tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37626436094316746802024-03-13T22:00:56.581-07:00Best lawn care in Boise, IdahoOrganic Solutions is a landscaping, lawn care, lawn mowing, organic lawn fertilizer, tree service, and sprinkler company that serves Boise, Meridian, Eagle, Nampa, and the Treasure Valley.Organic Solutions! Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13459134712349102687noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762643609431674680.post-17891726528775582652024-03-06T13:11:00.000-08:002024-03-06T13:44:08.818-08:00Pre-Emergent. What You Need to Know! <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><b style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #00af50; font-size: large;">Pre-Emergent</span></b></div><div class="WordSection1"><p></p>
<p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 9.7pt 0.1pt 0.0001pt 0.05pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #00af50; font-size: large;"><b>What<span style="letter-spacing: -0.65pt;"> </span>You<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt;"> </span>Need<span style="letter-spacing: -0.6pt;"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">Know!</span></b><span style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 5.0pt; margin-right: 10.3pt; margin-top: 11.15pt; margin: 11.15pt 10.3pt 0in 5pt; text-indent: 35.95pt;">Weeds are an unwelcome sight in almost any scenario. Looking out at your
lawn and seeing<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>sharp,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>hideous,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">
</span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>nightmarishly<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>misshapen<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>weeds<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>standing<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>tall<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>choking<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">
</span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>life out of the plants
you purposely planted is a sight no one wants to behold. But what can be done
and how can this seemingly never-ending issue be combated? Well, when it comes
to weeds there are only two solutions, you can either use pre-emergent or post-emergent methods. Most
people when thinking of dealing with weeds often picture the post-emergent
methods. Maybe this is you or someone else on their hands and knees pulling
crabgrass and other weeds out by the roots or someone with a backpack sprayer
coming in and using some type<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>weed<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>control<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>solution.<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">
</span>However,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>what<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>if<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>I<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>told<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>you<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>there<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>was<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>way<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>deal<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>with<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>weeds
before they even started to grow with a pre-emergent solution.</p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 107%; margin-right: 10.3pt;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 14.35pt; margin: 14.35pt 0in 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<h1><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #00af50;">What<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"> </span>Pre-Emergent<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;"> </span>Why<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt;"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt;"> </span>it<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">Important?</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 5.0pt; margin-right: 9.45pt; margin-top: 9.5pt; margin: 9.5pt 9.45pt 0in 5pt; text-indent: 35.95pt;">Pre-emergent, to put it simply, is a type of herbicide that works to
prevent weed seeds from<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>germinating.<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>As<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>pre<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>pre-emergent<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>states<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>this<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>product<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">
</span>is<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>be<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>applied<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>before<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">
</span>weeds have started to germinate. Post-emergent on the other hand, are processes used
once the weeds have sprouted through the ground. So why is applying
pre-emergent so important? Well, as World War I Navy Admiral William F Halsey
once stated, "all problems become smaller when you confront<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>them<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>instead<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>dodging<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>them."<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>When<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>you<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>confront<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">
</span>weeds<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>with<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>pre-emergent<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt;"> </span>your weed issue becomes smaller
throughout the season. If you were to skip the pre-emergent, dodging the weed issue in a sense, and wait until the weeds have sprouted then you will be dealing with a much larger issue later on in the season. </p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 107%; margin-right: 10.3pt;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<h1><span style="color: #00af50;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Does<span style="letter-spacing: -0.65pt;"> </span>Pre-Emergent<span style="letter-spacing: -0.7pt;"> </span>Treat<span style="letter-spacing: -0.55pt;"> </span>Weeds<span style="letter-spacing: -0.6pt;"> </span>Once<span style="letter-spacing: -0.65pt;"> </span>They<span style="letter-spacing: -0.6pt;"> </span>Have<span style="letter-spacing: -0.65pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">Germinated?</span></span></span><o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 41.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 9.6pt; margin: 9.6pt 0in 0in 41pt;">Unfortunately,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>pre-emergent<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>does<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>not<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>work<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>weeds<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>that<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>have<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>already<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> germinated.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 5.0pt; margin-right: 5.4pt; margin-top: 1.15pt; margin: 1.15pt 5.4pt 0in 5pt;">The<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>timing<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">
</span>for putting<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>down<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>pre-emergent<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>very<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>important.<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>Here<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>Treasure<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>Valley<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">
</span>area, for the most effective pre-emergent application the product is
typically applied in the month of March for the spring application and September/October for the fall application. If you are a new client and sign up
after March, we may put down pre-emergent as it is still effective just not as
effective because by now weeds will have started to germinate. The<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>fall<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>pre-emergent<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>treatment<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> is needed </span>as<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>many<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>weeds<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>spread<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">
</span>their<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>seeds<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>during<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;">
</span>late<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>summer<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>and early autumn months and can germinate in the fall lying dormant in the winter.</p></div><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 0in;"><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="color: #00af50; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #00af50;">Does</span><span style="color: #00af50; letter-spacing: -0.95pt;"> </span><span style="color: #00af50;">Pre-Emergent</span><span style="color: #00af50; letter-spacing: -0.9pt;"> </span><span style="color: #00af50;">Remove</span><span style="color: #00af50; letter-spacing: -0.9pt;"> </span><span style="color: #00af50;">the</span><span style="color: #00af50; letter-spacing: -0.8pt;"> </span><span style="color: #00af50;">Need</span><span style="color: #00af50; letter-spacing: -0.9pt;"> </span><span style="color: #00af50;">of</span><span style="color: #00af50; letter-spacing: -0.9pt;"> </span><span style="color: #00af50;">Post-Emergent</span><span style="color: #00af50; letter-spacing: -0.9pt;"> </span><span style="color: #00af50; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">Applications?</span></span></b></p><h1><o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 5.0pt; margin-right: 7.85pt; margin-top: 10.85pt; margin: 10.85pt 7.85pt 0in 5pt; text-indent: 35.95pt;">You would think if a pre-emergent was placed down correctly that you
would not have to<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>deal<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>with<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>any<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>weeds<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>throughout<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>season.<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>Alas,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>this<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>not<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>case.<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>What<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>commonly<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">
</span>not realized<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt;"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"> </span>that<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt;"> </span>weeds<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;"> </span>are<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>spread<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt;"> </span>by<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"> </span>all<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>sorts<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"> </span>different<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;">
</span>methods.<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt;"> </span>The<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"> </span>pre-emergent<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"> </span>will<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"> </span>get<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"> </span>rid of the weed seeds that are currently
in your lawn but has no effect on weeds that may be spread later in the season.
