HOW TO TURN WEEDS INTO GRASS

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

Here’s a video on how I made my sprinkler sled. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r36sd6tuYrOBfpo

[@hulkhatepunybanner]

*So does everyone call them stickers?*

[@dchall8]

I've been active in lawn forums for 20 years. In the first year I learned that everything I thought I knew about lawns was wrong. That was humbling, but I've been learning all this time. I must say I learned something from your video I would not have expected. Most people don't use preemergent. Of those that do, the ones who do it "right", use it in February and again in September. But you use it more often. I don't see any reason not to use it repeatedly, year round. Good for you, and congratulations on the progress you've made. You did not mention if you live in the windy part of West Texas, but I didn't see any wind, so I'm guessing you don't have a wind farm nearby. WATERING is THE most important part of lawn care. Deep and infrequent is the name of the game. Deep means 1 inch all at one time. For my oscillating sprinklers, my hoses, my water pressure, it takes a full 8 hours to apply 1 inch of water. My neighbor's high flow in-ground sprinklers put out 1 inch in 20 minutes. Yours will be somewhere between these numbers. This advice applies in Phoenix and in Vermont, so just about wherever you live, shoot for a full inch if you don't have an inch of rain in the past week. Infrequently means ONCE per week in the dead heat of summer. If your summer temps are in the 100s, then water every 5 days instead of 7. If it climbs to 110, water every 3-4 days, but never water every day. Even bermuda can look bad if watered too frequently. When the temps fall into the 80s, then water once every 2 weeks. Mowing. Mowing is second most important. Bermuda should be mulch mowed low every time you mow. If you mow it low enough, it will take on a horizontal growth habit. If you let it get taller than 3 inches, the bermuda will shade itself out and begin to thin. When that happens, then the weed seeds get enough sunlight to sprout. I've seen excellent bermuda mowed at 3/16s inch. However, now you're getting into a higher hassle factor with the lawn. In order to keep it mowed at such a low height, you'd have to mow every other day. Only certain people want that. Pick a height in the 1 inch area. Fertilizer. This is the least important of factors, because most people fertilize at least once in awhile. It appears you don't. With bermuda it is more important to fertilize because it is a nitrogen hog. You could use a high nitrogen fertilizer on it every month, and it would be very happy. But clearly you don't have to - just look at your lawn. However, I believe if you had used it a time or two in the back you would have it completely filled in. Which one? It doesn't matter that much as long as the N number is way higher than the rest. 42-0-0 is fine and easy to find in West Texas. Having said that, I never use chemical fertilizers. Never since 2002. I use only organic fertilizer in the form of either corn gluten meal or alfalfa pellets (rabbit chow). The application rate is 15 to 20 pounds per 1,000 square feet. Get it in 50-pound bags at the feed store. If you only use it once per year your soil will become more healthy. And no, it doesn't attract rabbits, deer, etc., but it might attract birds. They can't eat enough to make a difference. If you water it they don't get as much. At 5:43 in the vid, see those yellow spots on the left...do you have a dog? Those are classic dog pee spots. Get rid of them by dropping a heaping handful of table sugar on each spot and moisten it (don't wash it away). In 3 weeks the spots should be much greener and taller than the surrounding grass. Using organic fertilizer will help prevent them in the future. The sugar is not a direct fertilizer, but it feeds the bacteria in the soil responsible for processing the dog urine. When the microbes are well fed they do a better job and convert the urine into plant food in a safe way. On sprinkler selection: I've been at this since the 1960s, so I've tried all the sprinklers, twice or three times. I keep coming back to the oscillator type and in particular the turbo type. The mechanical linkage type of oscillator might be broken in the original box, but the turbo with all the internal gears can last a couple years if you don't ever try to force the roller. They're about $20 or so, so suck it up. If you were in a windy area, the oscillators don't work as well.

[@Dizzinator2114]

I hope you see this, what about st.augustine grass?

[@hulkhatepunybanner]

*After killing everything like he did, once the Bermuda grass starts growing back, can you keep it that way with just watering every other day Instead of using the chemicals periodically?*

[@Time_Traveler_Karen]

Connecticut here. Ty that's alot of useful information 👍👍

[@dchall8]

@@Dizzinator2114 This isn't the world's best forum for exchanging specific information, but what's your question about St Augustine? And sorry I missed this a year ago. Generally the differences for St Augustine from bermuda are mowing height should be the highest setting for St Aug, and you don't need to fertilize it every month. Watering is the same.

