drop vs broadcast.. right ... no real concern about hitting the actual plants ... right??

are these middle of the lawn plants ... or in a bed???

how often do you apply ... and do you really need it ... or is just a spring ritual???

back when i was a lawn warrior... i found that after a couple years of the 4 bag system ... weeds were reduced to such a degree ... that a hand pump tank and spot spraying took care of the few weeds i had .. thereby saving a considerable amount of money ...

not to mention ... i moved to 16-16-16 cheap 50 pound sacks of fert just twice a year ...not only saving money.. again ... i found that the grass was just as green .. and i didnt have to mow it every 4 days ... lol ..

ken

Short answer - no. Typical granular lawn care products do not have enough oomph to them to affect large growing woody plants. And the most effective crab grass control is a spring pre-emergent and that won't affect anything except for the CG.

what if you did use a broadcast spreader.. and got it actually on the plant .... any idea???

have to imagine it not a plus.. lol ...

ken

yes a drop spreader. The conifers are in the lawn. Thank you for the replies.I am trying to control the crab grass.

i think you are on the right track with do it yourself... rather than relying on a grade school drop out drifting it all over the yard and plants ...

ken

Ken what would happen if some washed in or drifted onto the conifers? I am going to create a wide berth but it would be better the closer I could get.

We would need to know the exact product and its ingredients to assess how harmful - or not - it might be to come into direct contact with other plants. Read the label carefully. If it contains synthetic auxin type herbicides (like 2, 4-D), it should also have a cautionary statement about application close to sensitive plants as there can be some root uptake., something like “…care should be taken within the dripline of trees or shrubs.”

And you also want to avoid spreading the herbicide during the period the trees are pushing new growth, as that seems to be a period of increased sensitivity.

If you are using a pre-emergent, then you really have nothing to worry about. It will have no impact on any existing plants.