It’s finally beginning to cool off here in Louisiana. The air feels just crisp enough in the mornings and evenings to remind us that we’ve officially entered fall.

Lower nighttime temperatures translate to lower soil temperatures — and guess what that means? Cool-season weeds will soon begin growing.

Seeds from last winter’s weed population have been lying dormant in the soil for months. When they sense the soil around them cooling, they know it’s time to germinate and kick off their growing season. This often happens in shady, moist areas first.

Annual bluegrass, henbit and chickweed are some of the most common weeds you’ll start seeing this time of year. Plenty of others thrive in our cool season, including lawn burweed, annual blue-eyed grass, bittercress, shepherd’s purse, annual ry

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