The Worst Garden Weed! | How to Get Rid of It!

It's too wet to plant, so today is a good day to start getting some of our fall plots ready for planting. Our greenhouse plants are growing fast, so we'll soon need somewhere to plant them all.
Join us as we show you several of the techniques we use to get our soil ready for planting, and suppress weeds while doing so!
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[@kjunwill]

Informative video. Thanks.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks Willy!

[@edwardpearce1138]

I use a Cub Cadet wheeled string trimmer ST 100 to terminate cover crops. It cuts them off at the base and does a decent job of chopping them up . I prefer this to the mower that pushes the cover crop over, but only poorly chopped.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I could see where that would work well. Although you'd need some pretty good string for those sorghum stalks.

[@midsouthhomestead7527]

We let our CHICKENS in different fenced off areas a month before spring and a month before fall planting. They do the work for us.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Bet that makes for some fertile garden spots!

[@imaprepper1866]

Good info Travis.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks for watching!

[@WILLITGROW]

well done.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks John!

[@detectivemikevarnado7515]

I plan to over winter carrots, garlics, and onions. I pulled and composited summer garden the middle of August. I am presently growing cougar seedlings. I also have some online short-day onions bulbs ready to plant. I plan on putting all of these in the ground in the middle of October if it has cooled off some. I amending my summer garden beds with composite (homemade) and some store bought BlacKKow and tilled both in about six to eight inches deep. I've covered with straw and have been keeping it moist. No weeds are present at this point. I get all my info from you. Thanks Mike Varnado Washington Parish Louisiana

[@LazyDogFarm]

Sounds like a solid plan Mike! Thanks for watching.

[@manfredaddleman3035]

Drop the deck to 1in

[@LazyDogFarm]

I will when I mow it again. It would have choked the mower if it was that low on the first pass.

[@harrytustin5260]

thanks great video again

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks for watching Harry!

[@backwoodsbaby9729]

I have wild violets..... they invade EVERYTHING. Nothing grows in my mulch... except those violets. Ive been burning them but i was waiting for some seeds to sprout (that arent...stupid pak choi) before burning again...i like my flame thrower (it doesnt kill crab grass easily either) & send some rain my way? We are dry.... had a storm tonight but only got 30 mins of rain... :(

[@LazyDogFarm]

Hope y'all get some rain soon. If I could share, I would!

[@drivin69]

what's up my friend man we have a vica vine or some thing growing on our hill ware our raised beds are.. there awful its almost like a ivy when you touch it you get poison ivy type stuff... its horrible...ahhhhhh i am so use two calling you hoss i may mess up from time two time...happy days

[@LazyDogFarm]

Never heard of a "vica vine," but that sounds nasty.

[@drivin69]

@@LazyDogFarm awwwww its awful it may not even be vica it climbs up trees and pulls them right down,, even a maple they will pull them right down..there really bad with pine

[@jimmyblackburn2625]

Send some rain to NC My place is dry. Looks like chickens are growing good

[@LazyDogFarm]

I wish I could! You could bog a buzzard's shadow down here.

[@dwightmoss7919]

We dont need rain in western n.c. Its raining to .much the .most rain I have ever seen

[@IDunnoYouTellMe2152]

It’s time! It’s time! It’s tarp-time! Thanks for explaining how to handle the cover crops and tarps.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Any time!

[@gerhardbraatz6305]

I'm interested in trying cover crops. What would be good in the winter. I,m a little bit cooler than you on the SE Carolina coast.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I really like berseem clover. Grew it last year and it did really well. Probably want to plant it pretty soon though.

[@tonyr7393]

@@LazyDogFarm Over here in the UK i'm currently sowing field beans as the winter cover crop. They'll provide a spinach like tender top tip for repeat harvesting over the colder months, and at the same time fix any nitrogen deficiency in the soil ready for planting brassicas in the spring.

[@gerhardbraatz6305]

@@LazyDogFarm Thank You!

[@Willy_Peter]

Farm Plastic supply online. You can order to whatever size you need. Good shipping as well.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Good to know! Thanks for sharing that tip.

[@GutenGardening]

Easy and efficient! The kids enjoyed seeing the chickens.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks for joining us!

