--- title: Turf and Ornamental Tech Tips | Killing Weeds description: Killing Weeds | View our Turf and Ornamental Tech Tips for the information landscape contractors need to keep turf and ornamentals healthy, vibrant, and weed-free. --- ### Resources [![Ewing Outdoor Supply Logo V 4 Color](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/hubfs/Ewing%20Outdoor%20Supply%20Logo%20V%204%20Color.png) ](https://www.ewingoutdoorsupply.com/) [![Login/Register](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/20200354/5d045e9a-574a-4a92-a8cc-1ce2a4352784.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/20200354/5d045e9a-574a-4a92-a8cc-1ce2a4352784) 0 You have no items in your shopping cart ### Shop Products Shop Products # Turf & Ornamental Tech Tips [![](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/hubfs/ewing-irrigation-weed-identification-spotted-spurge.jpg) ](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/weed-identification-spotted-spurge) ## [Weed ID - Spotted Spurge](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/weed-identification-spotted-spurge) By [Kevin Lewis](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/author/kevin-lewis) on September 14, 2022 Spotted spurge, or Euphorbia maculata, is a low-growing summer annual. It is problematic because of its rapid... [![](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/hubfs/ewing-irrigation-weed-identification-goosegrass.jpg) ](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/weed-identification-goosegrass) ## [Weed ID - Goosegrass](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/weed-identification-goosegrass) By [Kevin Lewis](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/author/kevin-lewis) on August 31, 2022 Goosegrass, or Eleusine indica, sometimes called silver crabgrass, is a very problematic weed in closer mowed turf and... [![](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/hubfs/ewing-irrigation-weed-identification-yellow-nutsedge.jpg) ](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/weed-identification-yellow-nutsedge) ## [Weed ID - Yellow Nutsedge](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/weed-identification-yellow-nutsedge) By [Kevin Lewis](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/author/kevin-lewis) on June 15, 2022 Yellow nutsedge, or Cyperus esculentus , may look like a grass, but it truly is not. It is in the sedge family with... [![](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/hubfs/ewing-irrigation-weed-identification-quackgrass.jpg) ](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/weed-identification-quackgrass) ## [Weed ID - Quackgrass](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/weed-identification-quackgrass) By [Kevin Lewis](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/author/kevin-lewis) on June 8, 2022 Quackgrass, or E. repens , is a perennial grassy weed that can be found nearly anywhere throughout the US with the... [![](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/hubfs/ewing-irrigation-post-emergent-crabgrass-strategies.jpg) ](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/post-emergent-crabgrass-strategies) ## [Post-Emergent Crabgrass Strategies](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/post-emergent-crabgrass-strategies) By [Kevin Lewis](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/author/kevin-lewis) on May 19, 2022 Around late May, things become time sensitive because crabgrass is still somewhat easy to control in its juvenile... [![](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/hubfs/ewing-irrigation-safeguards-against-misapplication-of-non-selective-herbicides.jpg) ](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/safeguards-against-misapplication-of-non-selective-herbicides) ## [Safeguards Against Misapplication of Non-Selective Herbicides](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/safeguards-against-misapplication-of-non-selective-herbicides) By [Kevin Lewis](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/author/kevin-lewis) on May 12, 2022 There is almost never a year that goes by without that ill-fated day when you learn about somebody’s spray tank that... [![](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/hubfs/ewing-irrigation-why-post-emergent-herbicides-fail.jpg) ](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/why-post-emergent-herbicides-fail) ## [Why Post-Emergent Herbicides Fail](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/why-post-emergent-herbicides-fail) By [Kevin Lewis](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/author/kevin-lewis) on May 10, 2022 We could probably come up with 15 reasons why post-emergent herbicides fail, but here are five. Always remember that... [![](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/hubfs/ewing-irrigation-weed-identification-common-chickweed.jpg) ](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/weed-identification-common-chickweed) ## [Weed ID - Common Chickweed](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/weed-identification-common-chickweed) By [Kevin Lewis](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/author/kevin-lewis) on May 3, 2022 Another winter annual weed that flourishes easily is common chickweed or Stellaria media . The first signs will be... [![](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/hubfs/ewing-irrigation-weed-identification-corn-speedwell.jpg) ](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/weed-identification-corn-speedwell) ## [Weed ID - Corn Speedwell](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/weed-identification-corn-speedwell) By [Kevin Lewis](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/author/kevin-lewis) on April 28, 2022 Corn speedwell, or Veronica arvensis , is one of those smaller weeds that can become a big problem in short order. [![](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/hubfs/ewing-irrigation-weed-identification-purple-deadnettle.jpg) ](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/weed-identification-purple-deadnettle) ## [Weed ID - Purple Deadnettle](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/weed-identification-purple-deadnettle) By [Kevin Lewis](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/author/kevin-lewis) on April 21, 2022 Purple deadnettle, also known as red deadnettle and Lamium purpureum , is a winter annual weed that is becoming an... [![](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/hubfs/ewing-irrigation-winter-annual-weeds-and-control-strategies.jpg) ](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/winter-annual-weeds-and-control-strategies) ## [Winter Annual Weeds and Control Strategies](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/winter-annual-weeds-and-control-strategies) By [Kevin Lewis](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/author/kevin-lewis) on March 1, 2022 Winter annual weeds can begin their life cycle as early as fall and complete it during the summer. We bring them up now... [![](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/hubfs/ewing-irrigation-what-is-a-weed.jpg) ](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/what-is-a-weed) ## [What is a Weed?](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/what-is-a-weed) By [Kevin Lewis](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/author/kevin-lewis) on February 22, 2022 What is a weed? It is a reasonable question because there are times when what is normally considered an unwanted plant... [![](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/hubfs/ewing-irrigation-weed-identification-common-mallow.jpg) ](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/weed-identification-common-mallow) ## [Weed ID - Common Mallow](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/weed-identification-common-mallow) By [Kevin Lewis](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/author/kevin-lewis) on February 8, 2022 Common mallow, or Malva neglecta, is a winter annual, also known as "cheeseweed." It has rounded, heart-shaped leaves... [![](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/hubfs/ewing-irrigation-weed-identification-hairy-bittercress.jpg) ](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/weed-identification-hairy-bittercress) ## [Weed ID - Hairy Bittercress](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/weed-identification-hairy-bittercress) By [Kevin Lewis](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/author/kevin-lewis) on February 1, 2022 Fall and winter bring the germination and emergence of winter annual weeds. In many areas of the country, hairy... [![](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/ewing-irrigation-five-reasons-pre-emergents-fail.jpg) ](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/five-reasons-why-pre-emergents-fail) ## [5 Reasons Why Preemergence Herbicides Sometimes Fail](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/five-reasons-why-pre-emergents-fail) By [Pat Gross](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/author/pat-gross) on January 25, 2022 It can be frustrating to see break throughs of crabgrass and goosegrass in the spring and early summer after a... [![](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/hubfs/ewing-irrigation-sprayer-pre-emergent-herbicides-tech-tip.jpg) ](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/prepare-for-pre-emergent-weed-control) ## [Prepare for Pre-emergent Weed Control](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/prepare-for-pre-emergent-weed-control) By [Kevin Lewis](https://ewingirrigation-20200354.hs-sites.com/turf-and-ornamental-tech-tips/author/kevin-lewis) on January 18, 2022 Spring and fall are critical time periods for pre-emergent herbicide applications particularly in warmer climates. 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