[@js012223]

Great Video. I love seeing explanation from normal dude figuring stuff out level. I get overwhelmed by the experts.

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

That’s exactly why I make videos. I’d much rather watch a everyday homeowner sharing what they learned, over a fake production lol. 👍🏼

[@MusiqTruth]

Gives me hope. My backyard is NOTHING but weeds. One half of the back has some grass but the hill where I had trees removed 3 years ago. I keep spraying, but once it gets hot those weeds are disrespectful. I’ll keep trucking along! Thank you

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

Another thing you can do if you have places with good grass, cut out small squares and put them in spots without grass they will retake

[@MusiqTruth]

I’m certainly going to give it a try. Try to help that here like his new home.

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

If it were me, I would personally kill it all now because it’s very early spring still and the grass still has plenty of time to come in.

[@arielrodriguez6980]

With bermuda the idea is to cut it around .5 to 2 inches so it can grow dense and choke the weeds unlike with St. Augustine it has to be 3-4 inches in order to choke them correct?

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

Correct my Bermuda grass grows much better when I cut it often and keep it lower

[@deankay4434]

I grew up on a farm and we needed hay. Watching for weeds and getting rid of them is keeping live stock from getting sick. If selling, you get more per bale. Now, forced by many lumbar issues and Dr's trying everything from A to Z, has left me on a cane. We have tall fescue and some blue grass. My youngest son (Mid 30's) would not take my Scott's rotary spreader for pre-emergent that, like you said, last 3 months. Home improvement has a lot of inert fillers, but I buy at "Grass Pad" store. Grubs had theirs but get fatter on home improvement store products, I.E. Grub Food. I worked on vehicles over 4 decades and building new type tines on tiller. Physical limits force me to think outside the box. The soil, mostly clay, is amended with garden soil, infused with tree leaves & yard clipping tilled under for winter & rains. I am so sad as year two, no garden. Yard full of weeds yes lots of advice like kill it, de- thatch it heavy. Winter / cold kill weeds, so coming up good timing. I have to find money. With 170 feet square is in 5 parts with 1 area has 30% grade. I wish I could find used rider as I can weld & fabricate what it needs. Question; Did you pull all those weeds with a small tool and hands? DK, Omaha.

[@gregorriusadolphus2729]

Glad I found this! I built my house outside San Antonio two years ago, new construction. But I don't think they laid down the sod right. I arrived in San Antonio that morning to close, and they hadn't laid the sod. When I came back later that afternoon with the keys after closing, they had laid it down haha. I have a few patches where the grass died and won't grow, and now it's weed infested front and back since I stopped paying for the high cost of having the lawn professionally treated. I'm trying to save coins so I will try this method. I think it's Bermuda as well.

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

It’s been great for me, hope it works for you 👍🏼

[@jaimev840]

I’m doing the same, my yard was infested with weeds and I used a weed killer product that works great now I see grass growing but some patches it’s growing out now. It takes time but result are great and saves you money

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

Yea it took me 2 seasons for it come in truly full, but it’s awesome now 👍🏼

[@ruksansalam2796]

Great video from your texas garden to my garden in greater manchester. Thank you. What would be UK version of preemergant? Any ideas?

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

Wow that’s a great question, have you tried to search on the internet?

[@arielrodriguez6980]

I am in Fort Worth, TX ad my St Augustine thinned out from disease and now I have a mix of thin bermuda and st augustine. It is still early since it is just now coming out of dormancy and I have seen the sod choke out the weeds before but should I try Atrazine spray now as a post to get it under better control and get the sod mix to grow faster?

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

You can absolutely use that right now. I use herbicides at least three times a year. Early spring, spring, mid summer, fall. 👍🏼

[@jackthomas853]

I live in Amarillo. My yard is the same as what yours was before you started working on it. I was out on the road working the last 16 years and not able to keep up with it. In 2011 we couldn't water because of the drought. The lake dried up and wells were going dry. Now that I am home permanently, I am going to start working on my yard. It's too late to kill it with Roundup or Makaze. I will put weed and feed on it for this year and then start fresh next February - March with that part. Thanks for the video. This will save me a lot of time and headaches.

