How to Kill Weeds in Spring Lawn

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Doc explains how to treat broad leaf weeds during the late winter and early spring lawn. There are great resources and Doc links to them. He reel mows the back yard and cuts the main areas.

[@pastorpreacher9550]

I have sod that has been here for two years now. The first year it turned green. The second year it did not grow just the different weeds found in this area, nor did it turn as green. It actually started drying up to where you could see the green nylon used to hold it together. But I did notice that for a three mile radius or more most lawns appears to look the same. I’m now considering hauling in topsoil from another area that I’m more familiar about what grows there. It’s like two county’s away from here. I’m finding out that this was once swamp land, but the contractor’s haul dirt these large pits nearby. I need a miracle.

[@aussie2uGA]

Can't wait to see more on the EcoFlow Ultra. The portable part is nice too as you can quickly run it over to the beach house after a hurricane, then recharge from whatever solar might be around.

[@jakejacobson2999]

Dude, you have an amazing piece of property! God bless!

[@petersallander6913]

Another great video thank you

[@chrislambert5249]

I have tried for 30 years and still can't get my wife to mow the grass. You the man Doc! 😂

[@AlphaRobins]

Im 5 years in and no help in the yard, shoveling, raking or gardening.

[@JaneEskayWaldmann]

😂😂😂 one way that you may be able to get her to cut the grass to get an electric battery operated lawnmower ever since we got one of them years ago I will always cut my backyard. I love it it’s like a toy there’s no wires there’s no smelly gas. You can turn it on and off easily, I love it get one of them.

[@annai6393]

I did mow our lawn for a long while, when hubby was stationed overseas, but I somehow always needed help starting it, got too much grass in it, etc.! LOL. The company that does it now cuts it so low next to the house even though I told them not to dozens of times. I have moss next to the house, and every season, I get great grass there, and they ruin it! Yes, I am the gardener who got a wonderful lawn from crabgrass all by myself, but I can't get the mowing company to understand how to mow grass!

[@dachsymom5232]

Confused...all my lady friends love mowing grass. I love mowing grass! 5 acres every week.

[@brandyg5639]

@@dachsymom5232very therapeutic for me lol and free sun.. my ex used to say “don’t do yard work when I’m home, neighbors will think I’m lazy”… 🙄 hence.. ex 😂

[@leticiahoskins3296]

Your property is beautiful! I have Bermuda sod. I’m in NC. Sod is about a year old now and already infested with so many different kinds of weeds. Starting to get that weed with the thorns to and my kids love being barefoot outside so we are trying to get a handle on these weeds. Your videos are so helpful! Thank you and God Bless!

[@adamghazal9204]

I totally get lesson #1. Thanks Doc

[@BermudaBrian]

great drone video of the entire farm

[@user-fk1zt7il4c]

Doc I live in southern Alabama by the ocean. I have centipede turf and just used SPEEDZONE on my weeds and 5 days later I have none left. It’s amazing

[@HowTowithDoc]

Yes, we have used it before.

[@babsphillips8583]

I'm now 76, a woman living alone and a loner by choice. I used to almost fanatically care about my grass but now I don't want to bother. I don't water it because it's too expensive. I'm about to put some EZ Seed down where there are some small bald spots and I'm a Roundup gal...too bad if you don't approve! So if there are weeds in the grass, I either pull them up or use the Roundup that kills the weeds and not the grass. I mow, snow shovel, power wash, climb ladders to dry vac the leaves out of my aluminum patio roof that has 90 gutters (stupid purchase). First things I did when I bought this first house 8 years ago was put up a fence around the entire property, put in 4 CCTV security cameras, build a kitty enclosure attached to the house, and buy a portable generator that plugs into the house. I have about 30 tall ornamental grasses I have to prune down every fall and tie up/support as they grow. So I do it all bc I can't afford to pay someone and have no relatives or friends to help...by choice. Don't know what I'll do when I can't do anymore. I'll just think about and assess that year to year.

[@douglasbarnhart3324]

Thanks Doc.

[@chipgunter]

I'm in NC .. had a few weeds Breakthru.. Parsley Piert etc .. last week weather said 3 days of 65ish and lows 45 .. WRONG ! ended up being highs of lower 50's and lows in the the 30's .. Not a complete waste of a blanket spray but results were less than stellar ... Thanks mother nature .. and the battle continues 😂😂 As always enjoyed the great info .. Take care

[@seriejohnson698]

Exactly..Michigan we had 72, 52 and 45 degree days the a 32 really??

[@zerolife7890]

Good luck in NC....... I'm also here in NC. Weather man sucks, and mother nature always says "sike! Rain bit*h!!!!!"

[@zachsowersfilmandphoto6659]

Let us know when you have that new channel going doc. I've been loving your videos and would be happy to learn about everything you mentioned on the new channel.

