Heavy rainfall can transform your yard into a haven for weeds. Monsoon season, in particular, can take its toll on the ground and create the perfect environment for dense growth. Although rain helps your landscaping thrive, perform weed control to prevent weeds from overtaking the yard, attracting desert pests, and detracting from your landscape’s appearance. Here are some suggestions for resolving the problem.

3 Weed Control Tips to Use During the Rainy Season

1. Don’t Wait for Rainfall   

Monsoon season runs from mid-June through September, that doesn’t mean you should wait until that first drop falls to start attacking the weeds. You can get a head start by removing anything that you see beforehand. This will help minimize their growth when it begins to rain, and will make it easier to handle any weeds that do grow once the season begins. Remember the old adage “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”

2. Tackle Young Weeds

Young weeds are far less stubborn to handle than more mature weeds that are nicely settled into the ground. Although it’s a labor-intensive process, remove the weed by the root after application of a post emergent/weed killer so that there’s no danger of it growing again. A strong tug should do the trick when the ground is wet.

3. Hire a Professional

Weed control is key to preventing overgrowth, and desert pests from harming your healthy yard. Before monsoon season, an exterminator and weed control professional can inspect the condition of your landscape and apply a pre-emergent product formulated to prevent weed seeds from germinating. They can also apply treatments that attack the weeds at their roots to kill them if they pop up after a rain.

Are you concerned about the spread of weeds and desert pests in your yard? The professionals at Havasu Pest Control, based in Lake Havasu City, AZ, can control pesky weeds from taking over the landscape using a reliable material that they guarantee for six months after application, so if weeds do pop up they will comeback and apply the weed “killer" as needed. You’ll receive a free follow-up appointment a month after your “initial” weed control service. Visit the company’s website to learn more about this and other services, including home inspections and pest control, or call them at (928) 855-1054 for a free estimate.