Weeds in lawn. What are they telling you? Indicators for soil health. Weed Series 1

Weeds in lawn. What are they telling you? Time to dig in to weeds and talk about what they mean for soil health. It's easy to just spray the problem away but why keep doing the same thing when there are further corrections to the soil that can be made? This will be the overview video for the next few vids about particular weeds and their role in soil health.
Theres a wonderful book that can help along with this topic, Weeds: Control Without Poison which is a Charles Walters book and available here :
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[@k-9pitcrew723]

Finally! Someone is discussing soil biology. Great video.

[@shanebretey373]

Thanks john. really appreciate your knowledge and advice. Wish I had more time to include more of your products.

[@benharrison1069]

Great series topic, John. I look forward to more info from you on this. I'm in the STL area and I see crabgrass, sedge, and creeping charlie are my main weeds in my yard. I do have some bare spots in my yard where I think I got a little heavy handed with my weed control apps. There's snow on the ground now, but I'm looking forward to spring and getting outside again.

[@Lawncology]

Ben Harrison excellent. I will dig in to crab grass and sedges

[@roynathana]

lespedeza transition zone

[@Thelawncarenut]

Massive doses of Humic Concentrate? You saying I can't make that happen at my house? Challenge accepted!!!! ha ha

[@PaulsPrimeCuts]

When are bags of humic sludge becoming available 😁?

[@travismorgan9273]

Wild Violet is the worst for my area. Can’t get rid of it.

[@rbruce63]

Outstanding! Where is this alpine location that you’re filming from?

[@nicholassammer9821]

Lots of POA Annua showing up this year (Aerated and over seeded in the fall, TTTF + 15% Blue Grass - GCI Elite plan - NW Arkansas). Have been digging this by hand and over seeding the spots, but I’m sure I’ll miss some. Yes, wife and neighbors know I’m crazy.

[@garywheeler1733]

My lawn has in no particular order, i.e. most prevalent. Dandelion, Plantain, Purslane, Spurge, Wild Violet, White clover (most prevalent) nitrogen deficiency?, Henbit, Knotweed, Chickweed, Orchard Grass, Crabgrass, Goosegrass, Some nutsedge and foxtail. I'm not positive on common mallow and Black medic. Live along the Elkhorn river bottom in east central Nebraska.

[@makoavincent8396]

Does getting a healthier kill present weeds or do you need to get a herbicide?

[@lawnrebel]

Great video Johnny

[@Lawncology]

Connor Ward thanks bud

[@hhattingh]

Nothing wrong with the plant the issue is in the soil. Pete GCI Turf. Everything else is just treating the symptoms not the problem. Got my N-Ext very excited about the possibilities. Thank you for making information available

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Great stuff John!

[@eoj1001]

Common Bermuda is the worst weed known to man. You was better off with the easy weeds.

[@Lawncology]

+eoj1001 it’s hard to get rid of for sure

[@theCastleberry]

I know a guy that can do a video series on that field at GCFHQ!

[@partyindahizza]

We are north of Atlanta and we always fight poa annua, bittercress, and henbit in the winter, and spurge, and sedges in the summer.. We treat Bermuda and Zoysia.

[@Growritelawns]

Violet is showing up much more in MN the last 2-3 years.

[@jimkeane602]

Spurge, Wild Violet, Lespedeza, and Chickweed run rampant in Charlotte, NC. I fight it every year! Plus the usual suspects, Johnson, Crab, and Orchardgrass. I'm getting it under control, slowly. But looking for better, more effective ways...especially if they're non-toxic, it would be awesome! I worry about what I spray down for my dogs and my kid's (soon to be kids) sake.

[@Sundaydinner.withthefamily]

Clover is a problem for me Long Island, NY. Only on one area. Which brings up your point of deficiency in that specific spot. Thanks John!

[@Ariccio123]

As a fun fact, the long island Sierra club recommends mixing in micro clovers, or even making them your primary lawn plan. They're great nitrogen fixers!

[@ubuntunewb]

Ray Archuleta a former USDA conservationist, states that when weeds show up with bare soil, that is the earth growing a scab to heal a wound on the soil. He trying to teach such things to farmers.

[@Lawncology]

Ryan Haarmann that’s right. This method isn’t new, it’s just glazed over for ease of use with chemicals. A forward thinking mind would say, “what’s deficient that these need to be here?” A small adjustment toward nutrition in the soil and the purpose of a plant is no longer needed

[@BarryVideo1]

King Ranch Bluestem is my most difficult one. Others are khaki weed, oxalis. I actually have a yard (commercial) with thriving Dallis grass that they have chosen to keep.

[@schaeferlawncarepropertyma4898]

Excellent video. Looking forward to more in this series. 😀

[@BirdDog.]

Do you know what the weight of the carbon in your humic? I was reading about carbon sequestration and it said 1 pound will eliminate 3 lbs in the atmosphere.

