Pre-emergent is a herbicide that gets applied indiscriminately across your entire yard. This form of herbicide differs from post-emergent weed control, which typically focuses on isolated areas where weeds are visibly growing. Pre-emergent contains certain chemicals that are effective at stopping and or slowing the growth of weeds in the soil.
The strategy through which pre-emergents succeed is simple but highly effective. Pre-emergents do not directly attack weed seeds as they are germinating, but they do prevent the process of germination from extending through the soil surface. When applied, pre-emergent creates a protective barrier across the soil in your yard. Seedlings that are attempting to germinate under the soil will hit this barrier and cease growing/germinating.
After germination is stopped, the young seedling will either go into dormancy or it will die. Preventing new weeds from emerging also means you are preventing all those potential weeds from spreading hundreds of more seeds, making pre-emergent weed control a complete remedy.
Pre-emergent is a herbicide that gets applied indiscriminately across your entire yard. This form of herbicide differs from post-emergent weed control, which typically focuses on isolated areas where weeds are visibly growing. Pre-emergent contains certain chemicals that are effective at stopping and or slowing the growth of weeds in the soil.
The strategy through which pre-emergents succeed is simple but highly effective. Pre-emergents do not directly attack weed seeds as they are germinating, but they do prevent the process of germination from extending through the soil surface. When applied, pre-emergent creates a protective barrier across the soil in your yard. Seedlings that are attempting to germinate under the soil will hit this barrier and cease growing/germinating.
After germination is stopped, the young seedling will either go into dormancy or it will die. Preventing new weeds from emerging also means you are preventing all those potential weeds from spreading hundreds of more seeds, making pre-emergent weed control a complete remedy.