Nice info Ginja. There is so much info out there it can get a little overwhelming. Thanks for keeping it simple and understandable for us homeowners. Much appreciated
Thank you for the effort you put in to create such helpful and detailed content. I enjoyed it ...but my favorite part was the kiddo. Tell shorty his back flip was awesome!
OMG. I had just a few weeds, enough to take an hour to spot spray, and two weeks later my lawn exploded with weeds everywhere. Never had that happen on my lawn in NH. I'm at my wit's end and need help now. Love your channel and I'm trying hard to learn me some ginja pro moves.
I have an acre that is 95% covered in crabgrass and clover. Should I just wait until early spring next year since the weeds will get killed off during the winter months or should I spray in the fall as well.?
THANK YOU.... JUST WHAT I NEEDED.... We have cool temps starting NOW and just got my herbicide delivered. Has been in the 90's for weeks but we have some "cooler" weather coming. Starting today and for the rest of the week it will be in the high 70's to low 80's. I am going to hit early morning, low wind, coolest temps of the day. It will be a cool (high 70's low 80;s for several days). I will spot spray. I am using Tenacity which I used once before with good results but need a second round. I am adding Q4, and will spot spray for lawn. I also have Gordons Ornamec 170 (for grassy weeds taking over area where I planted ground cover and was bare otherwise. Can't wait to see how that works out. I tried pulling weeds and that was a nightmare.
I've been doing homework for the last three nights, watching your videos and taking notes. I like that you live near CO and seem to deal with a lot of the same issues we face. We landscaped our backyard this year and planted our grass from seed. Followed all the directions, watered as directed, stayed off the lawn for 5-6 weeks, and watched a ton of weeds come up with our new grass. We were told this is normal. We continued to care for the lawn and problem got worse. Finally stumbled across someone who actually knows what they're talking about and has proof to back up his words (so wish we had come across your videos in April). We saw in one of your videos where you visited someone for their bday and told them with new grass they shouldn't use pesticides but would have to pull weeds by hand. So I've spent the last few days pulling the weeds. What video do I watch to see what to do next? It's fall and I don't want to ruin the grass that has survived, but definitely have only half a lawn. Please help!
Hi Tammy! Great to hear you're out there slaying that lawn. I recommend using herbicides when you get about 12 weeks out from the seeding. in the meantime if it's getting overwhelming you can use tenacity after 6 weeks. I recommend holding off on that if you can. I would focus on your watering practices. make sure you do a water output cup test and prove your water coverage and figure out your water output per station so you don't over water or under water each area. see and perform the video exercise at the end of the page at myallgreen.com/watering
Great vid. Dealing with some Dandelions and Clover that popped up here in the heat in Northern Nevada. Will lay down some chems around dusk when we’ve past our temperature peak.
Ha Ginja ole boy!!!! I always enjoy it when you include your children in the videos - he looks like he is going to be a gymnastics champion!!! Where is my buddy big headed dog #2???
Ginja; Hey get your weed spraying done spring to early summer then if needed do a weed and feed can’t hurt the lawn that way. An once of prevention. Stay cool and wow great back flip I used to be able to do that about sixty years ago.
Sick backflip youngster!! Won’t have to worry about high temps where I’m at, NW Washington’s summer is pretty much over now. Going to start fall prep, ran the greenworks and did clean up tonight. Always a crap job, lol
Ahh so I was aware of not spraying at high temps, but was not aware that weeds become more resistant to herbicide during the heat. So I would spray once things cooled down a bit at round 7pm, but the results were mixed... no turf damage, but also spotty weed killing. I will try to do it in the morning and see if I get better results, thanks!