[@Lawncology]

Bird Dog a gallon is right about a pound of carbon

[@mts33188]

Hello, I always watch your video and I came across one the Mike was doing a live and someone asked about what product to use on Bermuda grass and u recommended biogreen 5-0-1. My question is should I use that or n-ext biostimulant program?

[@Lawncology]

BioStim pack and 1801 GreenePunch are the way to go!

[@mts33188]

@@Lawncology thank you!

[@lawncaredave4492]

John, your plant in the background needs fertilizer, BAD...

[@Lawncology]

lol. Cat killed it.

[@TheLawnGuardian]

This was a great way to start my Wednesday morning. Looking forward to this series. I love learning about this. 👍You're an excellent teacher.

[@stevewilliams8806]

Sounds like you need to bottle the humic sludge.. :-)

[@Lawncology]

Steve Williams i would love to. It’s just complicated to work with.

[@jasoncandler9124]

Huh... that is interesting. I noticed a lot of wild onion in my front yard last year and killed it off with post emergent. Last season I started hitting my yard with the bio stem pack and notice much less this year (and the bermuda is doing much better). Err'd to the lower rates for my 1000sq ft lawn... maybe I should hit it harder this year with the Air 8 and such... I'll be watching. Thanks!

[@matthewvitta5900]

Hey John. I’m in South Florida, Miami/Fort Lauderdale area. I have St Augustine lawn and been seeing a lot of kylinga. I used to get a lot of goose grass but seem to have gotten that under control (hopefully). Stay warm in that snow storm!

[@HeavyMetalLawnsAndLandscapes]

I am in Gulf Coast Alabama and I have so much kyllinga it actually is the greenest lawn in the neighborhood.

[@Lawncology]

This will be a fun one to tackle. There are three common threads that apply to weeds and then minor element deficiencies for specific weeds. Small changes in though processes make huge gains

[@lou8891]

Hey great video. I'm in northern nj an over the summer I've bin fighting Japanese stilt grass. I just started adding organics an calcium to my program last year. It's a new property for me an trying to get things started off right

[@BrodeyDoverosx]

You only need to add calcium if your soil test indicates this. You may also consider calcium after researching cal:Mag ratios

[@MichaelRei99]

Keep those videos coming! Can’t get enough!!

[@juliodiaz3675]

I need to buy Rgs how can I do it. I am from ft Myers fl

[@johnfetter3252]

Go to TheLawnCareNut.com or gciturfacademy.com

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

😂 you remind me of eric the car guy. good talk.

[@HeavyMetalLawnsAndLandscapes]

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[@CCCC-tq8yo]

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[@barbre105]

I have a green clover issue. It is not the kind that has the white flower. Trying to eliminate it. Excited about getting humic and Rgs this year order pending.

[@79mini]

I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on Virginia button weed John. Your observations on wild onion really do make sense.

[@Lawncology]

79mini buttonweed os typically found in portly drained, moist soil systems. Usually you will have poor OM decay and anaerobic activity. The plants design is to quickly proliferate via top and subsoil seeding. This type of reproduction is meant to “burn up” decaying matter by creating roots throughout the poor area. If you see this, focus on oxygen. Humic in higher doses, Air8 and dthatch will be your best friend once you’ve controlled it with herbicide.

[@juliocs5483]

I have same issue down here in Texas With St Augustine...I'll bump up my Humic dosage this season. 👍🏼

[@79mini]

@lawncology, John when you say higher rates of humic should that be more ounces per thousand, more often, and/or a combination of both?

[@Lawncology]

79mini could be either. In poorer soils, I like less more often.

[@Brettsgrasscapades]

Hooray for snow! Sadly I don't think we are gonna make it out this weekend. Gotta take another week off.

[@TheJoeyrs311]

Central Fla: chickweed, kylinga, pulsey

[@BirdDog.]

I think I might do a massive humic dose this weekend. Quart over 1000 sqft and see what happens. I typically apply your products at a much larger rate then the label calls for and never had an issue. SA grass Katy TX and starting to get a bunch of weeds in the thinner part of my lawn around the oak trees. Thinking of spiking the humic with Atrizine.

[@chrisrobbins5256]

Throw er down!!

[@barrycavanaugh2937]

Sounds awesome! Can't wait to learn some more! Wish I could make it to lawncology! Maybe next year! Thanks for sharing your knowledge. You, John, are the 21st century's version of Cato the Elder!

[@mattpfiz]

Common Lespedeza is very common in Kansas/Missouri and took over my lawn 2 years ago. I pulled most of it out, hopefully will be rare next year.

[@travisturner9294]

Clover, Ground Ivy and Green Kylinga.

