How to KILL your OLD LAWN using ROUNDUP - The First Step in a COMPLETE RENOVATION
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- Опубліковано 19 тра 2023
- In today's video, I show you how you can kill an old lawn that is full of weeds!
This is a great way way to start a lawn from scratch. If you kill weeds off now, they are less likely to come back as strong! - Навчання та стиль
Cheers mate my back garden is in such a state that if I removed all the weeds by hand or with a weed picker it would literally end up as one big hole and this is the only video that showed me what needs to be done.
Really enjoyed watching your last few videos. You should do one for the tools and products you use. Keep these coming. They are pretty awesome.
Nice one!
I've got some time off work soon so I may put something together to explain everything that I use and why I use it 👍🏻
@@NoviceGardenerI should killed it in the fall?Can I kill it now ?Early spring?Or too late,?
Still ok to do it now, just give it about 2/3 weeks before reseeding
I’m doing exactly the same, looking forward to your part 2 😂🎉
I've got the seed ordered as of yesterday! Hoping to get the seed down within the next week. I'll post an update video and soon as I can. It's a good time a year now with the weather, but could do with a tad more rain!
Glyphosate works by blocking production of an enzyme necessary for nutrient transport in plants. The plant has to be actively growing for it to work. It has to be distributed throughout the plant to completely kill it. I usually spray and wait for the grass to start wilting and the give it a second spray, concentrating on any spots I missed the first time or any plant that appears to have a tolerance to it. It is important to let the plants die on their own and not start pulling weeds. Some plants are more tolerant, some plants are growing slower, so it takes longer for glyphosate to have any effect.
I want to get of my whole entire lawn, because I'm lazy to mow my lawn, cheers from Alabama USA.
Well, if you want to kill your entire lawn just because you don't want take care of it, you're going to have the ugliest and worst lawn on the block, and in the neighborhood. Lawn care is one of the responsibilities of being a homeowner. If you don't want to take care of it, hire a lawn service. But why spend extra money (when you don't have to) to have someone else to mow the lawn, when you can do it yourself, if you're in good health? That wouldn't make sense.
Actually my wife is highly "would break out in hives, face would swell up and I'm reaching for a EpiPen" allergic to grass, but my wife can handle being near on clovers. I actually plan on planting clovers or some type of succulent covering I actually have over 2 acres of grass and using a push mower isnt fun lol.
I’ve killed my grass with glyphosate, can I lay new turf over the dead stuff or do I need to dig it all up?
thats how my back lawn looks like, i think i will do the same
Id give the mower a good power wash underneath if you are planning on using it on a healthy lawn as some seeds will have gathered from cutting that patch..
Yea my thoughts too I have poa in my lawn from cutting neighbours lawn big mistake!
Scarifiying can spread it too !
It's a good advice! I always do after anything like this. I'm always scared of ruining any nicer lawns!
At 4:21, what brand of hose pipe and head can turn on and off the water source?
Hozelock
Great advice, now I'm gonna fup my neighbours lawn.
Iv done 3 rounds of roundup in the last 4 weeks, some of the weeds just dont want to die, but 90% are dead now, waiting for the last application to work, hope the last weeds will die.
Did any of your weeds grow back up?
I had a few come through. They say that weed seeds can live dormant for 7 years. Do although you've killed off the weeds that are living, there are still seeds under the surface that are waiting to germinate!
How does the lawn work across from yours? Did it come with the property or is it 'public' and you just take care of it and just want it to look nice. :)
Exactly what I was thinking
It came with the property, strangely!
Technically, I don't own the tree - that belongs to next door. But beyond the tree, it's mine. It's quite an odd decision from the developer if you ask me.
The only thing that annoys me is that every house on the road has a similar patch, which is flat. Mine is the only one that is on a slope! 🤣
@NoviceGardener thanks for the reply, that is bizarre! Looking forward to seeing the progress of this lawn. Will be like rolling hills view 😅
How long has it been since you started to work on it? Can’t wait to see what it’s like
Do you rate the strimmer you have?
