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give me a few dollars and i'll set your lawn on fire.
** dpk's "set yo lawn on fire yo" service is not guaranteed to actually remove your lawn and may result in significant damage to your and your neighbors property. It does come with a complimentary smore kit though, so there is that.
Kill it yourself using vinegar solutions, plenty of recipes on the web. Doubt any landscaping companies would not use roundup or an equivalent solution.
I have used the vinegar myself on weeds and on patches that I want gone. It definitely works! You could cover it after the application and speed it up.
Thanks for your interest in killing your grass without using Roundup or other harsh chemicals.
I would like to note:
• Some non-chemical methods for killing grass can kill both good (e.g., beneficial microbes, earthworms) and bad things (e.g., destructive grubs) in the soil. These methods include solarization, boiling water, and vinegar. I’m not sure to what extent, if any, paper sheeting with layers of mulch will do this. To me, this doesn’t mean avoiding these methods, but it does mean that actively restoring the good things in the soil will help your microclover grow "better faster," although organic methods are somewhat slow compared to chemical methods.
• The absolute best approach I know for restoring the good things in the soil are steps used in establishing an organic lawn, in particular, spreading a light layer of a good compost to re-introduce beneficial microbes and applying organic fertilizers, such as cotton seed mill. Organic fertilizers feed the microrobes, that in turn, make soil nutrients available to the grassroots -- and microclover roots.
Roundup. Since the question of the safety of Roundup has been raised in this thread, I want to add a link to an article that discusses a newly published review of scientific literature (Jun 2016) that indicates “glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto's popular herbicide, alters DNA function that correlates to a number of diseases,” including diabetes, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Also, I’m sending you a link to my favorite brief intro to organic lawns in case you’re interested in more info on how to apply the compost and organic fertilizer. I’m not posting it here because it may be on a C-D competitor site.
I have a dog I'm happy to lend who loves to kill grass .
Now if you were offing a goat to eat poison ivy, I would be the first taker!
OP I have a "natural" area loaded with invasive and undesirable greenery. My plan is to tarp it then cover with pine straw. The tarp does work. I was told to use a clear plastic because it creates a greenhouse effect under the plastic and smothers the plants but to be honest, I think a black plastic would be just as effective.
I do not use round up in my yard, there are other options.
Now if you were offing a goat to eat poison ivy, I would be the first taker!
OP I have a "natural" area loaded with invasive and undesirable greenery. My plan is to tarp it then cover with pine straw. The tarp does work. I was told to use a clear plastic because it creates a greenhouse effect under the plastic and smothers the plants but to be honest, I think a black plastic would be just as effective.
I do not use round up in my yard, there are other options.
you can rent a goat to do that! I forget where but I looked into it to eat ivy at our old house. Ultimately didn't do it because we wound up moving.
That article in Scientific American originally ran at Environmental Health News, a news source published by Environmental Health Sciences, a nonprofit media company. Not considered a peer reviewed article. There have been no scientifically substantiated reports of adverse human effects (commonly called 6a2's) reported from the use of glyphosate (or GMO's, for that matter). The EPA even concluded that glyphosate was safe!
There's a big difference between something not causing adverse human effects and being considered "Environmentally Friendly".
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