Spring Lawn Care - Prodiamine Pre-Emergent Lawn Application | The Lawn Care Nut

Pre-Emergent for crabgrass, foxtail and much more. This is our prodiamine (Barricade) application round 1.
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[@colonialrva9930]

Great video. How come you didn't dominate the RGS app with the Earthway S25-Spray Pro hanging up on the wall? My neighbors would be trembling, watching from the windows with that monster out in the yard!

[@Thelawncarenut]

because I am so out of shape I thought my heart would blow up, and I needed some beer too

[@matthesson5618]

I was just about to ask about the "Bigg Dogg" 😂😂

[@jtjumpshot]

@@Thelawncarenut Do you recommend this sprayer? I asked in other videos and you never answered.

[@bookooc5605]

@@jtjumpshot He appears to be consistent. If he sold it, he'd probably answer

[@jtjumpshot]

@@bookooc5605 I gave up on asking. Maybe a "Yard Mastery" version is coming.

[@SR98889]

Omg. I missed these videos so much. We still have 3 feet of snow, so I’ll just live vicariously through you for the next 2 months. 😓

[@johnwelch6199]

Bought a bigger lawn last year and have been following Alan since, I am going to give it a try since he makes lawns look so nice. Enjoy all the videos and his enthusiasm. I want to DOMINATE my neighbors :) Wish me Luck !!

[@GrassDaddy]

I was feeling the spring vibes and then we got snowed on again. Oh well lol

[@nickcoad3763]

Love the Rachio. I also got a 10 pack of small rain gauges used for sprinkler systems on Amazon. It really helps to lock down the amount of water you’re throwing down. All my zones are setup for a half inch each time it runs.

[@rivvanredorb]

Been following you for the last year when we built on to an acre of land last year. Right now, I have 18,000sf of St. Augustine and weed dominance in Texas! So this is going to be a yearly budget buster for me! It's looking like I will continue to have to wait forever to get off your waiting list for help...

[@chrisnovelli-n3architecture]

Love the LCN still on the sidewalk, surprised you haven't got complaints

[@jdrobbi]

Caught the math issues...kinda looked sideways at the screen, but knew what you. Psyched to try out the humic products this season. Unfortunately I still have several weeks to wait up here in Maine. Thanks for coming back for yet another week!

[@geneduclos4003]

Hey Allen, thanks for another great video. I put down the Prodiamine 65 WDG Friday because I knew we were getting @ .5" of rain over Friday night and Saturday and we did!... Sweet! Followed up with some Ringer, and even threw down some Humic DG to get some carbon buildup in the yard. BTW, the forsythias are blooming here in Cary NC.

[@lawncaredad1883]

Got my Prodiamine ordered last week, and it should be here any day. Its gonna have to sit in my KC garage for a few weeks, but thats just going to give me time to show the weeds exactly what they're in for! Thanks for all the tips man!

[@ponch896]

Pretty sure I’ve watch 90% of your videos in the past two days. Great Stuff. Thank you. LCN fo life.

[@mantaship]

I have read the Pre-Emergent guide. Thankyou. What I need is a Spring list of things to do, just like you did in the Fall with the Lawn Care Kid.

[@orangejuli07]

I purchased the water soluble version, and live in cool season area (ohio). We've had a crazy winter and weather kept shifting from freezing/snow to hot/sunny many times, even though soil was at 50°. Every time I went to apply we either had rain or snow coming, and when I finally applied we had a huge huge rain after and I'm afraid it washed everything away?! Now that spring is actually here, weeds are still everywhere. I see crabgrass, centipede grass (trying to take over my sidewalks), clover, wild violet, and tons of dandelion - no thanks to our neighbors and many around our town who let it take over their lawns. Should've got the granuals probably.. but I have about 35k SF of lawn to cover, that can get very $$$, I was hoping to hit only the major problem areas instead of every inch.

[@jasonconnelly2096]

Comment take two: Ordered Prodiamine from your link and found DoMyOwn has a sale on pre-emergent! It's far too early for me up north but I'm happy to have this on standby next to my bags of Milorganite that have been seasoning in my garage over the winter : )

[@Regnarrussell]

LCN I just picked up a Solo 421s chest spreader. No more pushing 20 pounds of Milo over the thick lushes grass. I just a nice walk over the entire yard. I love my Rachio as well.

