Random Thoughts - Part III The Search for Spark (No Politics)

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Recommendation on spray or chemical to kill the grass & weeds.

Anything that says grass and weed killer should do it. Followed by Preen if you don't want them to come back.

Just be careful around the roots of other plants you want to keep. You may need to weed the old fashioned way around those.

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Teach you dog to piss on them.

he's got a boy dog i believe.

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

Crossbow. Just don’t expect anything to grow in that spot for a while.

That’s the name of the chemical?

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Depends. You want to kill just weeds, or everything?

"Crossbow is a selective herbicide that attacks weeds, ivy, and leafy plants, but will not harm grass. Roundup is a non-selective herbicide that will attack all plants whose leaves are sprayed with the compound. Both Crossbow and Roundup are post-emergent herbicides, meaning they only attack weeds that are visible. "

If you have something like sumac, roundup won't even do it. You need a heavy duty brush killer

I don’t want ANYTHING growing… so kill everything!

Originally Posted by soundman98

imo, gasoline and/or brake cleaner work better than roundup

I tried. These SOB keep coming back…

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Teach you dog to piss on them.

Sadly, my dog is very picky & will not pee in the grass full of weeds.

Originally Posted by Spuds

Anything that says grass and weed killer should do it. Followed by Preen if you don't want them to come back.

Just be careful around the roots of other plants you want to keep. You may need to weed the old fashioned way around those.

I tried ALL the Home Depot grass & weeds killer, but they just keep coming back. Hell, I even put 5 gallon bucket full of salt & only killed the grass. Weeds enjoying the salts lol

[NoHaveMSG]

Time to buy a flamethrower.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

I tried ALL the Home Depot grass & weeds killer, but they just keep coming back. Hell, I even put 5 gallon bucket full of salt & only killed the grass. Weeds enjoying the salts lol

Ok, where is this stubborn patch of weeds and grass? Picture would be best.

Confirming you tried Preen?

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

I tried. These SOB keep coming back…

I tried ALL the Home Depot grass & weeds killer, but they just keep coming back. Hell, I even put 5 gallon bucket full of salt & only killed the grass. Weeds enjoying the salts lol

Killing them and preventing them from coming back are two different things.

Which one is your problem?

[2020BRZtS]

For our patio we powerwashed the between the pavers, swept out the weeds and grass, and filled in with polymetric/stablizing sand. It should last 2-3 years.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Recommendation on spray or chemical to kill the grass & weeds.

Most of these have been mentioned.

To eliminate existing unwanted vegetation, RoundUp (glyphosate) will kill most vegetation, except woody perennial types. For these, I suggest Crossbow (2,4-D)(2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid).

Be patient with these because it takes a week or two for them to work.

For the really tough stuff, use Agent Orange (2,4-5-T) (2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid). NO DO NOT USE THAT - you can't buy it anyway, unless you are a licensed PCO.

To prevent vegetation (from seeds) from coming back, I recommend Preen (trifluralin). For a longer residual pre-emergence herbicide, I recommend Casoron (dichlobenil).

Now, back in the day - THIS was how we controlled weeds -

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by Spuds

Ok, where is this stubborn patch of weeds and grass? Picture would be best.

Confirming you tried Preen?

Sun set, so I’ll take one tomorrow.

Preen? Sell at HD? If that’s the case, yes. I bought almost all the weed/grass killer in HD.

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Killing them and preventing them from coming back are two different things.

Which one is your problem?

Front is killing them. Back is preventing from coming back. Front, I tried everything & only way to kill em is cutting them, but roots are so deep & thick, keep coming back up in few weeks. Back, I killed the weeds along w neighbors tree… but these weeds keep coming back after few months.

[cjd]

Best way to stop having weeds is to change your view of the plants you are growing.
Grass is the worst. I hate it. Huge waste of energy and water.
Or plant stuff which will crowd out the stuff you don't want. It's some work to get there though.
Weed killers make me sick. Even walking by a place where they've recently treated, lungs stop working right and I feel horrid.

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by cjd

Best way to stop having weeds is to change your view of the plants you are growing.
Grass is the worst. I hate it. Huge waste of energy and water.
Or plant stuff which will crowd out the stuff you don't want. It's some work to get there though.
Weed killers make me sick. Even walking by a place where they've recently treated, lungs stop working right and I feel horrid.

View of the plants I’m growing? I’m not growing anything… correction, other than 1 tree near the mailbox, I’m trying to kill every plants/grass. I got artificial grass both front & back… but some area in both side, still weeds & grass growing that I’m trying to kill.

[Ultramaroon]

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

It's your exhaust.

[cjd]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

View of the plants I’m growing? I’m not growing anything… correction, other than 1 tree near the mailbox, I’m trying to kill every plants/grass. I got artificial grass both front & back… but some area in both side, still weeds & grass growing that I’m trying to kill.

Well, sure. I'm suggesting you embrace the strugglers which won't give up. Give them names! They're great listeners, never talk back.
You might be able to smother them with newspaper. 5-6 sheets and it'll break down reasonably quickly. Not the prettiest but far less poisonous to things other than plants...or just keep rooting them up.
Getting a large area completely plant free is hard without poisoning water runoff pretty badly. And it won't last long. Seeds blow in, come in with birds and such... It's hard to know exactly what you're after but it might not be reasonable. Layer of newspaper topped with an inch of sand might do better... Sand is good under the artificial stuff f I remember right.