Stop crabgrass before it starts with professional pre-emergent controlâtimed perfectly for Ellicott City & Columbia lawns.
Call for FREE EstimateCrabgrass is an aggressive annual weed that can produce 150,000 seeds per plant. Once it appears in summer, it's too late to preventâit must be stopped before it germinates.
Our pre-emergent crabgrass control creates a chemical barrier in the soil that stops seeds from sprouting. This gives you a clean, uniform lawn all season long.
The key is timing. Apply too early and the barrier breaks down before crabgrass germinates. Apply too late and the seeds have already sprouted.
Pre-emergent must be applied before soil hits 55°Fâtypically early March in Howard County. Once crabgrass sprouts, prevention no longer works. Missing this narrow window means dealing with crabgrass all summer.
Our crabgrass prevention service is science-backed and locally tuned for Howard County conditions:
We track real-time soil temps to apply at the perfect momentânever too early or too late for maximum effectiveness.
Commercial herbicides with 10â12 weeks of residual controlâfar stronger than store brands that last 6â8 weeks.
Applied with early-season nutrients in one visit for cost efficiency and optimal lawn health heading into spring.
Calibrated spreaders ensure even application across your entire lawnâno gaps along driveways or sidewalks where crabgrass loves to grow.
The ideal window is early to mid-March in Howard Countyâbefore soil at 2-inch depth reaches 55°F for 5+ consecutive days.
We begin monitoring in late February and contact you to lock in your optimal date based on actual soil conditions and weather forecasts. This proactive approach ensures we never miss the window.
Applying in April or later? That's post-emergent territoryâand far less effective with higher costs and more repeated treatments required.
Pre-emergent costs $50â$100 for the entire season. Post-emergent summer treatments? $150â$400+ with multiple applications needed.
Prevention achieves 90â95% control. Reactive post-emergent methods only reach 60â80% effectiveness at best.
One spring application protects all season. No repeated treatments, no monitoring, no worryingâjust a healthy lawn.
Stop seed production before it starts. Each prevented plant means 150,000 fewer seeds in your soilâbreaking the cycle for good.
For most residential lawns in Howard County
Your investment includes professional-grade pre-emergent herbicide combined with spring fertilizationâdelivered in one convenient visit.
Price varies by lawn size and current condition. We provide free, no-obligation estimates with no pressure to commit.
What affects pricing: Lawn square footage, accessibility, current weed pressure, and whether you're an existing customer with ongoing service.
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