Can I Plant Gourds After I Treat With Atrazine And How Soon After Treatment

Question

I have a nice sunny area in an area of my lawn which is full of weeds. The weeds are a large variety. There is no grass in this area just weeds. I want to treat the weeds with atrazine then plant gourds. How soon after I treat the weed can I plant.

Answer 1

Since you don't have grass in the area, I would use a non-selective herbicide. You also could solarize the soil since nothing else is there but weeds, instead of a chemical application. If I'm reading the Atrazine label correctly, it says to wait a year before planting in the treated area unless it is grass. When using a non-selective product such as glyphosate, you can plant in about a week.

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/how-long-does-weed-killer-last-in-the-soil.htm

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/projects/how-to-solarize-garden-beds-to-eliminate-garden-pests-in-the-soil.htm