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How to Remove Weeds From the Yard Without Killing the Grass
How to Remove Weeds From the Yard Without Killing the Grass. Your lawn is being invaded by weeds. The problem is how to remove the weeds without killing the grass. By first improving the health of your lawn and then removing the weeds this can be accomplished.
Your lawn is being invaded by weeds. The problem is how to remove the weeds without killing the grass. By first improving the health of your lawn and then removing the weeds this can be accomplished.
Things You'll Need
Lawn aerator or spiked shoes
Lawn mower
20 gallon hose-end sprayer
1 cup liquid dish soap
1 cup ammonia
Lawn fertilizer
Long screwdriver or knife
Organic herbicide or apple cider vinegar
Broadleaf weed killer
Improving Lawn Health
Aerate the soil to deter weed growth. Weeds flourish in dense, compacted soil. Aeration can be accomplished by using a lawn aerator. Walking your lawn while wearing spiked shoes will work for a small yard.
Mow the grass often. Leave the grass about 2 1/2 inches tall to provide shade, which will inhibit weed growth. Keeping the yard mowed prevents weeds from developing seed heads. Rake up grass clippings if they contain any weed seed.
Combine 1 cup liquid dish soap and 1 cup ammonia in a 20 gallon hose-end sprayer and spray your yard thoroughly every two to three weeks. This soap bath will improve the health of your lawn. Clean grass blades will allow fertilizers and herbicides to penetrate the grass without interference from dust and oils.
Fertilize the yard to obtain a lush, healthy lawn. Thick grass creates a less desirable environment for weeds to grow in.
Removing Weeds
Use a long screwdriver or knife to dig deeply around the base of each weed. Pull the weed from the soil. Discard weeds to prevent reseeding.
Spray each weed with a commercially prepared organic herbicide that is safe for lawns. An alternative organic solution is to mix 1 gallon apple cider vinegar with 1 tablespoon liquid dish soap. Spray this directly on each weed.
As an alternative to an organic herbicide, a commercially prepared broadleaf weed killer can be applied, following the manufacturer's directions.
Tips & Warnings
Weeds are easiest to kill between the hours of 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. The heat at this time of day intensifies the results of weed-killing treatments.
It is easier to pull weeds after a lawn soap bath because the bath makes the earth moist. Additionally, the best time to spray weeds is after a lawn soap bath.
Use chemical herbicides as a last resort. These chemicals are toxic and can do harm if they are not handled, applied and disposed of correctly.
When using organic or chemical herbicides to kill weeds avoid the surrounding grass, as these herbicides will kill any plants they come in contact with.