[@tomjones4318]

Warms my heart to see anybody on a bicycle these days. Hawk's checking out the chickens at 16:00.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Our road is a popular route for cyclists and a few who use bikes for their primary mode of transportation.

[@plkingtonj]

Forgive me if you've already answered this question, but what is the background music in your videos? Artist and where to find the music, please?

[@LazyDogFarm]

We use different songs in each video, except for the one at the end which is always the same. We use a subscription service called "Artist" for our music. Most of it is independent artists that aren't very well known, but have good stuff.

[@karenpage9383]

Do you think tarping would be a good solution to kill off poison ivy or wild muscadines? I have a wooded property that we're trying to reclaim areas for growing. We used a tool... I forget the name... but its like a weed whacker on steroids designed to eliminate brush. We used it to clear and area then tarped it for 3 weeks. It looked like it worked, then at the 4 weeks later it all came back. I'm not sure if we didn't give it long enough or if its just not a viable solution for vining plants.

[@LazyDogFarm]

You'll have to till it also to disturb the root structure of that vegetation. Till it, tarp it for a few weeks, till it again, tarp it for a few weeks ... and just keep repeating until it's gone.

[@jimt6151]

Great video! I'm just starting with the cover crops...second year this year. I love my Gravely zero-turn, too. But I like my DR Field and Brush mower better for tall, thick stuff. It doesn't discharge, it just chews up everything and lays down right there. It will "chop and drop" anything it can climb on top of, and that you can follow it over and through! You could literally turn a field of 2" pine saplings into green manure, if you wanted to!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Those brush mowers are nice!

[@HauntedBranch]

List the Music you have in this Video

[@cynthiaedwards5149]

Great videos as always. I was able to finish up my 3 onion seed trays and even a half tray of purple top turnips. My wonderful loving husband bought me a 6ft tiller attachment for our tractor. It will be delivered tomorrow(Wednesday) I am so excited to get to use it. It will definitely be a game changer on how many different plots I can make! And will help me start my crop rotation plots instead of trying to cram alot of different varieties in 1 plot. I've got started with the agrithrive fertilizer. When I started my seed starter, I of course got the starter wet first in my buckets I bought at Walmart. (They got marked to 25 cents each) then I just poured about a quarter cup if the fertilizer and mixed it in the wet seed starter to get it fully incorporated and then filled in the trays. (I didn't have a spray bottle or an available pump sprayer at the time. But I do now. My sorghum sudan grass seed has got me worried if its going to come up enough to get the full effect I'm looking for. I got two 4 Oz sample bottles of the agrothrive for 4.95 shipping (per their website) and it was delivered within the week I ordered it. The tiller attachment is my birthday present for this year (and probably for the next 5 or so years lol) are all your plots the same size? I'm so excited to get that tiller! Great videos Travis!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Congrats on getting that awesome birthday present! I'm sure that's going to be a game-changer for y'all.

[@takeitslowhomestead5218]

Here in the high deserts of Utah, we don’t get to have fall gardens unless we have a heated greenhouse. Our first average frost where I live is tonight, September 20! And it’s forecasted to get down to 33 degrees F. I harvested everything I could today and covered my green beans and celery. During our falls and winters, we plan for the next year’s garden and wear a coat everywhere we go. Oh, and we do prepare our garden here in the fall, after all is gathered in, with homemade compost and let it nourish the soil all winter. It’s very different here from where you are.

[@markware7748]

"Nobody said it was going to be easy out here in the West."... John Wayne.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Definitely a different growing style over there. Y'all stay warm!

[@10HERBERT]

Great video. I've tarp mine,

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks 👍

[@vickieginn7503]

Good info. Thanks!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks for watching Vickie!

[@cherylbertolini3140]

that I a great mower!

[@LazyDogFarm]

It's been a solid investment for sure!

[@pfurr281]

I love the chicks,great videos.

[@LazyDogFarm]

They're fun to have for sure!

[@joeycornett1250]

Looks like u need more chickens

[@LazyDogFarm]

Haha. I could feed quite a few of them with all these cover crops.