[@HowTowithDoc]

Will do

[@TheWellington4]

So I’m a new home owner here in Georgia. We have Bermuda. We have Paloma and henbit weeds. It’s been really rainy the last month but I see I need to do the pre emergent. My question is do I have to wait for the soil to dry, AND should I pull the henbit first BEFORE the pre- emergent? Thanks for the lawn guide!!

[@Awzzie]

Hi there. I have Bermuda grass in DFW and have a few sections of my front yard that has high points or mounds. Yard is one year old. In early June, I plan to lay down sand to smooth out low points once we have green up, but these mounds stick up above the rest, and get scalped when I mow at 2 inches. Any tips for lowering the mounds of dirt? Best time of year to do that? I have 3 that are about a foot in circumference with not much grass on top…. Probably from uneven lot when builder put down sod last spring. Open to tips from Doc and the community! Thanks in advance!

[@chrislincoln489]

Who knew you could paint cabinets. Good job

[@rayhall7759]

Thanks Doc! You the man!……

[@kenbarbret6632]

Much like last year, I believe it was the 28th of Feb, we had an early warm spell. The rain scheduled was going to be a long stretch like this year. I put out my Pre-Emergent last Tuesday looking at the weather temp coming up. Since it was going to rain most of those days, and we had a week of dry spell. My lawn temp is running around 57 degrees already and some bermuda is starting, but mostly the poa. Hopefully it works out well for me like last year. Otherwise I just wasted a bunch of Pre-Emergent.

[@seriejohnson698]

Same here and it ain’t cheap😮

[@richardduggar4665]

I believe Country View Acres uses a stack of three batteries and I think it’s Echoflow.

[@aslmx8320]

I’m in north Alabama. We have new sod that was laid dormant. Starting to see some weeds coming through. You’ve told me before to not do anything to new sod the 1st season. Do I let the weeds stay or treat them with something?

[@anievestor]

Hi Doc thanks for the channel and the videos. I can't seem to find the PDF for the guide that I need. I live in Virginia and I am the this transition zone you illustrated on a map. Would very much like to download the appropriate guide for my lawn. Thanks a bunch Tony

[@alexandermaciag377]

Thanks, neighbor.

[@kensproles5816]

Hey Doc, My new house was sodded with Bermuda grass around middle of last November. It is getting warm and the weeds are really coming up. What should I do to get rid of them here in March 2024? I really don’t thing my sod is established enough to do anything but mow the weeds using a bagged mower. Any advice you have would be greatly appreciated. Love your knowledge Sir. (NE Texas)

[@spongebrick81]

I’ve got a lot of weeds and poa annua in my Bermuda here in SE VA. Should I kill the weeds before I lay down my PE? Earlier today I sprayed Image on my lawn.

[@Caroline-mt1uz]

Check out doc's video on fixing "an ugly lawn". It worked for me! I thought I had all weeds.

[@michaelholliday6037]

I love your videos, but I have St.Augustine grass and live next to a cypress preserve. I fight dollar weed, and aquatic spreading weeds. Not to mention the broad leaf type weeds with a flower in the middle. Any suggestions?

[@davidkendrick3158]

“Don’t critique the wife”, then pulls out huge riding tractor and recuts what she just did!!😂😂😂. She’ll never notice that!!!😂😂😂 Let us know how that conversation went, Doc!!

[@HowTowithDoc]

Just an eye roll... all is well.

[@chrislambert5249]

Probably sleeping in the cabin😂🛏️🏡

[@danacummings8911]

Hi Doc. Dana from Ohio. Where can I buy bulk grass seed for use in Ohio? Also could you do updates on products you've purchased and used for awhile, like Sweetnite mattress? Always looking at you channel!

[@ryanhum3941]

Any plans for a new putting green?

[@GeraldBelton]

You have Bermuda, Zoysia, and Cool lawn care guides. What about Centipede grass? Is it similar enough to Bermuda that I can use that guide?

[@davidcrowson4745]

Enjoyed

[@Andypopp]

That lawn can be home to one really great game of Thanksgiving Football this fall

[@GeoRides114]

Hi Doc, great videos. I may have missed it, could you share your white clover link? Thanks.

[@HowTowithDoc]

I put it up on that page... forgot as usual

[@marthalucero5411]

Hey, if you work hard to maintain a Beautiful lawn, I would call it "Beautiful too". Wish my lawn looked like that.

[@chaloromano582]

I like your video

[@charliehill3434]

Doc, what part of GA are you in? Eastern? We have a similar forecasts. I live in Eastern NC

[@kdh255]

Great video! I got a question, i got sod last summer but it's brown now. Will it go back to green or what can I do?

[@keithsecrist]

It certainly should if it is just dormant.

