Question of the day: Should I use a liquid or granular pre emergent?
If you have ever bought or shopped for pre emergent, you probably noticed that you can get the same product in either liquid or granular form.
So which is better?
When it comes to pre emergent, liquid is hands down the way to go for two primary reasons.
First, an even, thorough coverage is the key to success when applying a pre emergent. Liquid applications make it easier to be very precise, and ensure you are getting an even coverage across your lawn. Granular applications leave more room for error with both the application rate AND ensuring you get an even spread across the entire lawn.
Secondly, a liquid application starts working to kill weed seeds as soon as it hits the ground. Yes, liquid applications still need to be watered in in order to soak into the soil and get the best results, but activation will be immediate.
On the contrary, granules are not active UNTIL they are thoroughly watered in. Once watered, there is an additional waiting period for the granules to break down and spread to the soil BEFORE they start killing weed seeds.
Remember, the most important thing is that you get a pre emergent application down period, whether its liquid or granular. If you already purchased granules, or if its a matter of convenience, or you can’t use a liquid for some reason…then by all means USE A GRANULAR.
But if the options are there and the products are available, always lean towards the liquid!