[@happyhillbilly3466]

i got onions, radishes, beets, carrots, turnips, cabbage, (the blue variety!!!), spinach, collards coming on now and I ordered some seed garlic to plant when it gets here

[@nancyburkle7887]

May I ask where you got your garlic seed? I'm in zone 9 and only soft neck will grow. So, having difficulty locating good soft neck garlic. Tyia

[@happyhillbilly3466]

@@nancyburkle7887 my seed came from ohio. i’m in 6a and it’s a hard neck variety called music. it comes from BJgourmet garlic Farm

[@LazyDogFarm]

Very nice!

[@herbcounselorh7734]

Great info for dealing with weed pressure; tarping info invaluable. Thanks! Oh, hope you enjoy the DVD's I sent :- ) May God bless.

[@LazyDogFarm]

That reminds me that I need to go check the PO Box! Looking forward to seeing what's in there.

[@zwtrussell4517]

You can get a 6 mil box of HDX black plastic 20 ft. X 100 ft. from Home Depot for under $ 120.00. I cut it in half to make two 20 ft by 50 ft.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Good to know. Thanks for sharing!

[@FosterFarmsOk]

soybean is one of my favorites to grow. I put up a lot in the freezer for edamame this year. Kids love it.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I need to trying growing some to eat next year.

[@FosterFarmsOk]

@@LazyDogFarm Only issue I ever have with mine are the rabbits like to eat them.

[@stevefromthegarden1135]

Nicely done. The red ripers and sorghum sadan grass provided good covering of the ground. I'm treating my 2 beds of beans like a cover crop now that I gathered all the dried kidney beans. Cutting them down and covering them with a layer of compost and woven groundcover fabric on top. The 1st thing I thought of when I saw that butternut was "chicken food" :)

[@LazyDogFarm]

They had that butternut squash hollow in just a couple hours.

[@tommathews3964]

Good looking covers there! Spread that tarp love, brother! You know how I feel about them! My tarps are some of the most valuable tools I own! Still no sandbags? Try them, you'll like them!

[@LazyDogFarm]

I've tried the sandbags and they work well, but I like the bricks better because I have a huge stack of them in my barn. Just easier to store and transport.

[@fifteenminutes1342]

You can hear a hawk in the background at the end of the chicken tractor move.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Good ears!

[@jacquelinethomson2722]

Hey Travis, thanks for another great vlog! This is my first year doing a cover crop and I sowed crimson clover a few weeks ago in some of my beds which is only a couple inches high and doing well. I made a mistake and need some of that space for my snow peas. Can I just put the snow peas in with the clover or will they compete for nutrients? I'm still learning. Thanks!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Mow or weedeat a 2' wide path where you want the pea row to go. Cultivate that spot, plant your peas and leave the rest.

[@jacquelinethomson2722]

@@LazyDogFarm Gotcha! Thank you Travis. I knew you would be able to help. Much appreciated.

[@timothyreed606]

Waiting on my peas to get done and my sorghum to perk up here in Florida I'm a bit behind you.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Hopefully it gets nice and thick for you.

[@TheMachiningman]

I dug my sweet potatoes last weekend and used a brush cutter on my weed wacker and it worked great, just remember you saying how hard it was to get rid of vines with the string trimmer

[@LazyDogFarm]

I've went back to just pulling the vines by hand. Was about to go broke from using so much weedeater string. lol

[@cynthiaedwards5149]

Yeah I have a brush mower that cuts through those tough vines. Love it! Hey Travis, save that back and get a brush mower. You will be glad you did. Mine is just like a lawn mower though, not as hard on your back)

[@michaelrutherford4932]

Do you have issues with horse nettle (horse thistle?).

[@LazyDogFarm]

We have a little thistle here and there in the yard in the cool months, but don't get much of it in the garden plots.

[@tomhoff4172]

Thanks, good topic. Gave my new plants some fish fertilizer for the first time, different emulsion then yours, didn't respond well (very badly indeed)

[@kevinyoung9301]

Travis what is the name of the fertilizer you are using for your seedlings

[@LazyDogFarm]

Think it was not diluted enough?

[@LazyDogFarm]

Agrothrive. You can use the code "lazydogfarm" at checkout for a 10% discount if you decide to order.

[@tomhoff4172]

That's probably the answer, I eyeballed it.

