Hello, Start to finish, how long did you solarize the soil? I have an *extremely* aggressive patch of weeds that just seems to come back with a vengeance every time I try to address it, ground kill doesn't seem to work, either. I'm considering this process but it's currently early August in Michigan so we only have maybe 6 - 8 weeks of warm weather (consistently >60°F) left.
I believe we left this plastic on about 8-9 weeks. The longer you leave it on the better. The hotter your temps are under the plastic the better off you will be. I would suggest starting now.
Did you mean rototill? Yes you can. Chop down weeds, till if you can. Cover and cook them. You may need to repeat that step more than once to kill as many seeds as possible and any remaining weeds. Good luck.
Looking to possibly do this on my hill and replace with a groundcover. Too many weeds and too steep to mow so it never looks nice. You mention clear plastic, which is better clear or opaque?
The clear (solarization) can work a bit quicker, but I have had plenty of luck using the black plastic (occultation). My climate is hot and the black plastic gets extremely hot and also starves the plants of sunlight. The clear plastic may work better if you live in a cooler climate. Both are decent options. Good luck.
Hey I have a ton of weeds in my front yard, do you think this method would work to kill everything and start over? im in zone 6 and want to try this method. when this year should I do it too start of august? thanks
It could certainly help. I would get started as soon as you can. Trim down all that you can, physically remove some if possible or needed, and start smothering. Once covered, give it plenty of time.
It would roast and destroy nearly all vegetation, rhizomes included if they are at or near the surface. Rhizomes buried deeper down were protected. I would leave covered for a week or two then I remove dead growth and turn/fork/flip the soil to expose more of the rhizomes. This garden bed is currently free of all Bermuda grass and Nutsedge.
I found out by accident but I had to clean off my solar pool cover and laid it out on my lawn to dry for a couple hours and I forgot about it and when I took it off everything underneath was dead
We just bought a hobby farm and the entire horse paddocks are overgrown with 5ft tall weeds. This is my plan from when we move in until the spring... smother everything, dig it out, and start over. 🤦♀️
my technique too... prepare soil for planting, let adventice grow burn them with solar and black pound tar, then u ok for the year
Hello,
Start to finish, how long did you solarize the soil?
I have an *extremely* aggressive patch of weeds that just seems to come back with a vengeance every time I try to address it, ground kill doesn't seem to work, either.
I'm considering this process but it's currently early August in Michigan so we only have maybe 6 - 8 weeks of warm weather (consistently >60°F) left.
I believe we left this plastic on about 8-9 weeks. The longer you leave it on the better. The hotter your temps are under the plastic the better off you will be. I would suggest starting now.
@@fieldtrippin1 thank you for the info!
Can I rotation garden overgrown with grass weeds then cover with clear plastic to kill seeds & roots?
Did you mean rototill? Yes you can. Chop down weeds, till if you can. Cover and cook them. You may need to repeat that step more than once to kill as many seeds as possible and any remaining weeds. Good luck.
Looking to possibly do this on my hill and replace with a groundcover. Too many weeds and too steep to mow so it never looks nice. You mention clear plastic, which is better clear or opaque?
The clear (solarization) can work a bit quicker, but I have had plenty of luck using the black plastic (occultation). My climate is hot and the black plastic gets extremely hot and also starves the plants of sunlight. The clear plastic may work better if you live in a cooler climate. Both are decent options. Good luck.
Hey I have a ton of weeds in my front yard, do you think this method would work to kill everything and start over? im in zone 6 and want to try this method. when this year should I do it too start of august? thanks
It could certainly help. I would get started as soon as you can. Trim down all that you can, physically remove some if possible or needed, and start smothering. Once covered, give it plenty of time.
How did it go killing off the rhizomes/nuts? Did it work or only kill off the foliage?
It would roast and destroy nearly all vegetation, rhizomes included if they are at or near the surface. Rhizomes buried deeper down were protected. I would leave covered for a week or two then I remove dead growth and turn/fork/flip the soil to expose more of the rhizomes. This garden bed is currently free of all Bermuda grass and Nutsedge.
I found out by accident but I had to clean off my solar pool cover and laid it out on my lawn to dry for a couple hours and I forgot about it and when I took it off everything underneath was dead
Yikes! Ya, that heat under the plastic gets brutal.
I need a.heavy duty plastic like that one ..where can I purchase onike that one
I got this one at Home Depot. It was 20 ft x 100ft and the thickest one they had.
@@fieldtrippin1 how many mil thick?
We just bought a hobby farm and the entire horse paddocks are overgrown with 5ft tall weeds. This is my plan from when we move in until the spring... smother everything, dig it out, and start over. 🤦♀️
Congrats on the new opportunity! It worked well for me. Best of luck to you.
Where to get that tarp?
Home Depot and Lowes
Well... I guess it's a voice reveal.
I feel that if it was around 5 say 6 PM it would be much hotter
We checked 2 hours later, 140 degrees. Its only 82 degrees outside today, 105 degrees last week. A 5 pm check on 105 degree day would have been great.