Hey Ginja, temperatures are consistently above 95F...can fertilizers be applied to warm grass? I’ve got st Augustine. Oh, you also mentioned that your area’s temperature has been above 95F consistently. Just curious what recommendations you have for watering under those conditions as I am experiencing the same here in Southern California. Do you water daily every 2 or 3 days and how much water are you putting down each time . Thank hou
Oh I almost choked after seeing that huge lawn being watered with sprinklers! We are so severely dry in the West (I'm Sierra Foothills) it is unheard of and we are only watering trees. Besides the fire risk, many folks have switched to drip after removing their lawn altogether. Until water becomes exorbitant and untenable will we all convert. It would be nice to see some endorsement of this idea in your excellent videos.
I've worked in the herbicide industry for 25 years. While it isn't ideal we generally carry over a handful of products every year in a non climate controlled building. Try to use it within a few years.
Getting ready to reno my yard, I sprayed everything with 41% glyphosate about 4 days ago now. I am planning on reseeding next month, so I wanted to give it plenty of time to kill off the grass and weeds. However I am not seeing any effect so far, it has been hot 80's - 90's and no rain, should I water to get it moving (I don't have an irrigation system so I have to use above ground sprinklers) , should I spray again?
It can take up 7 to 10 days2 before the glyphosate will commonly show signs of killing the weed. I do recommend either 2 treatments of glyphosate spread 2 weeks apart. Then 2 weeks later you can do a tenacity treatment and drop the seed, assuming your planting a cool season grass
@@pestandlawnginja Thank you, I was planning on doing another application in a couple of weeks, that is why I am starting now to give me time to kill it all off before I reseed and have time before the first frost in November.. I have the starter fert that has tenacity in it so that should cover that. Yes it is a cool season, I am redoing my yard with a TTTF.I was concerned because usually the grass will show signs before the weeds do.
Wow, more Great Info Ginja! 2 items Brother, excuse the long lead-in on #2: 1. Since I'm your Virginia Zoysia Grass ninja & I cannot use the amazing Tenacity... what can i use as a fall Pre-Emergent & weed killer if I want to overseed now? Am I out of luck & just cant seed? 2. With YOUR GREAT help last summer. winter, spring... and EVEN in spite of my frustration with weeds in my Zoysia Grass last year & our warm Virginia winter ... AND in my frustration killing some of my Dormant Zoysia with Roundup while trying to kill crazy tough weeds... YOU helped me have an AMAZING Zoysia lawn EMERGE THIS YEAR! Easily the nicest lawn in this community. People are saying... what the heck??? I must figure out how to send a picture. It helped that I helped ALL my surrounding neighbors with TENACITY weed control on no wind days! I'm praying they invent a Tenacity for Zoysiagrass! :-)
Hi Eric! I posted a list of herbicides in the description of the video categorized with the type of grass you have. Glad to hear you slayed that Zoysia! gotta love being the joneses!
@@pestandlawnginja Yes kind of nice. Thank you for pointing that out! ... I just saw them. My goal is to find something that'll let me overseed. :-) I'll study some of your links.
I had zero hope to find a video specifically about this topic, but the Lawn Ginja came through! Thanks for the info! I was surprised to hear that the best time to spray is early morning and not at night. Any reason for that?
Love ya man, great info AGAIN. Do we have humidity in UT? Golfing the other day sweating my tail off, must've been around 20%, guys from NY just laughed. Any hints for ridding thistle from the lawn? WD 40 didnt work.
Northern Colorado here. 95 every day and dry. What are your thoughts on mowing one notch longer to protect from heat stress until it cools down? Is it helpful? Thanks and love the channel!!
I appreciate all your videos, they've really helped me out. I'm killing my backyard grass off so I can re-seed. Do I need to get it to bare dirt before applying seed?
@@pestandlawnginja I had different types of grass and weeds growing which is why I killed it off. Would have been hard for me to get rid of all the crab grass and weed types while trying to maintain actual desired grass.
I have approximately 1200sq ft of grass area. It's almost down to bare dirt after not watering, mowing as low as possible, power raking with sun joe and manually raking what's dry and coming up. I'd say there is less than 25% left of any grass/weeds which is all dry and yellow. I bought a bag of Scott's turf builder tall fescue seed which treats up to 5000sq ft.
