Diagnose your lawn
If you need to contact one of EagleYard's experts about a problem with the appearance of your lawn, here are photos and information that will be certainly very useful.
Identifying the most common weeds and the methods of preventing or controlling their presence
Possible causes
Broad-leaved Plantain
Problems
Perennial plant that produces large leaves and many seeds.
Period when symptoms appear
Throughout the season
Solutions
Preventive measures
Aerate.
Seed with grass seed that can resist long periods of shade.
Check soil acidity because plantain prefers alkaline soil (pH>8).
Control methods
Pull up plants by hand.
Local applications of herbicide can also be used to control a plantain infestation.
Crabgrass
Problems
Annual grasses whose leaves are light green in early to mid-summer and burgundy in late summer.
Period when symptoms appear
Starts early in the spring and remains until the end of the summer.
Solutions
Preventive measures
While crabgrass is producing seeds, mow short and remove clippings. Later, mow longer.
Control methods
Pull up plants by hand.
Seed lawn in order to increase its density.
Since crabgrass is a grass the same as lawn, it cannot be controlled using conventional herbicides.
Dandelions
Problems
Broad-leafed perennial plant that produces yellow flowers, then white balls containing seeds that are spread by the wind.
Period when symptoms appear
Throughout the growing season, but the yellow flowers appear in late spring and late summer.
Solutions
Preventive measures
Increase mowing length.
Use fertilization to maintain good lawn density.
Control methods
Dandelions can be pulled up by hand (several tools used for quick and effective removal of dandelions are available in gardening and hardware stores). Be sure to remove at least 2/3 of the root system.
Local applications of herbicide can also be used to control a dandelion infestation.
European Wood sorrel
Problems
Perennial plant with distinct heart-shaped leaves and small yellow flowers.
Period when symptoms appear
Late June and July
Solutions
Preventive measures
Aerate.
Control insects and diseases.
Water generously and less often.
Seed.
Control methods
Pull up plants by hand.
It is difficult to control yellow wood sorrel using conventional herbicides.
Ground ivy
Problems
Perennial plant with round, lobed leaves. It spreads through an above-ground root system. Its stem is square. Ground ivy produces small blue to purple flowers.
Period when symptoms appear
Throughout the season
Solutions
Preventive measures
Maintain lawn density through balanced fertilization and proper mowing.
Control methods
Ground ivy is difficult to control using conventional herbicides.
Quack grass
Problems
Perennial grass that spreads through an underground root system. Its leaves are light green, rough, and wide.
Period when symptoms appear
Throughout the season
Solutions
Preventive measures
Quack grass plants cannot be removed by hand because if their roots are torn, other plants will grow in the lawn.
Use balanced fertilization methods to maintain a dense lawn.
Mow your lawn to a length of 6 to 8 cm.
Seed abundantly.
White clover
Problems
Broad-leafed (three leaflets) perennial plant from the legume family. White clover is not considered to be a weed and more and more people add it to their lawn on purpose.
Period when symptoms appear
Throughout the season
Solutions
Preventive measures
Use balanced fertilizing methods.
Control insects and diseases.
Seed bare patches.
Control methods
Local applications of herbicide can also be used to control a white clover infestation.