target crabgrass, spurge, and some broadleaf weeds. This is a granular, slow-release fertilizer to provide up to 3 months of feed, depending on environmental conditions.

In June, we apply an early summer application to boost nitrogen, including applying micronutrients and bio-solids to help the turf with extreme heat and dry conditions, along with adding iron for color.

Weeds can be a pain in your grass! Let us do the dirty work for you! Click here to read more about our lawn care services, or check out Clemson’s site to learn more about proper weed management.

Toll Free: 866-781-4991 • clarkscsr@clarkspest.com

How To Get Rid Of Summer Weeds In Your Lawn

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How to Know if Your Hotel Has Bedbugs

Upon entering a hotel room, do you typically reach for the tiny toiletries, take a leap onto the bed, or perhaps start by inspecting for bed bugs? Knowing what to look for is essential. Anticimex Carolinas Service Manager Christian Tweed has shared valuable insights on identifying bed bugs in your hotel room and preventing them from hitching a ride back home with you. And if bed bugs do become an unexpected part of your vacation, remember that Clark’s Pest Control is here to assist!



Q&A with a Pest Professional


How do bed bugs get inside hotels?


Bed bugs are primarily hitchhiking insects as opposed to foraging ones, meaning that they get carried around on people’s clothes and belongings. Someone with an active infestation in their home can easily bring bed bugs to their hotel, but they can also be picked up during travel (airplanes, taxis, and rideshare services) and brought to a hotel room.


What do people misunderstand about bed bugs in hotels?


From a probability standpoint, all hotels will deal with bed bugs at some point in time. If you think about a bed bug’s method of travel, there’s literally nothing a hotel can do to stop them from being carried in. What I have realized is that luxury hotels are more likely to have an aggressive response to dealing with a bed bug case once it’s identified as they tend to have a higher quality of service and a reputation to protect. While this isn’t always the case, it has been my experience more often than not.

Got bedbugs? Call Clark’s at 866-781-4991 today!

What do you recommend travelers do when they get to their room to check for bed bugs?


Most hotel headboards hang directly on the wall. I start my inspection here before even looking at the bed itself. I have found bed bugs, their exoskeletons, and the telltale black stains they leave behind around the edges of or in the crevices of headboards. If the headboard looks clean, move on to looking over the pillowcases and comforter for any signs or stains. You can dig into the bedding as deep as you want here, but I encourage people to look over the top layer of things at the very least.


What are some lesser-known signs of bed bugs in your hotel room?


The specifics of the black stains they leave behind, which as gross as it sounds, are just digested blood as that’s all that bed bugs feed on. If the stains are on a hard surface, they will be small dots as if left behind by an ink pen and will smear into a brownish gray when moisture is applied. If they’re on fabric, they will usually bleed along the fibers making a small diamond, square or X shape.


If there are bed bugs in your hotel room, can they travel home with you?


They absolutely can, however this is easy to prevent. While staying in a hotel, keep as much of your clothing and luggage off the beds as possible. Storing suitcases in the bathroom might sound odd, but it’s an effective method of prevention.

Don’t tackle bedbugs yourself, call Clark’s at 866-781-4991!

What should you do with your suitcase if you suspect your hotel has bed bugs?


When arriving home from a trip, leave your luggage in the garage or on a porch and bring your clothes in one load of laundry at a time. If the clothes are dirty, wash them like you normally would, if they’re clean then run them through the dryer for at least forty-five minutes. Once your suitcase is empty, vacuum over it meticulously (don’t forget to empty the vacuum when you’re done), or if you’re in the right climate, expose it to heat for a few days by placing it in your vehicle (parked in the sun) or for a few weeks in your attic.


The Clark’s Solution


If you brought bed bugs back to you home, Clark’s is here to help. Our Bedbug Control service is designed to eliminate bedbugs and create a safe, comfortable environment.


A Clark’s Pest Professional will do an inspection and recommend a plan of attack to get rid of bed bugs now and prevent them from hatching in the future. Call Clark’s at 866-781-4991 today for more information.



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