[@Thelawncarenut]

+Joshua Russell yeah those are cool!

[@lostinmyspace4910]

Lastly, you can buy a blue dye called Lazer at Menards or Amazon for about $6.00. Add a half ounce per gallon, and spray. It'll mark the grass and assure no missed part of the lawn. It disappears after a couple days...it's good assurance.

[@lawncaredad1883]

Christmas came twice in one day! Lol... Thanks man

[@WeatherNut27]

I see its in the 80s down there in February past couple days. Yikes. I'm about 2 months away from doing any landscaping stuff.

[@thewolf61691]

I've used the rachio for 2yrs, great controller.

[@Thelawncarenut]

+ls3c6 i don't know how I lived without it

[@FreedomRock44]

Luggage Scale!!!! I know you know....Glad too see it is not just me.

[@kootrntrudr]

Ready for it to warm up here in the midwest to get the domination started

[@frontallobotomy3481]

Warm rainy day day up here in greenville SC. Put down some milo last week lawn is dominating

[@Solon2728]

Hey Allyn, how about a throwback video in the now-vintage How to Grow Grass Seeds - The Basics style from 2010 for us long time viewers?!? I would love to see the Holy Roller intro and sparkly brown shirt in action just 1 more time

[@Thelawncarenut]

Dang you went deep with that one lol

[@nathansmith3401]

Ahhhh! This is giving me pre-green anxiety up here in the North. I don't want to miss my window of opportunity

[@Thelawncarenut]

ThroW'ER Down!

[@brian7908]

Yeah, I watched both videos in full, because hey, why not?

[@Thelawncarenut]

I like the way you think

[@CDAndrews]

Sprayed my Pre-M and Air-8 yesterday. Was rocking my DMO hat from Paul too 😎

[@dailyDIYdude]

CD Andrews imma tell Pete your cheating on him.

[@CDAndrews]

Michael Wassenaar haha it is all good. Got my products that I used from Pete. Gotta keep it local!

[@americantroy77]

Michael Wassenaar lol

[@americantroy77]

CD Andrews How did the Air8 work for you?

[@CDAndrews]

I have just started to see some green up in the past day or so.

[@ianmclark]

I looked at your hand when you bent over after finishing spreading. Damn it. Good One

[@johnclarke6647]

I use Halts with a Scott's rotary spreader set at 2 1/2, according to the instructions on the bag. It is supposed to cover about 3,750 sq. Ft., which is exactly what it covered. It was not a big bag of Halts, about $17 at home depot, before my military discount.

[@efashho3179]

Wow you're thrower down is nothing like here in the north. We're throwin snow right now.

[@andi9134]

I’m very excited! I ordered my first bag of Prodiamine! Can’t wait to “throw er down” hehe! This year my yard will be the envy!

[@jasonmejia4951]

Me too!

[@Gixer750pilot]

Think we’re gonna need a bigger boat!

[@robmitchell3633]

I’m in the mobile Alabama area. Gonna thrower down tomorrow. Bought some products online as suggested by you sir!

[@Bag81305]

Those weeds came back hard this year crabgrass.🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤

[@joefrein5281]

I loved the part when you are bent over sucking for air and pull a weed ! Nice save Hane !

[@Thelawncarenut]

can't let them live!

[@caterpillarman]

“How do you measure 5 lbs?” Ascale. Genius !

[@thefpvlife7785]

Curious...do you place the clothing you wore spreading the herbicides with your normal cloths for laundry.

[@darrellbackhaus395]

Hey LCN...any chance you could do a video talking about how to regrade your lawn or the best ways to fix some minor hills and valleys in the yard?

[@Matt_spalding82]

It's my party and I'll mow if I want to! Lol, I've sang that before too

[@davidcranford7382]

That was the most relaxing video I’ve ever watched!!

[@ericschulz2532]

Allyn, I'm new here and preparing to Dominate the neighbors. I'm in Maryland and planning out my spring. Back in the fall I killed off our Bermuda lawn which had turned out to be a nightmare here in Maryland. It was the bright idea of the previous owner of our home. It was not attractive and was invading my neighbors lawns on both side of me. We killed it and I had the whole yard slit seeded. It was looking promising before winter hit and it went dormant. I'm now being invaded by various weeds and an abundance of what appear to be spring onions/chives? What is your opinion on Turflon Ester to knock out the weeds that are getting a foothold before a final spring over seeding? When would you think it would be best to over seed one last time. I'm wading through your videos and I want to thank you for all the great information!