[@GriffithLawnLabs]

Likely just dormancy; it will be back soon. Don't worry

[@danielleg2616]

Im a little confused. Please help. March. My temps have been days of unusually warm weather 45- 70s and rain with forsythia and Flowers blooming and now we're back in 40s abs and 30s for one week. Should i still put it down now? Rain not expected for 7 days

[@johnhamilton9229]

So are you thinking triplex for the holy cow it’s big lawn?

[@tjack552]

Doc. Here in Maryland, 20's tonight, should I still put down my pre-emergent tomorrow? 50's, 60's daytime temps next week.

[@kingcish]

I would say yes

[@kingcish]

I live in PG County, first application is down.

[@GriffithLawnLabs]

I was just telling my friends in VA to put theirs down anytime between now and March 15th

[@tearamccoy]

Can you put white clover in with Bermuda grass?

[@nectros8452]

Do you have a centipede guide and website yet? If not, can you recommend someone who does as good a job that you do ?

[@alfrediasimmons3371]

Hey Doc! When I use my post emergent (Dimension) after my granular pre emergent treatment- is there a different mix ratio from using the tank sprayer vs (white-green) spray bottles? If so, please share or direct me to the video- thanks as always!

[@HowTowithDoc]

Just make sure you're apply the right amount of ounces per 1000 sq ft. That's all that really matters. It's really not about the mixing ratio but more about the ounces of concentrate per 1000 sq ft. If that makes sense.

[@GuamTheBear]

Can you add a link to the clover seeds on the product page?

[@HowTowithDoc]

I knew I'd forget... added. Thanks

[@aaronthomas1817]

Doc what about using Q4plus herbicide for weeds (broadleaf & Poa annua)

[@HowTowithDoc]

As long as the label states it will meet your needs i.e. type of grass and type of weed then sure.

[@kennethswenson3730]

I keep getting weeds despite my preemergent treatments. Does it take time for preemergent to start taking effect? Been treating my lawn per your website since I bought my house 2.5 years ago.

[@christinamckinney2370]

And I notice it’s usually one or two weeds that return. Goldenrod and clover. This is after using the PE he sells. I’m in zone 8b

[@mikeo8890]

I have a generator with a Briggs motor I've had it for 35 years.

[@ronmcintyre9290]

Do you worry about chemicals near the pond?

[@schroer111]

Do you go back and pick up clippings after you reel mow?

[@HowTowithDoc]

Rarely.... only when scalping

[@kimwimberly82]

Hello Doc I have been following you for two years now and I’m frustrated and want to ask a question. I have Bermuda grass and even though I put two different pre emergents down I still get weeds, especially Poa Anna and it’s frustrating, am I doing something wrong? Winter is the worst. Do you think the poa anna keeps coming back is because I never killed all of the Poa Anna ever, I just pull most of them or use some post emergent but it doesn’t kill all the Poa Anna? Help?

[@HowTowithDoc]

It's pretty common to battle it every year. (We had to) Wind, birds, etc, can bring in new seeds. Also, POA doesn't need deep roots. Do your best and possibly adjust the timing of the winter PE app. Then treat it late winter to kill it as needed.

[@meetsandeepv]

Doc, when can we get down pre emergent..we see heat till Tuesday and rain on wed.. will that work??

[@HowTowithDoc]

Dry soil... apply. Then water in if you can. Get it down.

[@mailmanqcnc]

Hey doc...I'm on NC/SC border and started my jump start program. Any word on when green shocker will be back in stock???????????

[@HowTowithDoc]

Use the code DOC and get 10% off. andersonshomeandgarden.com/shop/products/greenshocker

[@mailmanqcnc]

Thanks Doc 👍🏿

[@WhittyPics]

I like Briggs better than Honda. I had a Honda mower and that thing was always hard to start. I am thinking maybe it didn't like ethanol in the gas

[@tomd2326]

Doc have you ever thought of putting in an underground Storm cellar?

[@HowTowithDoc]

No, the property has too many drainage issues.

[@Maugwa]

For Bermuda: 24D Amine plus Celsius WG............1.5 oz of 24D-A per gallon. 1 packet of Celsius (0.226 oz) Use surfactant (not dish liquid) and marking dye. Now you have a 1 gallon spot spray mix. Thank me later

[@williemaddox9919]

I just need an app that lets me take pictures of my weedy yard and have it tell me 1) what kind of weeds they are and 2) what kind of weed killer to buy.

[@AstonVantage8]

Hi Doc, My two dogs like to roam the backyard and graze like cows sometimes. I have been hand pulling weeds to avoid putting toxic stuff in my lawn but it’s a losing battle. Anything u can recommend that do not carry a bone and skull warning label ☠️ and won’t potentially give my dogs cancer a few years down the road. Thanks.

[@HowTowithDoc]

Not is a BROAD application form. There are natural citrus based killers but it would be a spot treatment. Preemergent would be the best bet. Apply and water in right away. They'll be safe.