[@Daddyo_farms]

I got a few spots tarped seeing what it will get done but I’m about to uncover it for my fall stuff. I tilled a another spot and will be harping it shortly.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Nice! Sounds like you're right on schedule.

[@suepatterson2702]

The weather still isn't cooperating with any kind of fall prep. It's also been a really bad weed year. My side yard garden is small and everything is grown in containers. All I have to do is get out there, pull out the weeds, and put them out for weekly yard waste pick up. The weatherman says the change to dryer weather should come by Friday... we'll see.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Supposed to see some 50s at night this weekend. We shall enjoy that!

[@kennethherrin2044]

Enjoy Your videos, does tarping help reduce nematodes ?

[@LazyDogFarm]

I don't think so. But a cover crop of mustard will do wonders for nematodes! We'll be doing that this fall as well.

[@wwsuwannee7993]

Pigweed is an amaranth, you can eat the leaves and seeds FYI:) Though make sure that's what you have before trying it. Also I know there are 2 rollers on that chikilift dodad you got there but I'm thinking one of those gizzies on each end of the rear of that tractor might make moving alot easier. As far as Fall prep...I need to wack down everything but the peppers and get going, my plots are weed chocked something fierce due to me being gone half the Summer. New plot has zero weeds...nothing but solid thick iron clay peas, they haven't started flowering yet so they get a pass for now. When they do they get wacked and replaced with frosty berseem in prep for next spring. Also getting on time to dig sweet potatoes. Will be planting collards, cabbage, rutabegas, leeks, kale for sure in the next few weeks, plus whatever else I might take a hankering to mean time, maybe some mustard and cilantro. I'll direct seed onions this year soon also...see what happens. Thanks for the vid...gg

[@LazyDogFarm]

Two of them might make it a little more stable to pull.

[@teffyvargas5916]

Man all this rain here in GA have ruin my peppers i dint even got to harvest more than couple tomatoes 😒

[@LazyDogFarm]

Sorry to hear that. That's one reason we don't try fall tomatoes. It can be tough depending on the weather.

[@matthewmcclendon5308]

Man I almost made a comment on bracing that coup when I heard you talk about that roller idea. Kinda wish I would’ve. I do like your tarp idea. Got that one from you back when you were at Hoss. What I use is camper awning tops. Spent most of my life in the rv business as a technician and have been collecting slightly damaged ones to tarp all kinds of stuff for years. So when I caught on to your tarp idea, I used what I had that was free. They work pretty darn good. As far as that cover crop thing, I was kinda against it, an I still am on one of our gardens. There is one however that I thought I would be planting sooner an it’s just sitting. Should have done a cover crop on it. I really like that home run mix you got. I believe that that will be done in my parts in the future. I very much enjoy your videos and appreciate your sharing of knowledge. On a different note, which is really none of my business, but I was born on May 10th an tend to speak my mind as a hard headed fool at times. I do miss those videos of you and your dad. That was pretty awesome to watch father and son rockin it. Anyway, keep up the good work an God bless y’all.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks Matthew! You should definitely try the pea/sorghum combo next year. It's a winner.

[@gabriellakadar]

@@LazyDogFarm The Starlings eat all my peas as soon as they germinate. They till up the ground too. I've had to give up on peas. They don't eat fava beans though. Maybe next year I'll try soybeans.

[@finagill]

If you find a good way to deal with Bermuda grass I would love to see it. I've seen in grow through 3 feet of wood chips. Tarping just slows it down since it can pull energy through the entire root system. I just finished planting my 3rd season of cover crops, 2 fall and 1 summer. Soil is definitely better but the darn Bermuda grass keeps wanting to take over.

[@LazyDogFarm]

That tarp and till method I mentioned works very well. Gotta destroy those rhizomes though with the tiller. You can just cover it and think it will go away.

[@finagill]

@@LazyDogFarm Darn it, it looks like I need to get a tiller. I spent a lot of time this year digging up the rhizomes and don't want to keep doing that. Thanks for the tip.

[@bobbun9630]

If your garden isn't too large, you might want to consider installing some edging.