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

Good luck, mine is looking awesome. Coming in nice and green after winter 👍🏼 I’m glad the video helped

[@bobbiebrushia3384]

Thanks for the video applause to you! I have some of those issues but I live in montana and I have a problem in the back of our property around the boarder about 20 feet maybe 30 but my weeds have taken off and are very tall I don't want Gras to grow back or weeds. What I'd like to do is clear it all and have mulch in the area and nothing planted there at all. But I don't know where to start with it being so tall I can't mow and we tried to use the weedeater but that didn't work so what should I do to kill the tall grass and weeds please help!

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

The same type of product should kill both. Me personally I would probably spray it and then sprayed again in a month. The problem is seeds Will still be in the ground trying to germinate after you kill what’s on top

[@aprilvargas3461]

What kind of preemergent? I'm from Brownfield and trying to start the process we sprayed in February and going to start the quarterly process just don't know which to buy?

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

I normally get the 0-0-7 from Home Depot by lesco. If you can’t find that ask someone in the garden department

[@_Hawkk]

When should i do all of this if i live in MN

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

Might be a little late to kill everything at this point if I were you, I would start from scratch next early spring, but you could do the pre-emergent which will help with some weed seeds in the ground

[@_Hawkk]

@@LifeLessOrdinary thanks for the quick reply! I appreciate you! I’m guessing I would wanna kill everything right after the last snow fall?

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

@tommysouvannavong3196 yes that is correct because it allows the new grass to take off without fighting a lot of weeds. 👍🏼

[@chandracox6814]

Hey there! We just bought a house in Poolville, TX (moving from Weatherford to Poolville) and we bought a home on over an acre. It's straight weeds. As soon as we get the keys this week after we close, this is the first thing I'm doing. Thanks for the video!!

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

It’s worked for me, good luck with it. Remember be patient with the weed killer it will take 3 to 4 weeks. And add a little bit of dawn soap to the mix it will help it to stick to the weeds.

[@chandracox6814]

@@LifeLessOrdinary I'll try that. Thanks!

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

My email is on the about page of my KZbin channel. You are welcome anytime to ask me a question there also. 👍🏼

[@granturismo315]

If u weren’t in such a hot state what grass type would u pick from? here in Illinois I got Kentucky blue grass tall fescues and rye I have 2 ache of backyard and half an ache in front, and I’m testing areas with different types of grass including shaded areas with dense shade seeds

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

Personally I would probably go with Ky bluegrass but the best would be whatever is the most native to your area. 👍🏼

[@bilboswaggins7629]

How can you tell if grass is dormant or just dead? In my front yard I've pulled the weeds but now there are dirt spots that just stay there. Would putting soil there get it to start growing grass again?

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

What type of grass is in your area? Mine is Bermuda and when it’s dormant it’s just brown. But as the temp starts to warm up small green blades of grass start to pop up. If you have some areas of grass it should start to spread and cover the bare areas in time. You could also make it buy some grass plugs.

[@dallassoccerkidd]

How long does it take for the grass to start growing back? Do you need to seed afterwards?

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

Mine started within a few weeks

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

I never had to seed but it could be different for you

[@Blaze_1961]

Did the Bermuda just come back naturally or did you spread seed?

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

No, I didn’t have to use any seed at all. I’m sure that’s not the case for everyone’s yard but it was patch in a few spots but by the next summer it was all full. If you look at the very beginning of this video, you can see how good it looks by mid summer. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaWbeYSuj5KMpqs

[@Blaze_1961]

@@LifeLessOrdinary Yes I watched the video I was just curious how the Bermuda grew back and the weeds didn't. I thought you said the spray would kill everything

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

Yes, the spray does kill everything, but what was happening was the weeds were over powering the grass. Once I killed everything at the beginning of spring, it gave the Bermuda a chance to come up and grow without having to fight all the weeds. Now that the Bermuda is so strong, I control the weeds with like weed and feed product or just spot spray for weeds.

