2007-01-14 02:22:07 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Round-Up is a name brand product or you can get an off brand weed and grass killer
2007-01-14 02:28:51 · answer #1 · answered by Ryan W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The herbicide you are looking for is a "non-selective" herbicide. This means it will kill whatever greenery it lands on, when or if you use it don't on a windy day, make sure it is a fine mist that is pointed low to the ground away from your gardens and trees. Brand name product like ROUNDUP is a non-selective but there are others out there that cost half the price and are identical in effectiveness. Make sure your grass is actively growing, not dormant for winter or late summer, and cut it as short as you can before using any herbicide. Roundup does not affect the soil so you can reseed or plant in it. If you are looking for an eco friendly idea, vinegar, full strength and lots of sun will also do the trick. ECOSENSE by Scotts a brand name version of this. Weed killers are "selective", which means they have been designed to attack a particular type of weed. Weed killers do not recognize grass as a weed unless it has it stipulated on the label and then only a certain type of grass.
2007-01-14 03:04:34 · answer #2 · answered by Gardensprite 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Carol, this is my job. The product is a non selective herbicide called Glyphosate. The brand name in most stores is RoundUp. If you have a Farm supply or tractor supply place near by go there. They have it in 2 1/2 gallon jug for about $100. If you go to lowes or home depot you will pay 3 times that amount with less active herbicide in it. You got an answer here that says cut your grass short, DON'T do this. The product works by contact on the leaves and travels to the root, the more leaf that gets srayed the better reults you will get..... Good Luck
2007-01-14 10:21:18 · answer #3 · answered by urmyfavorite 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you are turning it from lawn to a garden than get a spade and just get that sod out of there and throw it on the compost heap. Haul in dirt from elsewhere if needed. Don't try to kill the grass with a chemical. Its just going to take good old hard work.
Its impossible for young plants to compete with grass. Don't think you can just turn the sod over. You have to get rid of it.
2007-01-14 10:27:01 · answer #4 · answered by John16 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't want to give cancer to all the birds, pets, fish and small children within 5 miles of your property, you can kill grass by covering it with a tarpaulin or other plastic, then cover that with mulch so it will look attractive.
2007-01-14 02:31:32 · answer #5 · answered by Kacky 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Weedkiller
2007-01-14 02:30:16 · answer #6 · answered by <<youraveragechick>> 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Round up or a little gas and a match will due the trick
2007-01-14 02:31:41 · answer #7 · answered by hoosier69420 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Roundup.
2007-01-14 02:32:13 · answer #8 · answered by Mojo Seeker Of Knowlege 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Weedol & Round-up does the trick.
2007-01-14 02:29:16 · answer #9 · answered by Frostbite 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sodium Chlorate - cheap and dangerous
2007-01-14 02:34:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