My garden spot is over run with bermuda grass. I need to know what to put on it to kill the grass but let everything else grow. Even if I have to wait until next year to plant. I don't want anything that will sterilize the ground.
2007-03-16 06:36:45 · 4 answers · asked by clueless 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Organic? Dig up as much as possible. Then cover area with black plastic and mulch on top of plastic for a year,and remove next year and plant.
Not organic? Round-up. Don't get it on anything that you wish to live. It's kills by being absorbed in the leaves and then kills the root. Even a little bit on the leaf of another plant will kill it.
Most important: Put in some barrier to prevent grass from creeping in again. Do this before above.
If there are wanted plants in the area, remove them before doing above. If using round-up, you can replant after you are sure grass is dead. Round-up will not kill plants if it's in the soil. It has to get on leaves to kill.
2007-03-16 06:46:13 · answer #1 · answered by what's with that 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess you've noticed, Round up is the answer. However, the bermuda has to be growing well before you can apply the chemical. This way the killer is transported all the way through the plant. Death is not instant, it takes a good 10 days to even show signs of it working and another week or so before you know you've had success. Be patient.
As for digging.........wow, if you leave any plant part behind, the bermuda can come back.
The plastic is good, I'd use clear plastic tho, but is tough with surrounding plants.
As for keeping the blessed stuff out in the future, remember it spreads by runners. Vigilance and Roundup are your best bets. It's tough. I have the same problem.
2007-03-16 15:48:42 · answer #2 · answered by fluffernut 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on the "everything else" you want to grow will depend on what you use to kill the bermuda. Roundup is a good selective herbicide. It will kill the bermuda and will not last. Once it hits the ground it is gone it will not sterilize the ground. If you have other plants that are overrun by the bermuda then you need to keep the spay off of them.
2007-03-16 13:43:19 · answer #3 · answered by lestermount 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Round Up. It is a nonselective herbicide and will kill any plant it contacts. Just to be on the safe side, wait about a week before re-planting.
2007-03-16 14:53:32 · answer #4 · answered by EB 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