[@AstonVantage8]

@@HowTowithDocthanks Doc❤

[@marksdailylife7808]

What about dallis grass in Bermuda doc??

[@HowTowithDoc]

Look on the channel. Did a video on goose and dallis last year.

[@lisakelly776]

Since pre emergent only prevent new weeds, after pre-emergent how long should I wait to treat the weeds that are already grown.

[@GriffithLawnLabs]

You can spot treat them now if you want. Nothing stopping you from doing that even after the pre-emergent application.

[@trade4theskill845]

@@GriffithLawnLabswhat products you recommend

[@GriffithLawnLabs]

@@trade4theskill845 Anderson's barricade

[@lisakelly776]

@@GriffithLawnLabs Thanks I am in NC. It is still cold here. There is so much I will need to do a full treatment.

[@DelaTX]

@@GriffithLawnLabs Pour some Image in a water bottle just like Doc taught us way back when… Spot treat those weeds and it truly works. I get random weeds but it does the trick and I don’t kill my grass in the process. 😃

[@keithcarpenter3218]

Bermudan, God’s intended lawn turf.

[@pi1325]

Can you tell me the scientific, the latin name of the grass?

[@HowTowithDoc]

satis viridi herba .... sorry had to. Champion Perennial Rye

[@bigbearbear5458]

So...I gotta ask, why is the ecoflow battery pack in the toilet? Is it because the name ecoflow sounded like a plumbing product? 😁

[@CR-ow2wp]

Doc, don't those companies like John Deere and McClane get their parts from China? I get that they assemble their products in the U.S. with U.S.-based labor, but I thought it was prohibitively expensive to source their parts from vendors or contractors in the U.S. I'm happy to be proven wrong here. I love the idea of a U.S. based manufacturer where every component of their supply chain, including materials and parts, comes from the U.S. or possibly Canada.

[@HowTowithDoc]

Mclane is 100% made in the USA from 99% USA parts. Their goal is 100% by 2025. Of course engines are a totally different ball game.

[@luiscuadrado3646]

What about PAINTING YOUR ROOF. BLUE?🤷

[@meetsandeepv]

Doc, I live in South Carolina..I see sunny conditions and rain on Wednesday. Can I put down pre emergent,?? Zip 29707

[@HowTowithDoc]

Sure

[@meetsandeepv]

Ok..since I have rain on Wednesday..can I plan pre emergent on Tuesday ??

[@christophermoya7111]

Goodness, no offense, Doc, but as an instructional video for someone looking to learn what to do about weeds, this was remarkably unhelpful. Listening to you go on about your solar panels and how much you love your mower blades was grueling only to get to 60 seconds of actual discussion of fertilizer and reference to the lawn care guide. And I’m still nowhere nearer to dealing with the weeds in my bermuda.

[@ginoariel8697]

God forbid he plugs in his ideas on what he’s doing to expand his channel. People find a way to complain about anything, truly. The video does goes on to talk in depth about weed applications.

[@dereklaverne7608]

​@@ginoariel8697the video is called how to kill weeds. Not "how I'm expanding my channel and able to live in care of a cyber security attack"

[@HamBone86]

I mixed 1 ounce of Southern AG 2, 4-D per gallon of water with a squirt of Dawn dish soap in my pump sprayer and sprayed all over my Bermuda lawn and it worked great. If you mix too much it can stun the Bermuda but at this mixture it did not harm it.

[@sandieweatherup]

Creeping charlie in bermuda...🤪🤨

[@sandieweatherup]

I take care of the lawn in my family. When my husband cuts it there's always mower scalp circles. 🤦‍♀️😠 And Doc you just complained to 440k subscribers about how your wife cut the grass. Tisk tisk😕

[@HowTowithDoc]

Teach him grasshopper... teach him well.

[@Halcyon1861]

Image post emergent...Again. Image post emergent.

[@corey4917]

Spit out the answer

[@valeriek5020]

Did I hear you mention liquid pre-emergent............I don't use a pre-emergent because it is granular and when the weeds come up I use spectrum liquid weed be gone. I love doing what I can to have a nice lawn and it seems to work. Is the liquid pre-emergent you talk of like tenacity...........if so, I will pass as I don;'t want to look at circles of dead grass for weeks at a time. I tried to measure my property, but was not successful. Can't I just buy a couple of bags of fertilizer and stuff and use the number of the bag to set the spreader and go until it is empty then add more if needed. I love my lawn, but sometimes it pisses me off.

[@HowTowithDoc]

It's linked on the pages.

[@jefffawcett1626]

Are you well? You write like you're having a stroke, maybe? If you're fussing that there may be alternative approaches to land/yard maintenance that include more organics, fair enough. But how would anyone know? In the future, please have an adult look at your post before hitting send.

[@Mac28531]

🍿👀

[@HowTowithDoc]

I think the guy has been MUTED from the channel now.