What about roundup mixed with 2-4-d? Can I use it in flowerbeds to kill weeds? There's no flowers, but their are shrubs. Do you still want to avoid spraying above 90 degrees in this case?
Ginja, it is great that you are taking the time to film and edit out of your own time. Your videos are very informative, I’m a bit hit and miss at the moment on all TH-cam videos and hopefully will catch up. 😎👍
I typically wait until the late evening to spray or sometimes I can spray early morning, but either way, I will irrigate the lawn before I spray herbicides, so that the lawn won't be under any stress. I have not noticed any temperature warnings on Fungicide labels though.
not as common for fungicides to have restrictions on the label. the issue is evaporation. I would still suggest spraying early morning or later in the evening. less stress on the plant and better over all uptake.
Can you spray weed killer after granular weed and feed a couple weeks apart? Hoping to reseed in the fall and trying to get the weeds gone before summer kicks in.
What questions do we need to ask, or should ask when we think we need a new sprinkler setup? If I each out to a sprinkler guy, how do I know if he is any good? Thanks!
for the most part my suggestion is to design or have a master plan of what you want in a landscape setup first. ie. where the trees are going to go, curbing, flowers etc.. determine the areas you want grass for the long run. then use landscape paint, draw it out in the area. then determine what heads you want. rainbird, hunter, impact etc... most companies have a tool you can use to map out sprinkler head placement by uploading design schematics on there apps. pretty cool in my opinion. at the end of the day proper overlap will account for 90% of your success in having a great lawn. fantastic question. If you reach out to a sprinkler technician ask them how they can ensure you that overlap will be proper. This is achieved by doing a water output cup test. super simple. see myallgreen.com/watering and look at the video at the end of the page for a reference.
Great info! I live in North MS and have Bermuda, I use certain types of post emergent herbicides only after temps get over 90 degrees. Others while temps are below 80 degrees. Definitely an important thing to understand in caring for your lawn.
Question?... @Pest & Lawn Ginja When spraying herbicides early morning & there's dew on the grass should you wait for that to burn (evaporate) off before applying or is it OK to apply on top the moist grass ?
depends on how wet and thick the dew set it. might be best to give it a few hours to burn off before you apply. its all about getting the herbicide to stick to the blades of grass.
Question: I just have dirt. Been pulling by hand. The storm (in summer in California?!😮) brought more weeds where there were none! BUT, weeds did not come back where I pulled by hand. It's a large area and I'm tired. I want to know, if I use pesticide and kill the weeds...should I then pull by hand? How do you get rid of a large area (no grass at all) of dead weeds? I'm afraid if I rototill, hit it with a shovel or hoe, that I'll spread some of the weed again...and I don't wanna have to deal with a large piece like this again. I'm tired! So should I just pull by hand once I hit it with herbicide? Please help😊
Hi Lawn Jinja, great content.. Can you please suggest a herbicide for clover, my lawn in 80% covered with Japanese clover. I applied tenacity and later found that it doesn't help with lespedeza. Thank you
Nice and informative video! Thank you! Another question. Judging from the mountains in the background. It looks like we live in the same are and this fall I am wanting to do a little bit of seeding. May I ask where and what kind of seed you use?
This is good timing...was thinking the other day of applying glyphosate. I have a few patches of fescue that invaded my kbg. Would you recommend killing with glyphosate first before digging them out or would digging them out be sufficient to eliminate them from coming back?
