How Do You Stop Chickweed

A thick lawn will help prevent chickweed seeds from sprouting and seedlings from becoming established. Deep, infrequent watering will also help discourage chickweed since they prefer damp soil. In the fall, you can prevent chickweed seeds from germinating by applying Scotts® Halts® Crabgrass & Grassy Weed Preventer.

How do I permanently get rid of chickweed?

Treat chickweed in your lawn with a lawn weed control product such as Ortho® WeedClear™ Lawn Weed Killer Ready-to-Use. When used as directed, this product will kill the chickweed but not harm your lawn. Apply when chickweed is actively growing in the spring or fall and always follow label directions.

How do you keep chickweed under control?

Although time-consuming, hand-weeding or carefully hoeing beds and borders can be an effective way to control this weed as long as it is carried out before flowering and seed set, when weeds can also be added to home compost bins. Choose a dry day so disturbed weeds shrivel and die rather than re-rooting.