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First lawn, first post. In need of advice....
TeaBag wrote:
Bob F;982374 Wrote: Harder, but they still show up. I just walk around my lawn with a hand sprayer of weed-b-gon once in a while, and spritz the few that do show up. Again, getting them before they go to seed makes a huge difference. Thanks again, Bob. The weeds that I've sprayed have gone yellow and limp now. I'm assuming that they;re now dead and that they can now be removed. Should I remove them all or just dig them in? Or perhaps just remove the bigger ones? Don't rush it. Give the chemical time to complete the job. Then do whatever seems appropriate. Turning them under shouldn't be a problem. If you are not going to plant till fall, you need to think of what happens until then, because without some preventative, the weeds will come back all summer. If there are seed on the dying weeds, removing them should help a lot, but you will still need to mulch the area to slow more weeds from popping up, and quickly pull those that do. You could plant lawn now if you can afford watering it, depending on your climate. If you still have significant rains, like I do in Seattle, it might do well. |
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First lawn, first post. In need of advice....
On May 18, 11:00*am, "Bob F" wrote:
TeaBag wrote: Bob F;982374 Wrote: Harder, but they still show up. I just walk around my lawn with a hand sprayer of weed-b-gon once in a while, and spritz the few that do show up. Again, getting them before they go to seed makes a huge difference. Thanks again, Bob. The weeds that I've sprayed have gone yellow and limp now. I'm assuming that they;re now dead and that they can now be removed. Should I remove them all or just dig them in? Or perhaps just remove the bigger ones? Don't rush it. Give the chemical time to complete the job. Then do whatever seems appropriate. Turning them under shouldn't be a problem. If you are not going to plant till fall, you need to think of what happens until then, because without some preventative, the weeds will come back all summer. If there are seed on the dying weeds, removing them should help a lot, but you will still need to mulch the area to slow more weeds from popping up, and quickly pull those that do. You could plant lawn now if you can afford watering it, depending on your climate. If you still have significant rains, like I do in Seattle, it might do well. Do we even know what the plan is at this point? He first said he was planning on establishing a new lawn at the end of summer. So, why is he even killing stuff now and talking about possibly tilling weeds in? Fall is the best time to establish a lawn and if he's not going to do that until then, why is he killing stuff now? I'd just mow until late Aug, then start the process with killing the existing vegetation. |
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First lawn, first post. In need of advice....
On May 23, 11:00*am, TeaBag wrote:
[_2_ Wrote: ;983566'] Do we even know what the plan is at this point? *He first said he was planning on establishing a new lawn at the end of summer. *So, why is he even killing stuff now and talking about possibly tilling weeds in? *Fall is the best time to establish a lawn and if he's not going to do that until then, why is he killing stuff now? * I'd just mow until late Aug, then start the process with killing the existing vegetation. Well, that's why I'm asking advice; because I don't know the best way to go about it. By "what the plan is" I meant it wasn't clear to me what you are actually trying to achieve. I thought that I'd kill my "lawn of weeds" now, turn it over, let it settle, kill any more that might appear in the meantime. this should take me up to the end of the summer when I'll lay turf. Lots of prep to ensure a good lawn. I hope. -- TeaBag That's a bad strategy. What's the point to killing weeds now and turning over the soil so that new weeds will grow all summer? I don't think anyone here ever told you to do that. If the soil is OK, except for the weeds, you don't have to till it at all if you're going to use seed. And regardless of whether you're going to use seed or sod, there is no point in doing anything until late Aug. I would just keep it mowed for the summer. That has to be better that looking at a bare, tilled up earth and dealing with all the weeds that are going to be growing...... |
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First lawn, first post. In need of advice....
On May 23, 11:00 am, TeaBag wrote: [_2_ Wrote:
I'd just mow until late Aug, then start the process with killing the existing vegetation. wrote in message ... I would just keep it mowed for the summer. So, in other words, you would just keep it mowed for the summer? |
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No, they didn't. The reason is to let the soil settle. At the moment we have just stones, soil and weeds. So turning it over, levelling it and letting more weeds grow would actually be an improvement. I know more weeds will grow, my reason for killing these is because the whole area is thick with weeds that have had years to establish before we built our house. It just means removing less weeds later (ones that aren't as well established and deeply rooted) before laying turf. It's just saving a bit of time later so the majority of the hard work is done (levelling). I understand that some might advise kiling all the weeds at once.
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First lawn, first post. In need of advice....
TeaBag wrote:
[_2_ Wrote: ;983851'] That's a bad strategy. What's the point to killing weeds now and turning over the soil so that new weeds will grow all summer? I don't think anyone here ever told you to do that. No, they didn't. The reason is to let the soil settle. At the moment we have just stones, soil and weeds. So turning it over, levelling it and letting more weeds grow would actually be an improvement. I know more weeds will grow, my reason for killing these is because the whole area is thick with weeds that have had years to establish before we built our house. It just means removing less weeds later (ones that aren't as well established and deeply rooted) before laying turf. It's just saving a bit of time later so the majority of the hard work is done (levelling). I understand that some might advise kiling all the weeds at once. I did have good results once ridding an area of weeds by rototilling them under, then rototilling again a few more times during the summer to turn under any weeds that sprouted, before they went to seed. If you have a tiller, you could try this. Billy would tell you that tilling destroys the "soil structure", so take that into consideration. |
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First lawn, first post. In need of advice....
On Jun 5, 3:10*am, TeaBag wrote:
[_2_ Wrote: ;983851'] That's a bad strategy. *What's the point to killing weeds now and turning over the soil so that new weeds will grow all summer? *I don't think anyone here ever told you to do that. No, they didn't. The reason is to let the soil settle. At the moment we have just stones, soil and weeds. So turning it over, levelling it and letting more weeds grow would actually be an improvement. I know more weeds will grow, my reason for killing these is because the whole area is thick with weeds that have had years to establish before we built our house. It just means removing less weeds later (ones that aren't as well established and deeply rooted) before laying turf. Removing weeds multiple times over months prior to putting down turf is just more work. But whatever floats your boat. It's just saving a bit of time later Spending 10 hours over months to make 2 hours less work later doesn't compute for me. so the majority of the hard work is done (levelling). I understand that some might advise kiling all the weeds at once. -- TeaBag |
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Bob F: Thanks for your continued comments; always constructive and helpful.
Trader 4: I don't like the tone in your replies. Maybe that could be addressed. Thanks to all who have contributed. My time here is done. |
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