[@chadfleming8234]

Great Vid John! I have issues with Purslane, Spotted Spurge and Carpetweed up here in Upstate Albany, NY (loamy Sand CEC 8.7), seems to grow more on the edges like crabgrass and its not easy to kill! Can't wait for the rest of the series. Thanks Chad NY

[@Lawncology]

Chad Fleming you’ve got som low growers there, very interesting... these are all trying to hold your sand in place.

[@nekton.avenger]

Wonderful analysis and transformation story. I’m sure this would make Prof Albrecht proud ;-) Best wishes with the snowflakes and looking forward to your next video.

[@djfoti01]

We saw a lot of chamberbitter this past year in Alabama

[@CCCC-tq8yo]

Did u watch clean my space lol

[@lawncaredad1883]

Thank you for the great information sir!

[@texasmh4973]

Dallisgrass in Bermuda

[@geneduclos4003]

Thanks to the knowledge I've obtained from you and Matt, I'm definitely focusing on my soil. The most dominant weeds I'm experiencing is POA & Chickweed. I tried Tenacity when over seeding this past fall. Not really happy with the result, and POA is coming back with a vengeance! Going to hit it with some Ethofumesate as soon as the soil dries some. Thanks for the video.

[@BrodeyDoverosx]

Tenacity is a slow burn post emergent, the rate use must be high enough for an effective burn down.

[@BrodeyDoverosx]

The lawn forum pro said, “you have weeds because you have weed seeds and they germinated.”

[@1961fireguy]

John, very interesting video and it is exactly what my problem is. I live in East Texas, piney woods region, and built a new house in 2015. Because of grade of land a lot of fill dirt was brought in and it consist of red dirt sandy soil. Our fill dirt comes from deep pits so I am sure it is not anywhere near topsoil. Long story short I planted jamur zoysia sod in the front yard and am trying to plug and spread zoysia to the backyard. it has been a very slow and not very successful endeavor. My soil test revealed low N, P, K, Mg, Ca as well as low ph around 5.8. I have been applying the NExt bio stim pack this spring and summer and it appears to be working. Here comes the weird part, my Su and Na are both very high and I don't know why. I suspect it could be in my water as far as the sodium is concerned. I recently applied dolomitic lime to bring the ph up at a rate of 50 lbs per 1000sf and 13, 13, 13 at rate of 20 lbs per 1000. I am going to retest soil in about 6 months to see how it is doing. My big weed problems are crabgrass, killinga and sedge. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[@truckin00man]

Wild violet, nutsedge, crabgrass, annual ragweed, dandelion are the ones I saw the most last year

[@bigmark17]

Up here in Northern Ontario, Canada the most common weeds that we encounter every single year in large amounts are dandelion and plantain. They take over most lawns around here unless the lawn is properly fed and irrigated. I have started using kelp last season to help the soil and have really seen great results. We have pesticide bans in Ontario so our strongest chemical we use for broadleaf weeds is Fiesta which is Iron based. Any suggestions on to give the yard the best chance at keeping dandelion numbers down?

[@orthodoc22]

I’ve got 4K sqft of fescue that is in mostly shade. I’ve been on your biostim. program for a year. The bane of my lawn is poa annua. It outcompetes the fescue each year. I had a great stand of fescue going last fall with a slit seeder but crazy rain in the southeast thinned out the baby fescue and opened a huge door for the poa. Any advise or a video especially on this wretched poa would be much appreciated!

[@dangross7894]

Is it possible to get rid of weeds and build a healthy lawn by just using your products? If so, what would the products and application frequency/timing be? Awesome info and videos as always

[@miggity803]

47th.

[@smast16]

Wild onion spot on for me. What does wild Violet and wood sorrel indicate? Those are my most common two that come back year after year.

[@lushlawns8904]

Second?

[@cozy200305]

Soil Sempei! As a young padawan, I hit white clover in my fescue/kgb midwest lawn with 24D, Dicamba, Misotrione and Triclopyer last year, (not all at once) but there were some areas that did not react at all. Zero degradation. Is clover unkillable?

[@Lawncology]

Eric Cozart cloverbis not unkillable, but needs to be seen as a marker for low N availability, poor OM breakdown, and lower oxygen. Typically a three way will knock it out, but I’d be looking at the rest of the program as to why it’s there

[@cozy200305]

@@Lawncology Thank you sensei! It's an old lawn, neglected for years. Many micros will be sacrificed to improve soil. Push AMS as well? With my high soil PH (7.8) I'm sure my water is high as well

[@888HUSKERS]

I’d love to see the effects of the products on crab grass and goose grass because they can leave big holes to the lawn if you have pre emergent failure and get to them late with post emergents. Also bindweed, a very hard to kill weed with roots that run many feet below the surface.

[@Lawncology]

888HUSKERS I’ll be getting into those. Hopefully it will shed some light.

[@mattcondit356]

Agree huskers. Looking forward to that video John. Had a pretty successful season with preemergents but less of that stuff is always the goal.