[@yourcool007]

I live in Ontario Canada and the grass in my backyard is covered with weeds. I tried looking for preemergent options but they're banned in Canada. Any suggestions on what preemergent you would recommend? I plan on doing the following (would love any tip/suggestions): 1. Use roundup to kill existing grass/weed 2. Once killed, remove any dead weeds 3. Mow the lawn to bring the grass/weed to an acceptable height to start the overseeding process 4. Aerate the ground 5. Overseed the ground and water appropriately 6. Apply preemergent (trying to find recommendations here) 7. Continue watering/mowing the lawn and apply preemergent quarterly

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

Sounds like you have a great plan in place. I’m not sure on the pre-emergent because of your restrictions.

[@nightmaresshadow99]

Honestly any counter herbicides should be okay. As stated in the video, round-up (which is readily available in most homeware/ gardening stores) works as well as long as you don't mind using glyphosate. However, there might be local by-laws in place forbidding you from using glyphosate or other herbicides, so I would recommend checking your local restrictions before making any purchases.

[@priyamalhotra1853]

Hey, I am in Ontario too. I would love to know how is your lawn repair progress and what products did you end up using? Am I too late to start the process? We are in June now.

[@davidmeng6581]

Question: when you do overseeding, did you remove all the dead weeds?

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

Not all the weeds but anything that was easy to get 👍🏼

[@Wendy-vb6wz]

Hi, also what is the best thing to do now, pre emergent, then a herbicide before or around fall?

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

Hit it with pre emergent now and again early fall

[@Wendy-vb6wz]

Thanks

[@garretthopton-jones6949]

Did you plant seed or is that dormant natural grass?

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

Nope I never had to plant any seed. Basically I had so many weeds, It was choking out whatever grass was already there and not letting it grow. Now that I stay on top of it, I’ve had beautiful Bermuda ever since.

[@warrenroberts1912]

so what exactly did he spray?? I missed it lol

[@Frescobar170]

A weed and grass killer. He mentioned it a quarter into the video at 2:14 ., He mentions using a weed killer called “Makaze” and follows that up by saying that you can use “Round Up”.. Hope this helps. He should have shown the bottle but at the very least he let us know what it was!.

[@tompryor3034]

I love Bermuda. My yard was all weeds and dead spot where we took out some trees. Within a year the Bermuda took back the lawn by just watering, mowing frequently, and a couple treatments of granulated weed & feed.

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

That is awesome , I agree I love Bermuda grass

[@mabybee]

Helpful video. I’m about to begin on a similar journey with Bermuda grass up here in central Oklahoma and your video has really boosted my confidence in what I’m doing.

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

I will work 👍🏼 let me know how it goes. Just remember it will take weeks to begin seeing results. Good luck 👍🏼

[@IvanLopez-dk1bw]

That weedy yard looks amazing compared to mine. That said, I”ll attempt this DYI project. But, more or less, how long it took for the weeds to die after you spray them? And, how long to wait before seeding the yard after spaying weed killer?

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

It took a good three weeks before they really started to die off. I would seed a month after

[@rosiodeleon6975]

After you spray and the weeds die, do you need to pull them out or do you just leave them there? This first time homeowner with a weed infested yard appreciates ANY advice!!!

[@KCJuster]

I would personally probably air the lawn!

[@risa-ru]

What pre emergent product did you use

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

I like to use the Lesco 0-0-7 just because I find it to be cheaper than many others. I get it at Home Depot.

[@ltk35]

Thanks for the tips man. New to trying to get grass and my yard looking nice. So thank you for the start.

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

Thank you for watching if you look at some of my new pool video updates, you could see how well the grass looks in the backyard

[@homiewiththepony8638]

So I’m looking to start my yard which is all weeds as well where do I start and what Exactly did you buy?

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

I used a product called makaze it’s expensive but it kills everything. Spray now it’s the perfect time. Come end of March into early April the grass will be able to come up.

[@frederickdelius1106]

I live in central tx i guess hour south of austin. Im about to start playimg with the patch i set up. Nothing but rock and cedar everywhere. And i dont want to bring in all new sod. Or change the natural grass.

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

I bet this would work for you

[@WilliamRomero-ky2fj]

What weed killer you used?

