When is the best time to plant grass seed/apply weed killer?
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Comments (17)I missed this post back in 2008, but my first questions would have been what kind of grass and where do you live? As it turns out, the OP's issue was with St Augustine. There are Scott's and other herbicide products on the market that advertise safe for St Augustine which are not even close to safe for St Augustine. The buyer is supposed to know that. The only herbicide product that is safe for St Augustine is atrazine. It seems like atrazine will kill just about all plant life except for St Augustine. But other herbicides are not safe....See MoreWeed killer...Kill my seeds?
Comments (5)My question back to you is why are you seeding your lawn? If you are having a problem and you have to re seed because your grass is dying back, find out what that problem is and corret this first. Second question, how big is your lawn? Is it possible to hold off on the granular weed killer and do some spray spot weeding? Let the new grass seed grow and spray weeds with a liquid weed killer. That way you get the nice new grass covering the large patches (assuming your seeding a large area) and a few dead spots where you sprayed. In shorter form, let the grass come in and keep the weeds in check, not eliminated. It boils down to what is eaiser and what you want....See MoreDoes Grass and Weed Killer Kill Bushes?
Comments (22)I didn't try to change your words or significantly twist what you had to say, and I don't see why you felt the need to do that to my post. I'm not at all clear on how I am twisting your words. It was not clear that you were suggesting glyphosate/RoundUp in place of the Spectracide....sorry if I mistook your intent, but I assumed we were all taking about the OP's product. That WAS the question, afterall..... Apparently, you didn't even really read what I wrote, because, if you did, you are intentionally trying to confuse the nature of what I wrote to support your position. Oh, I read it! And you very clearly stated that the stuff is "100% safe" and "is not known to translocate between different kinds of plants". I merely pointed out that this position is not supported by a significant amount of scientific evidence. And in refutation you said you have seen no "credible" evidence to support this and "famous people in the know" say it can't/doesn't happen. But you gave no cites to support this statement, whereas I provided several to support mine. How "famous" the authors of these articles are, I have no idea, but they are qualified and trained scientists and they do support and document their theses with various other, equally well-qualified sources. What I wrote wasn't just my opinion. It's the conclusions drawn by many (the vast majority, that I've run into) professionals and educators that study herbicides. But you neglected to provide ANY cites or documentation to support that it was anything more than just your opinion. And what exactly constitutes the 'vast majority'? Five? Twenty-five? Fifty? You provided none. What's more, you clearly stated that in your "opinion most of the material is not relevant to this situation". Yet you don't bother providing anything other than your 'opinion' to support this statement nor do you give us any reason why your 'opinion' should necessarily be held in greater value than those scientists whose work I reported. Maybe you have some detailed scientific background that we are not aware of? BTW, the emoticons that you, specifically, seem to always use to "disguise" obnoxious and rude comments, don't really do the job. For me, they kinda did at first, but the pattern in which they repeatedly show up in many of your posts (after rude comment, after rude comment, after rude comment), has made their real meaning evident and even seem to amplify and call attention to the cheap shots. I was attempting to keep the tone rather light. Apparently I failed. I am well aware of your propensity to refute or argue against everything I say and was trying quite hard not to become unnecessarily adversarial. As to cheap shots and rude comments, you dish out your share, fella! I'd offer the above as ample evidence. It is almost as though you cannot tolerate someone else offering another differing, yet perhaps just as valid, viewpoint. And if I were a little less secure of my experience and knowledge base, I might even go so far as to say that the possibility of a mere female having the temerity to question your apparently sacrosanct opinions/viewpoints pisses the heck out of you. Been there, done that......doesn't bother me a bit. But all of this is really immaterial to the OP's initial question and not furthering the discussion in any positive way. I've said everything I need to say and I stand by it, so if you feel you need to run me down any further, have at it....See MoreBest time to plant grass seed/what kind
Comments (4)Up here, and esp in KY I'd say go with a 'cool-season' grass, like tall fescue. Warm season grasses like zoysia and bermuda are great for summer droughts, but are brown all winter and half-way into spring. Plus as a gardener, I think they're a nightmare beyond words they way they creep into beds. You'll need to amend your soil to keep the grass healthy. Another option. When we first moved onto our property it was barren, so we planted white clover and were very pleased with how well it grew, stayed green throughout the summer and was remarkable drought tolerant. Bonus: blooms that attracted butterflies and bees. In the fall we seeded out grass into the clover lawn and it did quite well. One last thing, you'll double your chances of success if you plant grass in the fall VS spring....See Moredchall_san_antonio
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