Seeds are spread by a variety of methods including but not limited to animal
droppings, irrigation, wind, and just coming over from your neighbor’s yard.
You will see more weeds throughout the year if you are on irrigation water as
opposed to city water because often times weed seeds are spread through the
irrigation canals, down your sprinkler pipes, and right out of your sprinkler
heads! Since weeds can still be spread throughout the year,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>it<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>important<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"> </span>have<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>an<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"> </span>ongoing<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt;"> </span>post-emergent<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;"> </span>plan.<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 107%; margin-right: 10.3pt;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #00af50;">How</span><span style="color: #00af50; letter-spacing: -0.8pt;"> </span><span style="color: #00af50;">Do</span><span style="color: #00af50; letter-spacing: -0.65pt;"> </span><span style="color: #00af50;">You</span><span style="color: #00af50; letter-spacing: -0.8pt;"> </span><span style="color: #00af50;">Get</span><span style="color: #00af50; letter-spacing: -0.75pt;"> </span><span style="color: #00af50;">a</span><span style="color: #00af50; letter-spacing: -0.65pt;"> </span><span style="color: #00af50;">Pre-Emergent</span><span style="color: #00af50; letter-spacing: -0.75pt;"> </span><span style="color: #00af50; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">Application?</span></b></span></p><h1><o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 5.0pt; margin-right: 10.3pt; margin-top: 9.5pt; margin: 9.5pt 10.3pt 0in 5pt; text-indent: 35.95pt;">Easy,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt;"> </span>sign<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"> </span>up<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;"> </span>one<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;"> </span>our<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"> </span>lawn<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"> </span>care<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"> </span>programs.<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;"> </span>Spring<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt;">
</span>pre-emergent<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt;"> </span>offered<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt;">
</span>in<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;"> </span>all<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt;"> </span>of our lawn care<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>programs<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>along with fertilizer and<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>weed<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>control
applications to keep the weeds out and the lawn healthy. Our Gold package which
also happens to be our most common package<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>also<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;"> </span>includes<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt;"> </span>Fall<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"> </span>pre-emergent,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>but<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt;"> </span>you<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>can<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>add<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>Fall<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;"> </span>pre-emergent<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>any<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">our </span>packages.<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;"> </span>We<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt;"> </span>no<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt;"> </span>longer<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;">
</span>offer<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt;"> </span>just<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt;"> </span>pre-emergent<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt;"> </span>application<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;"> </span>because<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt;"> </span>as<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt;"> </span>mentioned<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;"> </span>before<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt;"> </span>this is not a
one-time application that cures all. You will still need continuous lawn care
and weed control treatments to keep your lawn looking healthy, green, and
beautiful. Give us a call to see<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>what<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt;"> </span>our<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt;"> </span>lawncare<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt;">
</span>prices<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt;"> </span>look<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"> </span>like<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt;"> </span>always<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;">
</span>feel<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt;"> </span>free<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt;"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>contact<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt;"> </span>us<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>with<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>any<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"> </span>questions<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"> </span>you may have.</p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 5.0pt; margin-right: 10.3pt; margin-top: 9.5pt; margin: 9.5pt 10.3pt 0in 5pt; text-indent: 35.95pt;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghLGDxecwu8gLzNMGwwiQ7uJ-RZO6iMbqfAX69ZmlNYYlIC48NbZ-ojYM7PK8IlsZaNDO-6Th89Xk3lLpKWv2xzNZtFhSTmVbvAl-o0AFKZB9po7ZP5gqsrUP49MxsbDghc84YJXZYqdN1WqwKf8eCQ6el6wOUH7XWnkQmr1OL1mNhxduiPzPTKgczCfI/s474/Picture1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="474" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghLGDxecwu8gLzNMGwwiQ7uJ-RZO6iMbqfAX69ZmlNYYlIC48NbZ-ojYM7PK8IlsZaNDO-6Th89Xk3lLpKWv2xzNZtFhSTmVbvAl-o0AFKZB9po7ZP5gqsrUP49MxsbDghc84YJXZYqdN1WqwKf8eCQ6el6wOUH7XWnkQmr1OL1mNhxduiPzPTKgczCfI/w446-h212/Picture1.jpg" width="446" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 5.0pt; margin-right: 10.3pt; margin-top: 9.5pt; margin: 9.5pt 10.3pt 0in 5pt; text-indent: 35.95pt;"><br /></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p>Organic Solutions! Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13459134712349102687noreply@blogger.com0