[@orangejuli07]

nice audi!

[@harryl7946]

Just pave that area you forgot to add. No problems. I laid my pre-em down today as well. Came back to finished watching and BAM! you were gone!

[@bigblue3568]

Correct me if wrong but are you not measuring out the Prodiamine wrong? The application rate of ounces is by weight. The measure cup is for liquid ounces not weight. You gotta measure out your ounces on a scale. The RGS was measured correctly since it is fluid ounces.

[@huntzt3711]

Great video hane!!!

[@tracys2354]

That's a lot of grass to maintain!

[@lctbray27]

Appreciate the helpful video. This is my first year being proactive with my lawn. I sprayed my yard in October with Prodiamine and it has done great keeping weeds away through winter and coming into spring. I put down a second application mid February. My question is, how often throughout the year should I put down a herbicide?

[@treymatlock3775]

I was going to put down Friday but was afraid of the rain we were to get..lots. Now we are 40-70% until next week. Should the ground be dry? Thought bout putting out one day that the rain breaks if possible. Thoughts, suggestions are appreciated.. loving this program.

[@rdobbs67]

Did you do a video using hose end spray bottles using prodiamine?

[@markdean385]

Maybe I missed it, but anytime you mix a chemical with water in a tank sprayer, there's no mixing ratio that works for everyone. The water just acts as the transfer agent. You need to test your sprayer to see how much water you use per 1,000 sq ft. Once you have that, you simply add the correct amount of chemical per 1,000 sq ft to the amount of water you used in your test. For example, if your sprayer used 1 gallon of water to cover 1,000 sq ft, then you would add 1,000 sq ft of chemical to each gallon of water.

[@czrs85]

Re upload my comment. Great way to start Sunday!😁

[@sansevlife]

Saturday used water soluble pradiamine late at night and forgot to water-in the product. Sunday the sun came out for about 4 hours the afternoon with a high of 66 degrees. Finally Monday morning I realized I needed to water! Should I re-spray and water in my product?

[@manga669]

Can you put this after you have new seeds sprouting? My perennial ryegrass has sprouted and noticed weeds coming up from the old Yard when do you think I can apply this?

[@104yourmother]

Hey Allyn, I know your early spring program back in Indiana started off with throwing down some sand. I wondering if this is still doable if I'm also planning on throwing Prodiamine down early this spring too.

[@lostinmyspace4910]

Fact: The RGS is like a candy sucker after a shot in the arm to a youngster. It eases the pain, and so the lawn isn't crying afterwards.

[@JeffMadre]

Decent Pompano!

[@Pawgee]

Hey LCN how about a video on lawn care nut fashion wear...i mean what kinda stuff should people in north arkansas wear when dominating sleepy lawnless neighbors

[@bignbeefy9378]

Allan if you are like me and love tools head to bladehq and pick up a slick knife...i couldn't recognize the brand but once you have a high quality blade in your hand you will never go back to walmart brand

[@bigboi2xl]

I'm in Alabama, starting to have clovers growing. How should I attack this time of year? We've had temps in the mid forties to mid sixties.

[@BMETFerg]

Prodiamine order has been placed. I am hell bent on yard domination this year.

[@jason-ge5nr]

Ill watch it twice... Here is my question that I thought of. I have non lawn areas on my property.. Think gravel alley and gravel parking off the alley. I have a lot of weeds that grow there. My usual is just to hit it with roundup or salt water spring and fall. Is using a preemergent a rational choice for those areas?

[@lilbabykenny]

Hey allyn, I have an issue on a section of lawn that is shared with my neighbors hardscape. I now have iron weed that has migrated from his scape to my grass. What can I do to stop it in its tracks? I know it’s not common in lawns, and a hardy weed (hence the name), last summer I would just pull them as they would pop up, but it’s an uphill battle. Thanks, keep the good stuff coming!

[@workinprogress5936]

Just got done mowing edging and sprinkler repair. Question? If weeds are already showing is it to late to put this down. Northern California weather has been warm and trees are already blooming. I’m near almond country so when I see them blooming I get ready for lawn care

[@speedsterspeedy2146]

Do you have to cover up and wear a mask when applying prodiamine yard mastery? My bag just showed up. About to apply.