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

Product called Makaze

[@Zeeehacks]

I’m new to all this yard work. Lol We just got our back yard rolotilled leveled and laid grass seeds, a few days after it started rain for two whole days which I didn’t know if it’ll affect the seeds it supposed to keep rain this week... just to find out that we have a ton of weeds coming up.. now I’m torn lol my hard work.. but im glad i came cross your video theirs HOPE!

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

It will take time. In your case you might want to use some 24D weed control but I would still start using Pre-emergent

[@LemonDropYum]

I'm really impressed with how it went from a desert of weeds to grass. I'm scared of killing my grass but I think I'm going to have to try this. What weed killer did you use? Do you recommend I wait for next year Feb-March to poison the yard? Do you do it then because it's when your grass starts waking up? Also, I have grass seeds. When should I put those down? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

It’s been amazing ever since I made that video. I just made this video last week you can see the grass this year. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWq6gmV9fd96btk Yes I would wait till next early spring to start it. I use a product called Makaze and make sure you mix a little dawn dish soap in it, that will help it to stick to everything. Adding new grass seed is fine, I would put that down in early May when things are getting warm.

[@LemonDropYum]

@@LifeLessOrdinary Thank you so much for your quick reply and tips. I'm going to tackle my lawn so it's as nice as yours.

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

Thank you so much for the compliment

[@josephcruz9992]

Just stumbled on your video, is it too late in the season to do this? I’m done with the weeds -_-

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

Nope not to late still very early in the growing season

[@michellespiegel6726]

Did you put Bermuda seed down or did it just come in after the weeds were gone?

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

Just came up after I killed everything 👍

[@arnettavelez9069]

I am renting a house in the McKinney TX area and the yard is horrible. Between the Crabgrass and Poison Ivy has just taken over it seems like since the temperature has been so high. I was wondering if I should invest in the preemergent now or wait till fall or early winter. Also I like the sprinkler system. did you make it or can it be purchased somewhere?

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

I have a video on how I made the sprinkler and you can do the pre-emergent every quarter

[@miguelbenitez7071]

Did you throw more Bermuda seed?

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

No I didn’t have to. It takes some time but the Bermuda spreads like wild fire once the weeds stop choking them out. My problem was I had so many weeds it was choking out what little Bermuda I had. But now that I have 99% grass it tends to choke out what little weeds try to come up.

[@melindathomas7529]

Can you use pre-emergent during middle of summer when the weeds are already up?

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

I do yes because it will still help with some weeds that will come up later

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

To me it’s cheap enough I would rather use it and let it knock off a few weeds it’s definitely helped in my backyard which I started last year. I am nearly weed free in the backyard

[@angelf9800]

I use tenacity and seems to help.

[@grimlock_rsv4634]

I'm in texas n my yard full.of weeds..so I'm kill da yard thn pre emergent? That's it?

[@mikewyckoff1123]

I have a very small yard in Hawaii where I’m going to try this. Thank you.

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

Let me know how it goes. Just remember be patient it takes time, but it’s so worth it.

[@polliepayton6601]

I’ve sprayed & sprayed,however more pop up!!! So frustrating I give up

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

Frustrating is very true. Weeds are a constant battle

[@jersey8231]

Yard looks good. So just Makaze and then a pre emergent quarterly. Did you need to put down grass seed at all after the Makaze step or does the Bermuda just come back on its own?

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

No I didn’t use any grass seed at all. By killing all the weeds at the end of winter I guess it allowed the natural grass to come in and not get choked out. And yes the pre emergent I’m using is a 0-0-7 made by lesco. I’ll be putting more down every 3 months. 👍

[@jersey8231]

@@LifeLessOrdinary Thanks!

[@edr.2642]

So you didnt plant grass seeds after the weeds died? I have a backyard withouth a single grass and weeds are just going crazy. Cant even use mower because the soil is a dusty black type.

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

No I’ve never used any grass seed, I did have some Bermuda that was there but getting choked out by the weeds and once I killed everything the Bermuda just took over

[@Wendy-vb6wz]

What type of weed killer did you use and what's the name of the pre emergent , is this at lowes? Thanks for video looks great, I want to try this

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

If you want to kill everything green I used makaze, if you want to kill most weeds but not harm he grass use 2-4-D. The pre emergent I like is called 007 by lesco, I bought it at home depot

[@Wendy-vb6wz]

Thank you!