Not a all!
It's not got a lot of power. Don't get me wrong, it's decent for what it is, but I'm after getting something more powerful at some point.
This is forever ?
The white stuff use white vinegar on it there are builders that swear by that method
Hi after Iv sprayed glyphosate can I just apply 2-3inch of topsoil and seed. Any advice would be great thank you. Sorry can’t find the video after this to see what you do next lol
Yep, absolutely!
@@NoviceGardener thank you. Do I have to wait for grass to die or could I just lay topsoil weekend. Sprayed last night so if I topsoiled Saturday that would of been 3 days after sprayed
@DeanAston-ly1so you’ll have to give it at least a week before you put any soil down. Next week will be your best bet
@@NoviceGardener thanks mate really appreciate the advice 👍
I wouldn’t use the same watering can on your garden
Bye bye earthworms....
I'd recommend to do some research about this Monsanto product named Roundup, before using it.
i thought having green grass is more important than getting can cancer.. Myself, I would just put a black tarp over the grass and let it die.
@LOYAL TO THE FOIL because it's toxic and if I hire you and I find out you've sprayed my land with this stuff, I'll sue you 100%
@yepyepyep4393
Well he’d obviously discuss the use of weedkillers with you beforehand. If you asked him “Remove my lawn” you’d discuss how that would be carried out. Don’t be such a drama queen.
@@yepyepyep4393ok Karen
We want to kill our own lawns not yours durrr@yepyepyep4393
Oh, no! I really hate to say it, as I've been watching your videos since you started, but this is misinformed.
1. Glyphosate is the active ingredient and is most effective when it has leaves to penetrate. This is the most important point. The more the better (but not overgrown). A few inches is best. I'm fairly sure it even says this on the Rounup instructions. Something along the lines of vegetation must be actively growing and have foliage for the product to work.
2. Scalping your lawn has made it far less effective. I cringed watching you doing this. 😖
3. Don't buy brand name consumer Glyphosate products like Roundup at multiple times (often 10x per g/l) the price per litre of the actual chemical. Gallup 360, or similar, can be brought in bulk and diluted appropriately.
4. Always use a sprayer and don't even consider applying with a watering can as you're wasting about 70% of the product.
Additional tips when using Glyphosate.
1. Apply in direct sunlight when the grass or vegetation is dry.
2. Try to apply when rain isn't forecast for 24 hours.
3. The thirstier the vegetation and the longer it will go without water afterwards, the faster it will act.
Despite this, you should still have decent results after the second application, although I won't be surprised if you haven't completely killed everything (due to the scalping) and look forward to your next video to see how it progresses. 🙂
i was looking for a comment like this. how can someone do a "How to" video without doing it correctly?
Food for thought 👍🏻
I'm by far a lawn care expert, would never claim to be, but just post honest content to help out the novice gardener (excuse the pun!).
Your advice will come in handy and I'll definitely take it on board. However, there will always be learning curves with any DIY, and hopefully this video helps someone who wouldn't otherwise attempt this.
@@NoviceGardener DIY is always a learning experience. I always enjoy your content and I hope you didn't take it as a criticism. I am by no means an expert on gardening or lawn care, but I do have a lot of experience with weedkillers, so I had to point this out.
The main takeaway point is don't cut it back so you have no leaves left. You need the leaves to be able to absorb the Glyphosate, as it's not a contact weedkiller. It is a systemic weedkiller and is the best weedkiller available, as long as you're patient (it can take a couple of weeks). When used properly it fully kills whatever you use it on down to the root rather than just scorching the foliage and showing results within hours as pretty much all contact weedkillers do, the effects of which are only short lived as they haven't fully killed what they've been applied to.
Have a nice weekend. 🙂
@@robert.wigleydo you clear up the dead grass after or leave and add top soil?? I really appeared the advice as I am currently waiting this step. I have a few patches of st Augustine thriving and left those alone.
@@Swolenskie It doesn't really matter as it should be dead if you've applied it correctly.