Weed Control Ottawa

If you’re like most homeowners, you dream of a lush, healthy lawn. A lawn that’s thick and green, fresh and fertile, and most of all – free of weeds! Weeds detract from a yard’s beauty due to the contrast in colour, texture, and coverage. What’s more, weeds compete for valuable resources in the soil, stealing available water and nutrients from garden plants and grass roots. Not sure how to control the weeds that are running rampant in your lawn? The professionals at Nutri-Lawn Inground Sprinkler Systems  do! Save your lawn from harmful weeds today with one of our proven weed control treatments.

What is a Weed?
Identifying common lawn weeds is easy... once you know what you’re looking for (you’re family’s herb patch can look a lot like a weed colony to the untrained eye!). Here are a few characteristics to keep in mind when surveying your lawn for pesky growth:

• Weedy Grasses: This strain of lawn weed is referred to as Monocots. Monocots are found in turf grass and are best recognized by the manner in which the sprout: Monocots emerge with a single seed leaf, whereas dicots sprout with two leaves. Common types of monocot weeds include crabgrass, tall fescue, and quackgrass.
• Broadleaf Weeds: These lawn weeds are members of the dicot family. They are often easier to spot than monocots thanks to large, leafy structure. Common broadleaf weeds include clover, ground ivy, knotweed, and every homeowners arch nemesis – dandelions. Have a dandelion problem? Check out our Fiesta Natural Weed Killer  treatment.

Effective weed control is based on correct identification. For help identifying your weed infestation, contact Nutri-Lawn Ottawa for a personal lawn consultation .

Perennial Weeds and Annual Weeds
Monocot and dicot weeds can be further divided into two groups according to the plants’ lifespan. Just like flowers, weeds can be annuals or perennials. Perennials weeds have a life of more than two years, while annual weeds germinate from seed, grow, flower and produce seeds in less than one year. Nutri-Lawn Ottawa  has specially formulated treatments for perennial and annual weed types. Contact us today to learn how our natural weed treatments can help protect your lawn.

Methods of Weed Control

Natural Alternatives
Harsh chemical treatments aren’t the only way to protect your lawn against invasive weed species. Nutri-Lawn Ottawa can recommend a great many natural alternatives for weed control. In fact, one of the most effective methods of controlling lawn weeds is to simply maintain a dense and vigorously growing turf cover. An inground sprinkler system from Nutri-Lawn  is one of the best defences against weeds as it will provide your lawn with the necessary nutrients to maintain optimum health and resistance. Other natural methods of weed control include raising (or lowering) your mowing height, changing the frequency of mowing, increasing (or decreasing) your fertilizer applications, or aerifying the soil.

Herbicide Control Methods
Not all weed infestations can be cured by natural methods; sometimes, herbicides are necessary in order to control and remove weeds from your property. Preemergence herbicides are often the best way to treat persistent weed growth, especially during the spring months. To be effective, Nutri-Lawn must apply this type of herbicide two to three weeks before weed seeds germinate. Preemergence herbicides are most effective against annual weeds. If your weeds have already germinated, don’t worry – Nutri-Lawn also has a full line of postemergence herbicides that will kill weeds after the plant is up and growing.

Protect your lawn from persistent weeds with a proven treatment method from Nutri-Lawn Ottawa. Contact our lawn care professionals by phone at 613-739-3399.