[@randomlpsvideosmac4474]

Im in Utah, is it too late to kill everything and get my yard to grow grass?

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

It’s hard to say, how long has everything been green? I mean personally if your dealing with a lot a of weeds I would probably go ahead and do it. The grass will grow back as warm weather continues.

[@tiffanigonzalez6088]

Did you pull up the weeds agyer

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

No they just fade away in time

[@marcusruff2341]

Whats the link to the products you used

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

The Makaze is not sold on Amazon but this will be just as strong. amzn.to/3XVza0w

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

The Pre Emergent I use I get at Home Depot

[@haynhine]

Thank you very much for this! I feel like i can attack my yard now 🙏🏽 Question: After i spray and kill my whole yard, is there a timeframe before i use pre-emergent?

[@tammyallen9492]

Do you reccomend doing the pre emergent In August /September ? Also, what are your thoughts on aeration after spraying pre-emergent ?

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

I don’t do any aeration to my yard but I’m sure it wouldn’t hurt. Me personally I do pre-emergent April, June, September and December. 3 times would be plenty over a year. My grass is looking amazing right now.

[@nickmedugno3031]

You should do another video on your yard I live in FL and have a mix of Bahia in St Augustine but I might try a spot treatment first because I rent haha

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

I just made a new pool video and uploaded it today. In the beginning you can see part of the yard it looks awesome 👍🏼

[@nickmedugno3031]

@@LifeLessOrdinary nice I'll check it out and hit the like button for sure have a great night

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

Thank you Nick 👍🏼

[@Cougar139tweak]

Man, I forget how rough Texas weeds and conditions are, glad I live in Tasmania now (was raised in Wichita Falls), thanks for the video.

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

Appreciate the comment

[@GamerXface]

Lol and you left me behind? Smh

[@erskinehawkins3419]

I used to live in Wichita Falls!! Rider high school

[@Cougar139tweak]

@@erskinehawkins3419 I went to Old High

[@aidansearle5023]

TASMANIA repersent!!!!!! Hobartian here

[@mikeo8890]

Looks like a very cost effective approach, good job.

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

Thank you Mike it’s working 👍

[@Jewel131]

I loved the music at the start, really got me in that weed killing mindset. But there weren't even any weeds to begin with.

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

Lol watch again it was nothing but weeds

[@nofacebuild1998]

How many times did you spray to kill the weeds? Only once? Also thanks for the video that’s exactly what my yard looks like and I really want to change it

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

I only do the full kill spray once and that’s in the early spring. I do the pre emergent 3 times a year. Spring, mid summer and early fall. 👍🏼

[@user-oc1km5rd5i]

I'm a little confused.. so you just killed the weeds and didn't seed? Just let the natural grass grow?

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

Correct might not be the same for every yard, but in my case I had natural Bermuda grass already there I just had so many weeds it could never take off and grow in.

[@angelaprater2679]

I think you did a great job smart to kill it all and the pre spray to stop weed and unwanted grass fescue are what ever so hats to you.

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

I appreciate that very much

[@Gardenabundance]

Great video, but could you explain a little bit more about what you did after spraying?

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

Honestly I don’t do anything after spraying other than Pre emergent a few times a year. For me and it might be different for others, but the grass exploded once the weeds were all killed off. The wind blows like crazy here in this part of Texas so in the winter I still get some winter weeds. So I just hit them again as needed in late February or early march. 👍🏼

[@joseazua6813]

What kinds of weed killer

[@albertvaiz8470]

Sounds good I’m going to give it a shot. Thanks, Cool video !!

[@LydieCakes]

Links please. And I have been debating on doing just this at the new house we are getting in Dec. Kill everything off and then plugging it with Bermuda and helping it grow back. Question, what's a good grass height? 2" or 4"

[@licon452]

Since this video is 1 year old, how did your lawn turn out? I'm debating on doing what you did to my lawn. I'm just worried I'll completely kill my grass.

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

The lawn is in great shape. At this point I just have to keep up with my pre-emergent.

[@Lionfellow]

Side note, “a life less ordinary” is a great movie!

