better. What are the steps to do this? Can you give exact details on how to do this?
You can use wet cardboard or several layers of wet newspaper on top of the grass to kill it and/or suppress weeds. Here is how:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/lasagna-gardening.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/organic/reusing-cardboard-in-gardens.htm
I have power hosed my concert slab patio what should I tear it with next Wet & Forget or path clear?
We don't recommend specific products, however, here's an article that may be helpful:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/weeds/common-weeds-in-pavement.htm
This situation may also be a good candidate for flame weeding: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/weeds/what-is-flame-weeding-information-on-flame-weeding-in-gardens.htm
ll that seem to be stopping the ferns from spreading. I want the ferns to choke out the other plants. e The weedy looking plants that the landscaper planted seems to be taking over the hill but I want the wild ferns to take over the hill. What can I do. I thought the fern would choke out the other plants but it seems the opposite is happening. I didn't realize the landscaper had planted the weedy looking plant. It's supposed to keep the dirt on the hill from washing away.
Does the fern go dormant after September? If so, when the leaves of the fern die back, you can spray the weed with a non-selective herbicide, provided it is still growing. However, it needs to be a warm day when you spray for it to work properly. That's how it gets tricky. You want it warm enough to spray for weeds, but cool enough the ferns go dormant. If fall doesn't work, there is usually warm days in February if the weed is up.
We have a half acre hillside that we are constantly dealing with weeds. What is the best way to deal with weeds. It is a ver sunny and windy area in California.
Groundcovers are often the answer or even wildflowers. Here are some ideas:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/slope-hill/hill-ground-cover.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/slope-hill/watering-hillside-garden.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/slope-hill/plants-that-grow-on-slopes.htm
nk md sprayed the weeds. My question is this did the concentrate mix with the water the way I did it or did I waste my time and just spray water on my weeds. This was my first time ever doing this.
I think you were fine. You were basically diluting the concentrate, not adding several different products. Here is everything you ever wanted to know about tank mixing.
Not sure if this is poison ivy or sumac. I have had both cases in the past while weeding and do not want to incur another bout with poison ivy. See photos #1 and #2 The third photo is a perennial flowering weed? Photo attached
While those all look like weeds, none of them look like poison ivy, sumac or oak.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/weeds/poison-sumac-control.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/weeds/poison-ivy-control.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/weeds/poison-oak-removal.htm
My backyard is full of weeds. How do I get rid of the weeds and plant grass?
Here are some options:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/weeds/kill-weeds-with-plastic.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/weeds/using-herbicide-in-gardens.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/lawn-care/lgen/lawn-seeding-tips.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/lawn-care/lgen/what-is-cool-grass.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/lawn-care/lgen/installing-sod-instructions.htm