{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"Time to control crabgrass &ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"WWCQoMP4U1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/time-control-crabgrass\/\">Time to control crabgrass<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/time-control-crabgrass\/embed\/#?secret=WWCQoMP4U1\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Time to control crabgrass&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"WWCQoMP4U1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/GARRARD-COFFEY-CMYK-Horizontal.jpg","thumbnail_width":313,"thumbnail_height":282,"description":"While the winter may have wreaked havoc on many desirable plants, it did little to affect crabgrass, the most common weed in Kentucky lawns. \u201cCrabgrass is an annual weed that outcompetes desirable grasses and then dies in the fall, leaving bare spots in yards for winter weeds to fill in,\u201d said Gregg Munshaw, Extension Turf Specialist in the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. \u201cThe cycle keeps repeating itself until the turf stand gets poorer and poorer.\u201d Munshaw said the best way to control summer annual grassy weeds, including crabgrass, is to apply a pre-emergent herbicide before the weed germinates. Now is the time to do so. \u201cApril 15 has traditionally been the latest date to apply pre-emergent herbicides in Central Kentucky,\u201d Munshaw said. \u201cWestern Kentucky\u2019s deadline is usually a few days earlier, and Eastern Kentucky\u2019s time frame usually ends a few days later.\u201d While spring had a cooler-than-normal start, temperatures began rebounding the week of March 31. Forsythia is a fairly reliable indicator of when crabgrass will germinate. Munshaw said forsythia in Lexington was just beginning to bud and should be in full bloom in a few days. Individuals should apply pre-emergent herbicides before the forsythia blooms begin to drop. \u201cForsythia buds usually mean you have 10 to 14 days to apply a pre-emergent herbicide,\u201d Munshaw said. \u201cIf we use this as our time frame, April 15 would once again be the deadline to shoot for to make a pre-emergent herbicide application.\u201d Individuals wanting to use herbicide should look for products containing the active ingredients dithiopyr, pendemethalin, prodiamine and bensulide. \u201cWeed and feed\u201d products and others containing nitrogen are not recommended for lawns with cool-season grasses, such as tall fescue and Kentucky bluegrass, during the spring or summer. \u201cNitrogen encourages the growth of perennial and annual warm-season weeds to further outcompete cool-season grasses, as they grow really well during the hottest part of the year,\u201d Munshaw said. \u201cAll fertilizer on cool-season lawns should be applied in the fall.\u201d For more information on controlling lawn weeds, contact the Whitley County Cooperative Extension Service at 549-1430; visit the office located at 4275 N. Highway 25W in Goldbug; or e-mail at DL_CES_WHITLEY@EMAIL.UKY.EDU."}