[@finagill]

@@bobbun9630 The problem is that The edging would have to go deep as Bermuda grass can dig down over 6 feet. With a single piece of grass being able to grow over 100 feet long, it is probably a battle that I can only get short term gains from.

[@bobbun9630]

@@finagill I have not observed the rhizomes going that deep. The roots may, but the plant doesn't actually grow from the roots, despite sloppy terminology. Of course, just because I haven't observed a thing doesn't mean that the thing doesn't happen. Curiously, Phyllostachys bamboo usually only goes down a foot or so--I dug a big patch of that (30' tall!) out by hand winter before last. I have used edging successfully against a variety of lawn grasses, including bermudagrass, so certainly most of the rhizomes are close to the surface. To some degree expectations may play a role here. I don't expect complete elimination, just enough to reduce my labor to a tolerable amount. Even if it doesn't go under the edging, it will occasionally get missed going over the top.

[@jefferybarron929]

Yes, I love my tarp. I went to Farm plastic supply and ordered me a silage tarp, white on on side and black on the other. This place will custom cut the tarp and it is 3 ply, UV protected and 6 mil. I ordered mine the exact size of my garden (custom sizing)... Might I say a perfect fit and quite affordable. It's thick and durable... I urge anyone who is interested in a garden tarp th check them out.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Haven't heard of them, but I like the idea of custom sizing!

[@Rick3196]

Thanks for the video Travis. I used a tarp for the first time this summer. I pulled it off about a week ago and planted winter rye for a cover crop. I have a good stand and it got about 4 or 5 inches tall and the rain came, about 8 inches in two days. It laid the rye over. This is the first time I have planted winter rye, will it stand back up?

[@LazyDogFarm]

It should recover just fine.

[@milkweed7678]

What do you do with soybeans in a garden especially green ones? You said something about harvesting them.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Edamame comes to mind. But if you're not eating them, they make a great warm-season cover crop for suppressing weeds and adding nitrogen to the soil.

[@milkweed7678]

@@LazyDogFarm I know they are great for N but never see them in gardens up here.

[@jimmyblackburn2625]

Have you had any problems with chickens scratching shavings out of the nest? I have in my chicken house

[@LazyDogFarm]

Yes, they do it. It's just part of having chickens I reckon.

[@theplanelife4097]

Perfect timing.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Great to hear!

[@dorismay6722]

I’ve got a question that I’m hoping you can weigh in on or anybody with any experience with this. I have available to me an extremely large amount of fish poo, we have a 10k gallon koi pond. I water from the garden with it but am scared to use the fish muck as a fertilizer. Seems a waste to just dump the muck on the ground but not sure how to use it in the garden. Is fish emulsion fertilizer (that’s sold commercially) ground up fish or is actually the poo? Would it be considered “hot” to just make a pourable consistency and use it directly on the garden. Thanks for any feedback!

[@LazyDogFarm]

The fish emulsion sold commercially is basically ground fish. I would test some on a row of a heavy feeding crop like broccoli, collards, corn, or onions and see how they respond. Start light and experiment until you get it right.

[@dorismay6722]

Travis-thanks so much for responding. I have asked on other gardening forums and received zero responses. The filters get cleaned probably only once a year and there is a HUGE amount of muck (and usually a few babies that get sucked in from the skimmers as eggs). I’ve got collards on the menu for this fall so I will give it a go. Not sure I’m willing to risk my onions and my Fall corn is a total fail. Tasseling at 3’ tall. 😑 I think I hate corn….

[@markware7748]

I'd say that you have weed suppression down to an art form. Too many folks just reach for the RoundUp or some other herbicide. Our toughest battle is with field bindweed. Just takes a lot of persistence to make it feel unwelcome. Your cover crops have to be the envy of the internet gardening community.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Roundup will kill the green stuff, but it won't do anything for the weed seeds in the soil. Takes a different approach to manage those.

[@timfetner8029]

Another awesome Lazy Dog Farm video!! I’m planning to plant zoysia grass on my septic field and up front by the road, and I believe that this tarp method would work to get rid of the weeds and unwanted grasses currently growing. Do you think that is a good option? I’d like to avoid using Roundup if possible. Thanks and I look forward to your next video.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I think that would work very well.

[@ronmiller1220]

Too much talking. What about pig weed