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Even for the most meticulous gardener, weeds happen. However, with the help of this article, you can learn about weed spraying your lawn so you don’t have to make this last-resort practice an annual chore.

Best time to spray weeds before or after rain

Here’s how to get rid of weeds.

Three Classes of Weeds: Broadleaf, Grassy, Sedge

The first step to controlling weeds is to know your target. Weeds fall into three classes: broadleaf, grassy, and sedge.

Broadleaf weeds produce two seed leaves as the plant emerges, generally displaying broader leaves and branched stems.

Broadleaf weeds include:

• White clover
• Dandelion
• Thistle
• Pokeweed
• Poison ivy

Grassy weeds produce one seed leaf, like regular turfgrass. Examples of grassy weeds include:

• Goosegrass
• Crabgrass
• Rushes

Sedges also make just one seed leaf, but in cross-section, the leaves show a triangular shape, as with: 

Annual and Perennial Weeds

Weeds have one of two types of growing habits — annual and perennial. 

• Annual weeds live for just one season, which makes them easier to control.
   
• Perennial weeds, such as dandelions or cra
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