[@scout2125]

I'm in a small town near Lubbock. I was going to throw some grass seed down today since it's the "rainy season." Looks like I was going to do it all wrong.

[@nayibgomez]

Thanks for the information. From The Bronx, NY.

[@sherrywaters8055]

Thank you I'm doing exactly that this coming winter

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

Good luck

[@mikeedvla]

Wow, I am so glad I finally found a yard that actually looks just like ours at home. The weed infestation has just grown throughout the years until our entire lawn basically got taken over by weeds. My question is, you did not have to add any new seed to start over?? Just pre emergent and patience?????

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

In my case no I never added any new seed. By killing everything at once, the natural Bermuda grass came in. Right now is the time to do it. 👍

[@kimberleyjane2338]

@@LifeLessOrdinary That's interesting. I live in Canada, and I spray the lawn really rough, then lace the grass seed. Lol. Then in the fall I put fertilizer which kills the weeds and lace grass seed again. Lol. I'm so surprised that you don't seed, and use fertilizer. Amazing. Thanks! Have you ever tried clover? It mixes in grass and keeps it airy. So is good for moisture too?

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

Yeah the weather I’m here is so dry and very little water. This Bermuda grass just loves the heat and spreads like crazy

[@dchall8]

@@kimberleyjane2338 The Canadian environment is so much different from the Texas environment, I would suggest you just enjoy the video and ignore all the advice. Bermuda won't even grow where you live.

[@clayramsey019]

How long did you wait? And good job brotha, I just took a weed eater turned it like I was edging made a big square. Threw seed down. Done

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

How long did I wait for what? I should do a new video because the grass is looking better than ever. 👍🏼

[@faradpack]

You spread weed killer and then? Did you put any seeds for Bermuda? Not sure what you did??? Pre merge!?!

[@janetteevans5852]

What's preimmergent

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

It helps to kill the seeds of weeds

[@AprilCendaña]

Thanks for sharing!

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

Thank you for watching

[@kayakuprising5914]

Yeah but doesn't that stuff cause cancer and all that? Or is that Makaza different?

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

Unfortunately, everything probably causes cancer these days lol. Personally, I wear a mask when I spray and I keep the kids off for a few days.

[@SooperToober]

This is brilliant! 🎉🎉🎉

[@kalaylay9086]

This helped a lot! Thank you

[@Elizabethmcbride619]

Great video! Did your neighbors yard work out well? I sowed seed in the early spring, the weeds and fescue is about 50/50. So I'm debating whether to leave it or just kill it and start fresh...

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

Make sure you read up on fescue I’m not sure if it spreads as easy as Bermuda

[@fravolousfilm]

Really interesting and insightful video, thumbs up!

[@megan5738]

I need to do this!

[@grimlock_rsv4634]

So all u did was kill da weeds in entire yard thn pre emergent?

[@dilkycorteling2586]

Greetings from Prince Edward Island in Canada. I have a worse yard than ours I think... I am really going to follow your process. Thank you so much

[@nogoodwolf]

We don't have the same products in Canada as in America. How did your yard turn out? Some American products are banned in Canada which is sad.

[@dilkycorteling2586]

@@nogoodwolf I have not started yet... weed and feed with Golf grounds products apparently work.

[@nogoodwolf]

@@dilkycorteling2586 I am thinking of trying a small patch tomorrow to see if it works but it is September and it might be a little late.

[@dilkycorteling2586]

@@nogoodwolf I think its a good idea. I have some other landscaping to do and I will do after... we have round up ...and there are some US weedkiller sold on Amazon we can get... check that out .

[@magicmegan4290]

thank you so much for the video! A small tip, when you speak of your channel’s name, I recommend emphasizing the word “less“ otherwise what I heard when I started listening to the video was “lifeless ordinary“

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

I appreciate that 👍🏼

[@annamcglaun285]

thank you, just what I needed

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

It’s working out great for me 👍

[@gabrielsanchez7936]

Fellow Texas Tech fan, I see

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

Yes sir lol

[@chrisgonzales2916]

So you just killed the existing weed/ grass Then spread pre-emergents

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

Pretty much, I killed everything which was mostly weeds which allowed the Bermuda to really take over. And then did a quarterly pre-emergent routine.

