Fall is also a great time to do a flower bed pre-emergent application in your Midlothian or Prosper landscape. You should be doing two to three flower bed pre-emergent applications per year depending on the product you use.
A few things to remember about flower bed pre-emergents:
Always use a granular. For turf we always recommend a liquid, but for flower beds you need to stick with a granular. Spraying a liquid herbicide all over the shrubs, plants, and flowers in your beds is NOT a good idea. A granular is going to roll off the foliage of your plants and make its way down to the soil where you want it.
Why granular is essential for flower beds:
Why liquid is wrong for flower beds:
Avoid areas that have seasonal color or where you plan to add seasonal color. Pre-emergents can inhibit healthy growth and will eventually kill off seasonal color. So be very conscious and careful of where you are applying your pre-emergent.
Keep pre-emergent away from:
How pre-emergent affects seasonal color:
Safe application strategy:
Don't expect 100% weed-free flower beds. About a 70% reduction in weeds is what you can expect from a flower bed pre-emergent, so there will still be some hand weeding required. But for anyone that has ever pulled weeds, the less the better!
Why flower bed pre-emergent isn't 100% effective:
Realistic expectations:
The time savings:If you typically spend 2 hours weeding flower beds, expect to spend only 30-40 minutes with pre-emergent applied!
Recommended schedule:
Benefits of fall application:
Effective granular pre-emergents for ornamental beds:
Application tips:
At Vista Lawn and Pest, we provide comprehensive landscape maintenance in Midlothian and Prosper, including properly timed flower bed pre-emergent applications. We know which products are safe around your ornamentals and how to apply them without damaging seasonal color. Combined with our lawn care, fertilization, and weed control services, we keep your entire property beautiful and low-maintenance.
Reduce flower bed weeding by 70%—apply fall pre-emergent now!
Watch the video below to learn proper flower bed pre-emergent application techniques and what products work best for North Texas landscapes.
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