Weed Control

Common Weeds in Maryland to Look for in the Spring

As the weather starts warming up, you may start to notice weeds popping up in your lawn and flower gardens. Some of the most common weeds found in Maryland that you’ll want to look out for this spring include: 

• Crabgrass: Crabgrass is a common grassweed in Maryland that germinates in the spring and appears in early summer. You’ll either find smooth or hairy crabgrass on your lawn. Since crabgrass can be challenging to remove, you’ll need to plan your prevention and treatment methods ahead of time to take care of this nuisance for good. Explore how to identify crabgrass so you can come up with your lawn maintenance strategy.
• Common chickweed: This annual green winter weed usually forms thick mats, which then impact how well turf and plants can grow. It’s common in close-mowed lawns and flower beds that aren’t mulched. Because the common chickweed can produce over 800 seeds in a few months, which can lie dormant and reestablish in the ground, it’s important to remove the entire weed and root system.
• Dandelions: These weeds begin as yellow flowers, and then the seed head transforms into a fuzzy ball shape. They commonly appear in disturbed soil or turf, lawns, neglected crops and gardens or flower gardens. Dandelions are resilient and difficult to manage and remove and can quickly take over if they aren’t taken care of properly, especially in the summer and fall months.
• Henbit: This common weed is a member of the mint family and produces pink and purple flowers. These petals produce 2,000 seeds per plant, which allows them to spread quickly. The seeds are also capable of remaining active and viable for decades and can flourish in thin or weak grass.
• Wild garlic: Wild garlic is a member of the lily family, and these weeds can have green or white flowers that sprout from the top. Because the bulbs can remain hidden underground, they can be hard to get rid of with methods like mowing and hand-pulling. 
• Bluegrass: Often seen in areas like gardens, shaded areas and lawns, bluegrass can sprout as weeds or form thick mats along the ground. This grass-like weed is extremely hard to get rid of and requires professional management to get it under control. 
• Deadnettle: Another member of the mint family is deadnettle, which is typically seen during the spring in areas where dirt has been disturbed or there’s moist soil and sun. It has purple and pink flowers and can be managed by the right mowing program and herbicide treatments. 
• Hairy bittercress: Commonly seen in areas like ornamental landscaping and gardens, hairy bittercress flowers in the spring and germinate several times throughout the season with quick-spreading seeds. The seeds can then sprout in other areas of your lawn, especially if you don’t have dense turf. Mowing, digging out and using herbicides can help control these weeds. 

Our Organic Weed Control Methods and Techniques

While weed killers may seem like a quick and easy fix, most use harmful chemicals — and may not even be the correct approach for the type of weed you’re dealing with. At OrganicLawns, we specialize in environmentally friendly products that are chosen based on factors like the time of year, water and light access and your specific lawn environment.

No matter if you have dandelions or bluegrass, most weeds will require professional intervention to ensure they are properly managed and don’t take over your lawn and gardens. We’ll come out every 4-6 weeks to eliminate weeds and treat your lawn using organic-based products.

What to Expect From Weed Control Services From OrganicLawns

You can expect many benefits from our organic weed control service. When you do business with us, your lawn can be 100% weed-free.

Our products fight back weeds at the root, keeping them away from your grass for the season.

You can also expect a lush, green lawn because our weed services include fertilizer coverage. Once the weeds have been eliminated, we lay a fine layer of organic-based fertilizer over the lawn to replenish soil nutrients and encourage healthy grass growth, giving your lawn the weed and feed it needs.

All lawn services from our weed control company are carried out by a team of professionals with the educational experience needed to get control of the weeds on your lawn. We’ll also maintain a strong line of communication with you so you know how your yard is progressing. The result of our work will be lush, thick grass that you and your family can enjoy during spring, summer and fall days.

Broadleaf Weed Control in Maryland

Broadleaf weeds are definitely an issue when it comes to eliminating weeds in Maryland. Our seasons are so very hard to predict on a monthly basis and even more difficult to predict when you are trying to control weeds on a daily occurrence. We use a couple of more reliable methods to curtail weeds in your lawn such as soil temperature, types and quality of grass, and finally, the products used to eliminate the weeds. I will attempt to break down 3 reliable methods of controlling weeds in the following paragraphs.

Soil Temperature and Weeds

Similar to crabgrass, weeds are very dependent on the temperature of the soil for them to germinate. Your typical weed will start to germinate in temperatures around 50 degrees for late emerging broadleaf weeds. With this knowledge we know that applying any type of weed control when the soil temperature is below 50 degrees is a waste of product and also not very healthy for our environment.

Our Maryland state certified technicians carry with them a soil temperature gauge to help them determine at all times of the year what the soil temperature is exactly. This is good for anyone serious about controlling weeds in your lawn. There is no need to guess when you have this most important tool in your arsenal and consistently use it.

Natural Weed Control Factors:

• Aeration and Seeding
• Power Slice Seeding