@@pestandlawnginja Thanks, that's what I'll do then. Some of these are nearly 2 feet in diameter. Do you ever use sod or always seed? If you do sometimes use sod do you have a place you can recommend? I'll drive to Happy Valley for some good grass...you aren't selling off pieces of your yard by chance. :)
Hey Ginja, I just sprayed Tenacity on my lawn for the first time (in CT) to try to get rid of crabgrass and other weeds prior to core aeration and overseeding next week. I pretty much had to spray the whole lawn (10K sq ft) due to the amount of crabgrass I had. However.......when I was done I realized that I only spread it at half dose. I misread the syringe - DUH. So......what d you think I should do ? Wait until two weeks have passed and see what happens before re-applying ? I don't want to push back my overseeding as I will have leaves to deal with soon - lots of leaves - and I don't want to mulch or bag if I have seedlings from my overseeding.
The label rate for spot spraying at 1/2tsp is really low in my experience. I commonly spray the 1tsp rate per 1000 sqft. this message is late and I appologize. I would have sprayed the rest and gone over the lawn twice.
What is a good weed killer for omni stone patios for those weeds that come up between the stones that won't kill the adjacent grass? Would you recommend the DIY weed killer Vinegar, salt and dish soap?
Here's the issue with the vinegar trick. its worst than roundup. it stays and steralizes the soil. super heavy in salt too. if you're super careful with it and only spray the areas you want to die its totally fine. but.... if you get it in areas you want grass it'll kill everything. the choices are use a selective herbicide like 2,4d to kill the weeds monthly or use something similar to your vinegar / roundup.
@@pestandlawnginja Thanks for the reply. I'm not familiar with 2,4d. Is that a brand or the name of the actual chemical? And where can I find this 2,4d?
@@livefreeordie9542 its a basic weed killer that kills target weeds listed on the label and not the grass. we call these types of sprays, that kill the weeds and not the grass, selective herbicides. any store garden or lawn store will carry these
Hey so here in south Florida. I've only applied celcius once...may do another application...my question is...if I apply it early morning...because of humidity..there is always mist on the grass...should I just wait till later in the morning...(around 9/10 am) to apply this? My previous application was at 7 am with mist on the grass but it is working...I just wanted to make sure this wouldn't make a difference
as long as you use a surfactant it won't make a huge diff. it would be best if the blades were dry but again if you use a surfactant it probably won't matter that much.
I was actually going to do this tomorrow but I always use granular. So does the same rules apply when it’s granular? Also what’s the difference between using a liquid or granular?
That is a fantastic question. There are not a lot of granular labels that will specifically tell you. Not a lot of difference other than the granular you should wet the grass slightly before the application and most products will want you to water it in directly. the water will change the soil temps and the blae stress so you may get away with doing it while its hotter. I still stand by my interpretation that its best to do this before you hit the Hot 90 degree threshold.
Pest and Lawn Ginja I’m going to still take your advice and wait, I have the best lawn in the neighborhood b/c of your advice 😁 btw I’m in the same state as you except this year the temps have been close to 100 degrees since the end of May.... 3 months straight 😩 I just keep thatching and watering 👍🏻
So if the temperature limit on the label is 90 degrees…can u spray early in the morning (3-4 hrs before) even though during the afternoon it can be 95 degrees??
Any advice on how to fix the ‘spray gone bad’? Sadly I needed this video a few weeks ago. I live in NJ and had an outbreak of crab grass and clover and applied Image and my Lawn now looks like the the lawn at the 4:27 mark of the video.
How do I get rid of Pachysandra? They are just awful. What is the easiest way for a DIY person to do this. I already paid a Gardner but he left the roots in and now it’s growing back. It’s rampant here in CT.
its classified as a perrenial plant. meaning it doesn't have a death cycle. you have to use a roundup like product to get rid of it. takes several applications.
its best to apply during the day when temps are well below 90 degrees. as for a pesticide I prefer demand cs for curative actions. any imidicloprid / acelepryn works great for preventive against grub and sod web worm.