[@AlabanzasyAdoración7]

@@LifeLessOrdinary what pre-emergent you used, and how long after you apply the weed killer? how many times a year?

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

I use the lesco brand from Home Depot I do it three times a year. I do it spring, mid summer and fall.

[@AlabanzasyAdoración7]

@@LifeLessOrdinary thanks for taking the time to answer appreciate it.

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

Anytime good luck with it 👍🏼

[@GreenhedGamesMinecraft]

Anybody doing this I would not recommend, ‘round up’ can last up to 5 years into the ground, the best way to combat this is to hand weed any perennials following on with Hoeing as many annuals then using a selective weed killer which will remove any broad leaf weeds allowing new turf to thrive

[@uhavemooface]

New subscriber here.

[@annaduran6356]

I have a weed infested yard too. Also some bare spots. It sucks

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

Put some work into it and you can have good grass in time 👍🏼

[@annaduran6356]

@LifeLessOrdinary exactly what I am going to try to do. I'm no expert so I've been on KZbin alot lately so I can figure out what to do first or altogether

[@annaduran6356]

@LifeLessOrdinary thanks for replying.

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

I’m a big fan of KZbin myself which is exactly why I started making videos

[@deborahjimenez4515]

Helppppp me!!!! 😭😭😭 I've lived in this house for the past 4 years I live in Utah I have children and my yard is infested with weeds and my stickers have sticker babies it's so annoying I'm just tired but I don't know the first step because in my mind I thought I needed to like like you some sort of rake machine to lift the soil and then plant some seeds or something. If you can maybe send me a message or comment please. Thank you

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

Lifting the soil is a ton of work and can be expensive. I’m not familiar with what type of grass you have in Utah. But I can imagine if you did the same process I did you might end up with similar results. You need a chemical that kills everything green in the late winter early spring. Once I did that everything that came up in April was fresh grass. Once the grass started coming in strong, then used weed and feed to feed the grass and knock out new weeds trying to come up.

[@Emmdubbs]

This is great! Thank you!!!!

[@PrincessJazmina]

Okay now I know where my husband came up with this crazy looking pvc sprinkler!! 🤣 it works though!!! I’m down here @ Fort Hood and my husband is deployed. I have 4 babies 🐶🐶🐩🐩! If I spray killer how long after can my babies go outside?

[@carlosbarragan6729]

Arent herbacides linked to cancer? Luke roundup. Just curious im a noob

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

I’m sure if you’re around it enough it could cause harm.

[@amandasterling7090]

Hello I really enjoyed your video! I’m hoping to get rid of my weeds as well. I had a question. On the weed killer you used, you said you waited until February. It is February now but I have very few active weeds. Is it better to spray now that weeds are almost non existent or wait? Also, you said this weed spray kills everything. Will it still kill everything if I’m not ready to plant grass yet? I have a goat head problem in my back yard that I want to get rid of. However I’m not sure if I have the budget to plant grass and install a sprinkler system yet. But I would still like to get rid of the weeds. Lastly, after spraying the weed killer did you simply pull the weeds out? And till the ground or just let the weeds dry up on their own and shovel them out?

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

If you don’t have any weeds right now there’s no need to spray it. I spray in February when I have a winter weed problem, because they end up choking out my new Bermuda grass trying to come in. But you can use pre-emergent now for the spring weeds that will come up. The pre-emergent will help to kill off any young weed seeds that are about to sprout.

[@cindyapodaca1173]

Mayb a step by step video

[@masterman83]

You know your a pretty smart fellow man. I’m infected by your little diy videos. If I knew how to make KZbin videos I would I have some pretty cool little hacks I came up with myself

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

I appreciate that, It’s pretty easy I learned by watching KZbin myself so I’m sure you could do it also

[@thomashoff4667]

Thank you

[@GLopez-yj6rg]

You’re a grass god

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

Lol

[@RoyalRockRealty]

Thank you :)

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

Thank you watching

[@roxygarcia8733]

Thank you!

[@lynirvin7786]

Thanks. I sure will do this type of weed killer. ❤

[@LifeLessOrdinary]

Let me know how it works out for you

[@The44One]

Sick and tired of weeds after 8 years is a vary long time lol