Crabgrass becoming a pain in your ... ?

Vigorous, adaptable, and fast-growing, crabgrass thrives best in lawns that are underfertilized and mowed too low. Controlling it isn’t hard, but timing is crucial; many homeowners apply pre-emergence herbicides in late spring or summer, when it’s too late for them to do any good.

The remedy: Instead, apply corn gluten meal, a natural option, in the early spring. It helps prevent crabgrass and fertilizes. Your local cooperative extension or nursery can tell you the best time. Then keep crabgrass at bay by feeding the desirable grasses with ample water and fertilizer--and by mowing high.

Article courtesy of Consumer Reports Online