Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Jan 04, 2011 11:17 am So I mowed my lawn for the first time a few weeks ago. About 5 days later, this long thin tall weed started popping up everywhere, growing fast and crazy. Its the tall one here, with the seeds everywhere along the top: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ And as you can see, it's everywhere! Taken over my lawn Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Any idea how I can get rid of it without killing my kikuyu which has just started to take off? I don't think the "Weed N Feed" ones take care of this kind of weed, and I know a Roundup/other product will also kill my kikuyu... Eak! Re: Help! My lawns being taken over by some weed 3Jan 05, 2011 1:46 am Yep agreed but if the lawn doesn't become dominant fast enough I'd spray with Endothal which is found in Amgro winter grass killer. Avoid mowing before spraying, you want lots of leaf. Add a splash of seasol to the spray mix (it works far better than sulphate of ammonia or urea) add 2 or 3 drops of dishwashing liquid to help the spray stick to the leaf surface. Make sure its cooler. Spray in the morning. What is important is to see what is gong on there though. The lawn is weak. Get the lawn stronger first so that when you spray, it isn't over run by something else Keep the Kike cut a little longer. The shorter a lawn is the more water it needs, the sicker the soil, the more weeds it gets and the browner it tends to go after a mow (unless you mow every few days). Get it and the weeds going with seamungus in the crumble form (green bucket), molasses as well. The healthier looking the weeds, the easier they are to kill Re: Help! My lawns being taken over by some weed 4Jan 05, 2011 11:44 am Thanks for the advice, sounds like a plan. Get it all strong and healthy and then blast it with Endothal. Sweet Re: Help! My lawns being taken over by some weed 5Jan 05, 2011 11:52 am Just try what Jetson suggests first. Then work on the health, then last resort is to spray with endothal Re: Help! My lawns being taken over by some weed 6Jan 05, 2011 2:25 pm Oh okay, cool. That's even easier. Thanks Jetson and Fu Manchu. Hi all, has anyone been ask to do the weeds in their property while in the middle of build? We are under the impression that they are in control of the site while they… 0 2779 My garage door has started playing up recently. Sometimes (and getting more frequent) when I press the button to open it, it wont. The motor is an ATA GD0-6V3. Red and… 0 2674 Being an owner builder is no walk in the park. It’s a challenging endeavour that requires dedication and hard… 0 10009 |