@@pestandlawnginja Thanks for the response I should’ve worded that properly as in pesticide I meant the weed controls is there a particular pesticide that is rated for 90° or above that won’t harm the rest of the Turf
@@robsolo4024 90 degrees is a threshold due to evaporation of the products. Even though some products may not include a temperature inclusion I still wouldn’t spray. I’d spray late evening or early morning
Hard to come by at a local vendor. I buy from DoMyOwn.com links in the description of the video. you can message them to see if they'll allow you to pickup local. they have a shipping station in west valley
well. winterizer was a marketing ploy driven by major fertilizer manufacturers. what people think it is really isn't what it does. Most of the time it helps keep the grass greener for longer. combo shot of lower amounts of nitrogen in the bag with higher amounts of potassium.
One week post tenacity and I see white where I didn’t know I had weeds! I wonder if some of that is turf damage... so hard to tell the bent grass from the good stuff sometimes, so I need to broadcast.
Definitely some bent grass that’s turned white, which is good. Second app of the T this weekend, then the following weekend the sun joe comes out! My wife is even learning some names of weeds. Turns me on when she talks about spurge 😇
so many factors. could have been improper calibration, lack of a surfactant, weeds not feeding since its so hot. all in all never been a big fan of q4. some of the active ingredients are really low, especially the quinclorac. As a result, even according to the label, it requires several treatments back to back.
The crab grass died. But my neighbor got much better results on the spurge with his weed b gone in short time. I thought i calibrated things. 3 oz per 1000 sqft. I will spray again today 23 days post first spray. I should get my earthgreen shredder today. I usually don't use links on TH-cam because yiu have to sign in on Amazon but I did this time.
Could it be the spurge wasnt growing much? The seeds looked mature so the plant was diverting all its energy to fattening sand finishing off those seeds. What pre emergent should I use and when. I think in late nov amd early Feb. Maybe go Tenacity. Yes I have been watching to many of your videos. You causes my 20 sessions on my knees painrung 2-4-D on my quack grass patch with a small artist brush.
please can you add russian subtitles , i see that your videos are very useful , but my level of English does not allow me to understand the essense , thank you.
Heres the deal... First you need a still hot /warm day with no rain forecasted a few days in the near future OR WIND the day you spray. Take a 25 gallon spray tank on a 3 or 4 wheeler and add 1 gallon of crossroad (farm and home substitute),1 gallon of Pramitol,1 gallon of bean oil/paraffin oil (to make sure mixture sticks), and 1 gallon of intimidator (farm and home substitute).Keep the mixture mixed/agitated at all times while spraying.SPRAY AS LOW AS YOU CAN !! Youll never see vegetation again for 2 months maybe more. Results start appearing in hours not days. Just be careful and mindful cause its a hot mix with wax/oil to keep it sticking.. It will knock down 10' brush no problem and also any ground weeds/grasses.
why are you saying dandelions are weeds . The Dandelion plant is food . Another question is why would you try to spray the dandelion plant with chemicals when the roots go straight down a foot or more in the grown . You should dig dandelions out of the ground and fill in the hole with soil and grass seed.
herbicides make life easier for people who don't want to spend there entire week digging weeds out one by one. a weed is classified as a less desireable plant in an area. it can be classified as whatever one deams to be less desireable.
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I did spray the other day when the temperatures were cooler I just want to jump start fall lawn projects. I'm tired of this hot summer. thanks Ginja
You and me both! LOL
I watch a loooot of lawntube videos. Been watching for a couple of years now. This is one of the best ive ever seen based on the content.
Appreciate the feedback!
Nice info Ginja. There is so much info out there it can get a little overwhelming. Thanks for keeping it simple and understandable for us homeowners. Much appreciated
Thanks for the feedback! Really trying to keep it simple
Great topic Ginja this is so important and a lot of user error happens when addressing weeds during the heat 🙌🙏
So True! been soo many questions on this subject
Thank you for the effort you put in to create such helpful and detailed content. I enjoyed it ...but my favorite part was the kiddo. Tell shorty his back flip was awesome!
Noted! He loves the comments!
