Alternative to Round-Up?
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Any alternatives to Round Up?
Comments (9)What type of grass are you trying to kill? You can kill almost any cool season grass by cutting it down to the grown in the middle of the 100 degree temperatures - it will die, I know because I just did it. If bermuda, then use a commercial grade roundup-type product. I had a company sprayed my entire yard (10,000sf) twice for about $80 2 years ago. I had some bermuda growing, but died with the second application....See MoreBayer Advanced Weed Killer?
Comments (4)I just checked their website, and you shouldn't use it on KBG, PR, or TTTF if it's over 80 and not on Bermuda or Zoysia if it's over 90. Since it kills some grasses, you can't use it all on some. I think by less severe, you mean that it doesn't kill all the grass. However, RU dissipates very quickly. You can seed within days of applying RU, but you need to wait 3-4 weeks after applying the Bayer Advanced....See MoreRound Up or not to Round Up, that is the ?
Comments (12)It is not very accurate or informative to make statements like "RoundUp is bad". "Bad" is relative -- RoundUp and similar products have well-defined and acknowledged uses and are no better or worse than any other pesticide, including many that are described or considered to be 'natural' or 'organic'. The persistance of RoundUp in the soil is minimal and it breaks down rapidly with typical soil biological activity. It is also not inclined to leach. If applied according to directions and to appropriate plants, it is a very effective and relatively harmless tool. Vinegar is acetic acid - household vinegar is just a very low concentration of acetic acid and therefore not nearly as effective as something like Burn Out. Repeated applications are typically necessary. And it requires the same type of conditions for application (sun, dryness). Personally, given the situation described above, I'm not convinced any product is necessarily called for. Manually remove any remaining weeds, cover with newspapers if you wish and top off with decent soil or mulch....See MoreNewbie needs thoughts on using landscape design to control weeds
Comments (6)Where Landscape fabrics that are WOVEN of polypropylene (like a cheaper version of trampoline mat) have a use is in SEPARATING stone mulch from the soil below. It's useful because it's almost a sure bet that at some point down the road, someone is going to want to REMOVE the stones. If they are just laid on bare soil it's going to be a lot harder to do. (The cheaper, especially rubbery fabric will not work at all to do this as it will break into little pieces as one tries to remove it.) Wood based mulch doesn't need to be removed because it turns into soil over a period of time. For a short time (one year) it may seem like landscape fabric works because wind-blown and water-washed silt has not yet accumulated on top of the fabric. Once it does, weeds will grow again. Many commercial landscapes were created on a site scraped clean and built with new landscapes installed at the beginning. They were professionally maintained and weeds never had a chance to establish. However, if their care was abandoned, weeds would quickly move in. Many homes, however, are neglected and weeds are rampant. Once they establish, they continually make thousands of seeds capable of sprouting for years in some cases. (I'm still pulling up seeds from Grandpa Ott morning glory that hasn't grown here in two years. Regret planting that!)...See Moreestreya
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