Your Lawn Has Mallow

By Neoma Archer

Your pride. Your glory. That is your lawn for you. You want it to be green. You want it to be healthy. You want it to be just as it is now. You do not want it to wither. You do not want it to be attacked by some disease. This is the very reason why you give it close attention. This is why you know if something is wrong. When that happens, you find out what is wrong and you give it treatment. You would be the doctor of your lawn.

One of the things that could find their way to your lawn is weeds. It is something that you think you can easily catch and you can easily take out of your lawn if they do start to thrive there. But that is not definitely the case always. There are times when you think that they have been there for just a short period when in fact, they have already sunk their roots deep down. When that happens, you definitely would have a hard time trying to get them out. If you do get them out, you will not be happy to know that a good portion of the roots still remains underground.

Mallow is one of those weeds that you do not want growing on your lawn. This one has leaves that are round and are green. It also has flowers which can vary in color - somewhere from white to lavender. Its peak period is during the late portion of summer so that should be around July and August.

Because of its leaves which are round and are lobed, many people often mistake this week for ground ivy. But the difference between the two is that the leaf of this one is actually attached to the weed's stem right at its back. That is something that you should want to find out first if you are thinking about treating your lawn with herbicides. Know what you are dealing with first before doing any action.

Mallow has different types and you thought there was only one. One of the types is the annual type and this can live throughout a whole season. The perennials, another type, can live for years. The peak period for this weed are the months of July and August.

So you think that the mallow should not stay on your lawn. If that is the case, find a herbicide meant for mallow. Then apply it every five to six weeks. Six applications should do it and the leaves of the weed will wither because the chemical is working.

To make sure that mallow does not come back this time, you have to attack it before the seeds actually germinate. So in April or May, get some pre-emergent herbicide and apply it on your lawn. That should work on the seeds and kill them before they even spread their roots and let out their leaves. - 30234

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