OMG. I had just a few weeds, enough to take an hour to spot spray, and two weeks later my lawn exploded with weeds everywhere. Never had that happen on my lawn in NH. I'm at my wit's end and need help now. Love your channel and I'm trying hard to learn me some ginja pro moves.
Oh wow! Sounds like you'll need to do pre emergents both spring and fall for the next season.
Pest and Lawn Ginja yes, sensei. Will do.
I have an acre that is 95% covered in crabgrass and clover. Should I just wait until early spring next year since the weeds will get killed off during the winter months or should I spray in the fall as well.?
THANK YOU.... JUST WHAT I NEEDED.... We have cool temps starting NOW and just got my herbicide delivered. Has been in the 90's for weeks but we have some "cooler" weather coming. Starting today and for the rest of the week it will be in the high 70's to low 80's. I am going to hit early morning, low wind, coolest temps of the day. It will be a cool (high 70's low 80;s for several days). I will spot spray.
I am using Tenacity which I used once before with good results but need a second round. I am adding Q4, and will spot spray for lawn. I also have Gordons Ornamec 170 (for grassy weeds taking over area where I planted ground cover and was bare otherwise. Can't wait to see how that works out. I tried pulling weeds and that was a nightmare.
You got this!
Awesome info., really needed right now too. Thank you. The blue dye which leaked on my garage floor told me I wasn't calibrated, lol
LOL happens to the best of us!
Something I learn new in every video you publish - 🙌🙏
Rad!
U r the Doctor of lawn thanks for your tips
You're welcome!!!
For those in Canada, hand-pulling weeds while they are young also works. Makes an excuse for spending more time on the lawn :)
great suggestion! Thanks dominic!
I've been doing homework for the last three nights, watching your videos and taking notes. I like that you live near CO and seem to deal with a lot of the same issues we face. We landscaped our backyard this year and planted our grass from seed. Followed all the directions, watered as directed, stayed off the lawn for 5-6 weeks, and watched a ton of weeds come up with our new grass. We were told this is normal. We continued to care for the lawn and problem got worse. Finally stumbled across someone who actually knows what they're talking about and has proof to back up his words (so wish we had come across your videos in April). We saw in one of your videos where you visited someone for their bday and told them with new grass they shouldn't use pesticides but would have to pull weeds by hand. So I've spent the last few days pulling the weeds. What video do I watch to see what to do next? It's fall and I don't want to ruin the grass that has survived, but definitely have only half a lawn. Please help!
Hi Tammy! Great to hear you're out there slaying that lawn. I recommend using herbicides when you get about 12 weeks out from the seeding. in the meantime if it's getting overwhelming you can use tenacity after 6 weeks. I recommend holding off on that if you can.
I would focus on your watering practices. make sure you do a water output cup test and prove your water coverage and figure out your water output per station so you don't over water or under water each area. see and perform the video exercise at the end of the page at myallgreen.com/watering
Great vid. Dealing with some Dandelions and Clover that popped up here in the heat in Northern Nevada. Will lay down some chems around dusk when we’ve past our temperature peak.
love it Ron! Go slay that lawn!
yep way to hot to spray here , great video everyone should watch this video
Thanks erf! appreciate the comment
Love your videos. You work so hard! keep it up!
Thank you so much! appreciate the support.
Ha Ginja ole boy!!!! I always enjoy it when you include your children in the videos - he looks like he is going to be a gymnastics champion!!! Where is my buddy big headed dog #2???
👊😁 thanks! Rolls Royce is doing well! He's been on rest time due to a prolapse surgery
Front grill looking nice my man!! Thanks for another awesome video 🤙🏽
LOL gotta love it!
Noice. I’m glad I watched till the end to see you cleaned that lens up! 😉
LOL that dot hahaha
Go to 2:11 in the video Jimmy and you will see the dot represent the Heat threshold. LOL!! Ginja. Love your videos. Awesome. Keep up the great work.
