GOOD NEWS! Stickers can be controlled with pre-emergents to keep them from coming up before they even germinate. Then during the summer months, the goal is to keep them smothered out by maintaining a thick healthy lawn (watering every other day and mowing lawn weekly is a "must do").

To have a sticker free lawn, there is a process and you must be vigilant. These weeds do not play nice! But we are here to guide you in the process to have a sticker-free lawn that you, your family, and pets can enjoy!

The Plan of Attack

Step 1. Apply four pre-emergents each year at the proper timing to keep many weeds, including stickers, from coming up in the first place. No worries, we will automatically apply pre-emergents at the correct time for you.

Step 2: Be sure to water pre-emergents into the lawn as soon as possible! Water thoroughly 20 minutes per zone/area.

Step 3. Keep stickers smothered out with thick healthy bermuda grass. Have you noticed that sticker balls love areas in your yard where you have thin, unhealthy, or no grass?

Want to know how to create a thick healthy lawn?

• Fertilize on a regular basis (this is part of our program with Irish Green Lawn Care!)
• Water daily or several times per week. Think “long drinks of water” to encourage thick nutrient absorbing roots and to promote healthy bermuda grass.
• Check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/irishgreenlawncare for watering instructions as seasons/temperatures change. Watering instructions will also be emailed to you by your tech the same day as applications are completed.

Step 4. Bag when you mow!