A good selective weed killer?

[Morrisman]

My front ‘lawn’ is a morass of weeds and oddball broad leaf plants of unknown breed, and I’d like to get it looking a bit neater.

I‘ve squirted a whole bottle of non Glyophosphate Roundup onto them, over the last week, with no discernible effects, so can anybody recommend something that will go full Jihad on everything but the actual grass?

Is full strength Roundup still available, as that’s supposed to be the bees knees.

 

[bourbon]

Fire?

 

[grim_d]

Get a fiskar weed puller and go to town.

Go over the lawn with ferrous sulphate, this will make the grass go greener and kill the moss.

Once the moss is dead then Rake up (or preferably, borrow a power rake) the thatch and moss.

Fill any holes in with soil and then scatter seed everywhere.

Enjoy lawn in a few weeks.

 

[mike os]

Roundup kills everything.... you want a lawn weedkiller... or weed and feed

 

[slim_boy_fat]

I‘ve squirted a whole bottle of non Glyophosphate Roundup onto them, over the last week, with no discernible effects,

Roundup takes about 7 > 10 days to show effects, but as @mike os says ^^, I hope you've not set the scene for lots of dead patches on your lawn.

 

[Shedendman]

Vinegar and salt mixed,or evilbay glyphosate

 

[James1979]

Roundup is the diluted active ingredient. Glyphosate is the stuff.

Broadsword is a commercial name for another variant. I can’t think what that targets. Everything except grass I seem to remember.

Used to have to have a PA1 to buy them but that changes a lot. Farm supplies would know.

@mtt.tr - do you deal with vegetation management? Or @8ob

as above, mechanical removal would be your best bet

 

[Fraserb]

Ive no idea whats in Non glyphosate round up, The normal round up usually takes a couple of weeks to really show its worked, even longer in cooler weather but kills almost everythbing, as for a selective depending on what weeds you have MCPA would probab;y do, add in some 2-4d if needed.

 

[gaz1]

sorry to say weedkillers are just that kill everything and thats the end of it

theres no such thing as a selective weed killer on the market only rip off merchants

so its get off your backsides and weed them if you want to be selective

 

[Fraserb]

sorry to say weedkillers are just that kill everything and thats the end of it

theres no such thing as a selective weed killer on the market only rip off merchants

so its get off your backsides and weed them if you want to be selective

Im afraid thats about as wrong as you can get, I could probably sit here for the next hour and type out a list of selective herbicides.

 

[rtcosic]

I have always used the domestic stuff, Verdone/Weedol as a selective weedkiller and ferrous sulphate for moss and 'greening'.

Buy or borrow a power rake/scarifier first and get rid of all the thatch, bulk moss, shallow-rooted weeds etc.

Dig out stuff like dandelions and docks.

But if your 'lawn' is really bad you would be better off killing the lot with glyphosphate and starting again in the autumn.

Or spend hours on Youtube watching all the tutorials - there's lots.

 

[fizzy]

Im afraid thats about as wrong as you can get, I could probably sit here for the next hour and type out a list of selective herbicides.

Definitely.
Many years ago I treated our small garden with some stuff. Killed all the weeds and pretty little flowers. Even 10 years later only grass would grow and nothing else. I bet it has been banned now whatever it was. They still sell such things but I don't know how good they are these days.

Weedol (Verdone) Lawn Weed Killer Concentrate

Controls common broad leaved weeds in lawns Easy & safe to apply by sprayer or watering can Contains fluroxypyr, clopyralid and MCPA

www.lawnsmith.co.uk

 

[James1979]

Im afraid thats about as wrong as you can get, I could probably sit here for the next hour and type out a list of selective herbicides.

Yup 100%

 

[Fraserb]

Definitely.
Many years ago I treated our small garden with some stuff. Killed all the weeds and pretty little flowers. Even 10 years later only grass would grow and nothing else. I bet it has been banned now whatever it was. They still sell such things but I don't know how good they are these days.

Weedol (Verdone) Lawn Weed Killer Concentrate

Controls common broad leaved weeds in lawns Easy & safe to apply by sprayer or watering can Contains fluroxypyr, clopyralid and MCPA

www.lawnsmith.co.uk

I spray approx £125,000 worth of chemical a year so have seen pretty much every mix under the sun.

 

[fizzy]

I spray approx £125,000 worth of chemical a year so have seen pretty much every mix under the sun.

Anything to replace the good old sodium chlorate? Something that will kill everything and last at least 6 months?

And no I do NOT mean salt and vinegar which is what the greens would have us use

 

[Fraserb]

Anything to replace the good old sodium chlorate? Something that will kill everything and last at least 6 months?

And no I do NOT mean salt and vinegar which is what the greens would have us use

Not really to be fair, well not that I know of, generally we dont want to kill of the ground for 6 months though.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

And no I do NOT mean salt and vinegar which is what the greens would have us use

Isn't that just for fish n' chips?

 

[armalites]

We use Pastor, kills weeds but not the grass. Not sure if you can buy it online but you need a spraying certificate to buy it over the counter.

 

[Fraserb]

We use Pastor, kills weeds but not the grass. Not sure if you can buy it online but you need a spraying certificate to buy it over the counter.

They've changed it to a 2 pack version now, one called Pas the other Tor, only allowed in boom sprayers not knapsack.

 

[Bravheart]

My front ‘lawn’ is a morass of weeds and oddball broad leaf plants of unknown breed, and I’d like to get it looking a bit neater.

I‘ve squirted a whole bottle of non Glyophosphate Roundup onto them, over the last week, with no discernible effects, so can anybody recommend something that will go full Jihad on everything but the actual grass?

Is full strength Roundup still available, as that’s supposed to be the bees knees.

Hope your not left with a patchwork quilt in the next few days because as said roundup takes it's time to show where you've been. Contrary to popular belief glyphosate is not brilliant at killing many weeds that often show up in the garden although its brilliant at killing the grass.
Anything with real waxy leaves doesn't really absorb the chemical properly to kill them off it's not brilliant at nettles either. You will be much better with a synthetic hormone based product to blanket spray the whole lawn but seek professional advice as to which product (s) will work best on your weed profile.
ps. not sodium chlorate if you want any grass left had a feeling it's now banned anyway.