Good stuff Ginja - weeds have come back with a vengeance this past couple of weeks! No more!
Well.... only one thing to do! Slay that lawn
Thank you for good information 👍🏼
My pleasure! Thanks for watching and commenting
Ginja; Hey get your weed spraying done spring to early summer then if needed do a weed and feed can’t hurt the lawn that way. An once of prevention. Stay cool and wow great back flip I used to be able to do that about sixty years ago.
Thanks John! I appreciate your feedback. Take care.
Hey bro, touching base here... Watching your video feels like I'm back home 😉
Seeding/overseeding season starts soon, oh yeah!!! 👍👍👍
Welcome back! thanks for watching and commenting
Great video man really helpful
Glad to hear it!
Sick backflip youngster!! Won’t have to worry about high temps where I’m at, NW Washington’s summer is pretty much over now. Going to start fall prep, ran the greenworks and did clean up tonight. Always a crap job, lol
Gotta love the dethatch life!
Very nice presentation and thanks for sharing.
Thanks for visiting
Ahh so I was aware of not spraying at high temps, but was not aware that weeds become more resistant to herbicide during the heat. So I would spray once things cooled down a bit at round 7pm, but the results were mixed... no turf damage, but also spotty weed killing. I will try to do it in the morning and see if I get better results, thanks!
Try adding a little fertilizer to your spray to force the growth and uptake of the herbicide
Hey Ginja, temperatures are consistently above 95F...can fertilizers be applied to warm grass? I’ve got st Augustine.
Oh, you also mentioned that your area’s temperature has been above 95F consistently. Just curious what recommendations you have for watering under those conditions as I am experiencing the same here in Southern California. Do you water daily every 2 or 3 days and how much water are you putting down each time . Thank hou
This year I've averaged watering every 3 days per week. i shoot for 1.75" to 2" per week.
Pest and Lawn Ginja thanks for the reply
Unfortunately in my area we have to have a license to spray anything, I definitely want to get it this winter to offer it
Best of luck!
Oh I almost choked after seeing that huge lawn being watered with sprinklers! We are so severely dry in the West (I'm Sierra Foothills) it is unheard of and we are only watering trees. Besides the fire risk, many folks have switched to drip after removing their lawn altogether. Until water becomes exorbitant and untenable will we all convert. It would be nice to see some endorsement of this idea in your excellent videos.
Love the feedback Lisa. all great points. I will be doing some water wise videos this season.
So what can you tell me about the shelf life of tenacity? And what if I left the chems in my non climate controlled garage?
I've worked in the herbicide industry for 25 years. While it isn't ideal we generally carry over a handful of products every year in a non climate controlled building. Try to use it within a few years.
@@jamesmcintyre8421 thank you for the input ! With just under 1400 square feet of lawn itll be awhile for the tenacity is used up lol!
Great response james!
Here is Toronto .i usually spray in hot day.label says water the lawn after 24hours .i ask my clients water within 12 hours.it is working well
Thanks for sharing
Good video. Simple, straight forward directions by re-inforcing label information. Great reminders on hot weather
spraying.
Ken Anderson
E.Troy, WI
Thanks Ken! Love the feedback!
Getting ready to reno my yard, I sprayed everything with 41% glyphosate about 4 days ago now. I am planning on reseeding next month, so I wanted to give it plenty of time to kill off the grass and weeds. However I am not seeing any effect so far, it has been hot 80's - 90's and no rain, should I water to get it moving (I don't have an irrigation system so I have to use above ground sprinklers) , should I spray again?
It can take up 7 to 10 days2 before the glyphosate will commonly show signs of killing the weed. I do recommend either 2 treatments of glyphosate spread 2 weeks apart. Then 2 weeks later you can do a tenacity treatment and drop the seed, assuming your planting a cool season grass
@@pestandlawnginja Thank you, I was planning on doing another application in a couple of weeks, that is why I am starting now to give me time to kill it all off before I reseed and have time before the first frost in November.. I have the starter fert that has tenacity in it so that should cover that. Yes it is a cool season, I am redoing my yard with a TTTF.I was concerned because usually the grass will show signs before the weeds do.