[@christopherflores2718]

I have a question about reseeding in spring. What would you set your sprinkler system to ; to get your lawn growing again?

[@andi9134]

I have my Prodiamine down, I also have granulated 2, 4-D Dicamba mixture for broadleaf weeds. My question is, can I pull up my thatch with a hand thatcher? Or will that disrupt the pre-emergent?

[@strongisland7015]

Hey LCN and everyone else! Quick question when us up north throw this down are we also doing our first app of Milo with it? Or does it have fertilizer in it too? Thanks!

[@shadelawns7441]

After watching this, i bought both the granular Howard Johnson 0.37% prodiamine, as well as the bottle of QualiPro WDG. Isn’t the WDG a better value? I went through a whole 50lb bag of the granular on one side of the house, yet barely used any of the WDG to finish the rest.

[@aaroncarter2600]

after this hard winter we had my grass looks very yellow, i was using a "lawn care" company who never focused time into my lawn in particular. i am on my own now.. what do i need to do to ensure a good green healthy lawn this year. i live in the houston area.

[@Thelawncarenut]

ThroW'ER down Milorganite.

[@jacksonarcher5881]

I was planning on trying to kill off some tall fescue clumps this spring, and then use some topsoil and seed in the bare spots. I was just wondering if you had an opinion on how early I could spray and kill the clumps? I live just south of Columbus, OH. I got the lawn looking really good last season and noticed the clumps spreading at the same time that some grub worm damage was revealing itself. Some of the fescue clumps got eaten by grubs and I was able to pull them out by hand. But the rest I want to kill this spring. Thanks for the great video, as usual! I can't wait to see what's in store for your lawn this season!

[@davo002]

Hey Allan, love the vids. I’m from Australia and have Kentucky Blue Grass mixed with Tall Fecue. Is prodiamime a suitable pre emergent for that grass. Just bought a bottle of Spartan which is 480g/l prodiamine. Thanks I’m advance.

[@elviramack1864]

Hey lawn nut my question is can I fertilize and treat my lawn at the same time

[@Grassology-vs1hn]

Royal lawn care,Thanks for that.After I put down my pre-m. When do I start my Milo applications?

[@madmax863]

I live in update New York and i want to overseed my lawn and take care of some bare spots. Can I apply milorganite immediately after seeding??? Thanks, LOVE YOUR VIDEOS👍

[@JoelMarreroHomes]

Where else can I find the prodiamine granular bag do your own is out.

[@mizzl]

Getting ready to put down prodiamine (liquid) here shortly. I'm in far SE WI, just north of Chicago. Soil temps are approaching the 45 degree mark. However, we've hit a bit of a cold spell again so I think they'll be dropping, giving me a little more time. My concern is, once I put this down and have to water it in, it's a little early to fire up the irrigation system as temps can still fall below freezing. I usually wait until May to fire that puppy up. Should I be concerned about damage to heads, valves or the backflow preventer if temps hover around freezing overnight (maybe upper 20's) but we really don't get a hard freeze (temps in the low 20's or teens)?

[@jeffk464]

Whats this spring you are talking about?

[@sbuzz5889]

great channel -- i have a ? why do they have max allotted chem rates per year for herbicides ? is it for the environments protection? damage to turf/soil ? or just a waste of product with no benefit. beyond? or all the above??/?//

[@Thelawncarenut]

the government sets those regulations and some states are more strict than others. Additionally, anything over the max rate, expecially with herbicides, can cause turf damage.

[@josephreynolds6372]

Hello sir! Great channel and I’ve been watching for a while, keep it up. I’m ready to dominate my neighbors lawn 😎 I went out today and grabbed some sta-green crabgrass preventer and put it down because I’ve had a big problem with crabgrass last season. Question is,before applying I pulled up a lot of dormant crabgrass leaving some bear spots and I would like to seed those spots in time to have a great lawn for the summer, how long should I wait to seed? I’m in va and temp is a week from falling into the 60’s. Thanks in advance

[@aaronw19711]

What do you think of using a surfactant such as baby shampoo in the mixture? Good or bad? Not needed? Thanks for all your videos!

[@onecrazywheel]

I wanted to ask if I can tank mix Prodiamine and PBI Gordon SpeedZone Southern(2, 4-D) in a backpack sprayer? I would like to spray a pre/post immergiant at the same time of possible to save time and energy. Thanks! 😎

[@Jim-iq6bx]

Is the .75oz/gallon for St. Aug? Seems that is off the charts for cool season turf according to the Prodiamine 65 WDG label. Thanks for the help.

