Purple Strawberry
Garden Ornament
I would like something to use that will not kill my grass but will kill my weeds?
Weed Killer that WON'T harm my Grass
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What weeds are you killing? if you want to kill the dandelions, clover, thistle you need to use 2-4D and any other form of broad leaf killer. those will not harm your grass.
patandchickens
Deeply Rooted
Frankly, by far the most effective and safe weedkiller (cheapest too!) is the human brain. Redefine them as "biodiversity" and remind yourself they keep the lawn green during droughts and wintertime, and just live with them.
Honestly really truly, there is nothing wrong with a weedy lawn (with the exception of a *few* weeds like thistles or sand bur or things like that).
If you really, really want to poison things, then if your weeds are mainly annuals (crabgrass, etc) you can use corn gluten (there are various brand names) which will substantially inhibit seed germination if you put it on at the right time of year in early spring; it is pretty totally harmless and also acts as a mild nitrogenous fertilizer.
You want to kill perennial weeds, either hand-weed them persistantly, or take your chances with anything coming in a bottle that says "broadleaf weedkiller" (be sure to follow directions *exactly*)
Good luck, have fun, learn to appreciate 'weeds'
,
Pat
Honestly really truly, there is nothing wrong with a weedy lawn (with the exception of a *few* weeds like thistles or sand bur or things like that).
If you really, really want to poison things, then if your weeds are mainly annuals (crabgrass, etc) you can use corn gluten (there are various brand names) which will substantially inhibit seed germination if you put it on at the right time of year in early spring; it is pretty totally harmless and also acts as a mild nitrogenous fertilizer.
You want to kill perennial weeds, either hand-weed them persistantly, or take your chances with anything coming in a bottle that says "broadleaf weedkiller" (be sure to follow directions *exactly*)
Good luck, have fun, learn to appreciate 'weeds'
,Pat
momofdrew
Deeply Rooted
Good luck, have fun, learn to appreciate 'weeds' ,
Pat I agree weeds make for a biodivires[sp] yard My DH used a weed killer one year and as soon a the warm dry summer was in full swing the grass dried out and turned brown and there was nothing left to stay green it looked terrible
I replanted clover and other weeds are moving back in to keep the yard green... it has taken years to regreen the whole yard... The only place you dont want any weeds is in your onion patch
Pat I agree weeds make for a biodivires[sp] yard My DH used a weed killer one year and as soon a the warm dry summer was in full swing the grass dried out and turned brown and there was nothing left to stay green it looked terrible
I replanted clover and other weeds are moving back in to keep the yard green... it has taken years to regreen the whole yard... The only place you dont want any weeds is in your onion patch
blue skys
Attractive To Bees
I saw someones signature line, either here or BYC, "Weeds are just flowers growing in the wrong place" or something to that effect. That's my theory.
