Can you treat lawn for grubs now or wait til spring?

Question

I live in the northeast where the ground is beginning to freeze. I have an are of lawn that needs to be treated for grubs before it can be reseeded. Can it be done now or would it be a waste of time and money and should I wait until spring?

Answer 1

I would recomend waiting because if you put anything down now and the grubs are underground it most likely won't reach them and kill them. So therefore I would recomend waiting until spring where you will know that they ate the poison. Good luck

Answer 2

Treating grubs is best done in growing season. You can however treat them this time of year, depending on what temperate zone you live in. In northern states grubs worms have descended deep into the soil for overwintering. If you see active grubs in your lawn, then treat it.((A good grub control product is an annual application(once a year) so technically it can be treated at anytime)) You however will see better results when its treated in Spring or early fall. If your ground is already freezing then wait for over-seeding also. Germination rates are best in May and September.

Answer 3

I don't think you should be killing the grubs. You should be feeding their predators (birds). Grubs are always present in the ground and are usually kept at bay by their predators. Grub infestation is usually a sign of predatory absence. For instance, if you have used heavy doses of fertilizers and pesticides in the past, you probably killed off the birds that ate the poisoned grubs. The grubs regenerate faster than the predators who may have just found a new place to eat without being sick or dying off thus now you have grub infestation. Killing the grubs will just continue to degenerate the ecosystem in your lawn. Stop using pesticides and chemical fertilizers that kill the microecosystem in your yard. Start some research on organic gardening methods and rehabilitate your lawn over time. Treat your lawn with corn gluten meal in the spring and the fall, it works as a pre-emergent week killer and slow release nitrogen fertilizer and feeds the microorganisms in your lawn. Check out the following links: http://www.gluten.iastate.edu/ http://www.organicgardening.com/feature/0,7518,s1-5-18-142,00.html

http://www.uri.edu/ce/factsheets/sheets/organiclawncare.html

Answer 4

You're probably best to wait for spring. Depending on the winter, they may all freeze to death and save you the hassle of treating them.



Either way, you wouldn't be able to tell if the treatment worked over the winter so you may end up having to re-treat in the spring anyway!

Answer 5

relies upon how long that's. If it is over 3 inches i might mow it now. a competent backyard desires to be decrease previously it is going to seed to maintain the turf roots healthful. If it starts off transforming into in spring and you may't get it mowed by using fact's merely too moist, you may injury your backyard.