[@christophergraves4841]

Can you use RGS and other micro nutrients with other name brands

[@girthalamule]

Mr. Nut. I have a question that maybe you could help with. I live in Georgia and have a Bermuda lawn. I like to take her really low at around .25-.5 inch. I noticed that at the end of last year and already this year I have been getting a lot of worm castings in the morning. I know they are good for the lawn but it's quite a pain in my eye when I have little clumps of mud over my tightness. Anyway do you have any recommendations for keeping these to a minimum?

[@djs134]

What do u use between your pavers ? They look great. I use non poly metric sand due to the tiny joints but it seems a bit to messy regardless of how much I sweep it. Also weeds still seem to pop up. Just curious how u keep yours looking so good

[@onemillionby30]

Looking to go Au Naturale, not that kind, but have heard Corn Gluten Meal is a good natural pre emergent, thoughts? NC/SC border with tall fescue, 18 month old turf.

[@Bigdaddy078]

Quick question, so since winter i have not applied anything to my grass. With it now being February what should i put down for good grass and maybe prevent crabgrass etc, please help. I have bermudagrass

[@sharpeshootr212]

Got the pre emergent down today. Do you suggest anything for the winter weeds that are all over my yard or will they die out over the next few weeks? South Carolina Centipede.

[@stevenmendelssohn8335]

Good morning Lawn Care Nut! I am new to your info and recently bought the cool season guide. Also new in general to building a better lawn. I bought a new home and it is uses well water. About 150-200ft deep. Obviously the guide suggests use of prodiamine pre emergent and milorganite fert as heavy staples in the plan. Is this safe for use on properties with well water? Or am I doomed to crabgrass hell forever? Thanks for any information. Steve

[@neverpanic]

I saw another video where the guy used .83 oz per gallon of prodiamine. He weighed it out on a scale. Is there really a difference in weighing and using a measuring beaker ? I'm confused...

[@treymatlock3775]

So I was at Lowe's today and wondered over to fert aisle (hate that..ha). They had some what looked to be old packaging of pre-em with 37% Prodiamine marked down..what's shelf life of this stuff?

[@chrisray9650]

You indicated 0.75oz per gallon which covers 1000sf in the video or did miss something? The product label indicates not to put more than 0.83oz/1000sf for the year and it does not recommend more than 0.55oz/1000 for an initial application. I thought I was beginning to understand this stuff, but that just through me off my game because I can not find it anywhere on the label. Please help a brother.

[@mikewest712]

How has your echo pump held up? I am on my third one and im going maruyama battery powered next.

[@nismowade]

I live in Georgia, have Bermuda in my front with some areas having some St.Augustine, and my back yard, is the complete opposite. What's a good product to use to kill the weeds in the Bermuda without harming the St.Augustine

[@BirdDog.]

Bag of crabx at Lowe's is $13 best deal out there.

[@czrs85]

Any chance of a rachio review for the Future? Re upload comment

[@mizzl]

Love my Rachio! So many features. I have the same model. Not sure there is enough of an advantage in the new model to upgrade. Alexa enabled too so I can water my grass from the couch by simply saying "Alexa, ask Rachio to water zone 3 for 12 minutes"!

[@jimmcilroy5408]

Awesome vid loved it

[@beyoder1]

do you have any recommendations for treating nimblewill in the spring in an Indiana lawn? I don't believe i've seen nimblewill covered in any of your videos and i'm curious about recommendations

[@fevzay9315]

I'm in central Texas...is it too late for Prodiamine? It's been a longer than normal winter, but I know I'm late? Is it better late than never, or should I just treat with 2-4d or quinclorac until early summer (dithiopyr)?

[@BermudaBrian]

Hey Allyn, I doubt you are still monitoring comments on this vid. But if you are, I was about to send off a soul sample to Clemson. What's the difference in Soil Say test and Clemson? Do you know?

[@eyeheartsushi2212]

What was that measuring device you used for the prodiamine powder prior to mixing it in the hand sprayer?

[@dvxAznxvb]

Eye Heart Sushi that measuring cup comes from buying the quinclorac herbacide, quite useful indeed but you can only use for Volume, you cannot use it for liquid Volume