Yes You Can Have Weeds In Artificial Turf

No they aren’t plastic weeds.  They are real live growing weeds in your never water never mow fake green grass. Did they mention that even with artificial turf you can have the same hassle with weeds that you experience in a regular greenscape.

As long as your artificial grass is laid with the proper surface preparation there will be no weeds growing through the turf. When purchasing synthetic turf from, you should be given the choice of either installing it yourself, or having our professional and experienced installation team doing it for you. Either way, as long as all the steps are followed in our installation guide, you should have no issues with weeds growing through the grass.

Just when you thought it was safe to throw away your landscaping gloves, out pops a weed in your synthetic turf installation! Crab grass and broadleaf weeds poke through the drainage holes and now your client has more maintenance than they bargained for with their artificial grass. Help eliminate this issue with my preventative care tips! This month I will show you how avoid those unwanted weeds that creep through artificial turf.

Place a weed suppressor below the artificial turf after removing the natural grass. Made from non-woven sheer black fabric, Anti Weed Fabric is designed to prevent weeds from growing inside your artificial turf. This fabric will still allow for proper drainage, as well. Find a weed fabric to easily conforms to your landscape contour and lays flat underneath your synthetic grass. Weed Fabric is sold in rolls and is proven to have the best results in weed prevention.

Before installing Anti Weed Fabric below synthetic turf, the subgrade should be free of debris and rocks to allow the fabric to lay flat and conform to the compacted subgrade materials. Secure the weed fabric with staples and/or nails every 2-to-3 feet in the center and 1 foot on center around all edges. We recommend staples because the fabric will stay more secure through foot traffic and the elements.

Roll out each section of weed fabric and overlap the edges of each section with a minimum of 6 inches. Secure these sections with either staples and/or nails every 2-to-3 feet on the center and 1 foot on center around all edges. Remember: weeds are a sneaky bunch, so protect your artificial grass installations with weed anti weed fabric!

Keep in mind that over time dust will turn into dirt and airborne weed seeds will find their way into and growing on your artifical grass.

It doesn’t matter to us whether you want commercial desert landscaping, lush lawns or some type of landscaping in between, we can help.  We serve businesses like yours all over the Phoenix Metro Area. To find out how give us a call at 623-848-8277.

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Greens Keeper Landscape Maintenance, LLC
623-848-8277
http://www.commerciallandscapecare.com
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