That was a great backflip!
Thanks! They love these comments
4:03 😎✌️💪 nice back flip
Not bad for a 6 year old!
Wow, more Great Info Ginja!
2 items Brother, excuse the long lead-in on #2:
1. Since I'm your Virginia Zoysia Grass ninja & I cannot use the amazing Tenacity... what can i use as a fall Pre-Emergent & weed killer if I want to overseed now? Am I out of luck & just cant seed?
2. With YOUR GREAT help last summer. winter, spring... and EVEN in spite of my frustration with weeds in my Zoysia Grass last year & our warm Virginia winter ... AND in my frustration killing some of my Dormant Zoysia with Roundup while trying to kill crazy tough weeds... YOU helped me have an AMAZING Zoysia lawn EMERGE THIS YEAR! Easily the nicest lawn in this community. People are saying... what the heck??? I must figure out how to send a picture.
It helped that I helped ALL my surrounding neighbors with TENACITY weed control on no wind days! I'm praying they invent a Tenacity for Zoysiagrass! :-)
Hi Eric! I posted a list of herbicides in the description of the video categorized with the type of grass you have. Glad to hear you slayed that Zoysia! gotta love being the joneses!
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Yes kind of nice.
Thank you for pointing that out! ... I just saw them.
My goal is to find something that'll let me overseed. :-)
I'll study some of your links.
Ahhh, well I would stick to no pre emergents then
I had zero hope to find a video specifically about this topic, but the Lawn Ginja came through! Thanks for the info! I was surprised to hear that the best time to spray is early morning and not at night. Any reason for that?
It’s only to allow the lawn to recover from the previous days heat stress
@@pestandlawnginja ah yes, exactly what you said in the video which I only caught after rewatching. Haha. Thanks again! Wifey and I are big fans!
@@epedrego happy to help! Go Slay that Lawn!
Love ya man, great info AGAIN. Do we have humidity in UT? Golfing the other day sweating my tail off, must've been around 20%, guys from NY just laughed. Any hints for ridding thistle from the lawn? WD 40 didnt work.
Pre emergents spring and fall are best for thistle. Removing them by hand is best so the kids dont step in it. I use tzone to spray it
I learned a lot from you today. Thanks!
Glad to hear it!
Northern Colorado here. 95 every day and dry. What are your thoughts on mowing one notch longer to protect from heat stress until it cools down? Is it helpful? Thanks and love the channel!!
It helps when you mow once a week for sure. My opinion is if you're willing to mow more often you can keep the lawn green down to 1" pretty easy.
I appreciate all your videos, they've really helped me out. I'm killing my backyard grass off so I can re-seed. Do I need to get it to bare dirt before applying seed?
Nope. Just mow as short as you can before the seeding
@@pestandlawnginja I had different types of grass and weeds growing which is why I killed it off. Would have been hard for me to get rid of all the crab grass and weed types while trying to maintain actual desired grass.
I have approximately 1200sq ft of grass area. It's almost down to bare dirt after not watering, mowing as low as possible, power raking with sun joe and manually raking what's dry and coming up. I'd say there is less than 25% left of any grass/weeds which is all dry and yellow. I bought a bag of Scott's turf builder tall fescue seed which treats up to 5000sq ft.
What about roundup mixed with 2-4-d? Can I use it in flowerbeds to kill weeds? There's no flowers, but their are shrubs. Do you still want to avoid spraying above 90 degrees in this case?
Always consult the label. Both those questions are fantastic and will be product specific
Slightly Late First Aussie 😁. Great Weed class Ginja . 😎👍👍
Great to have you trevor!
Ginja, it is great that you are taking the time to film and edit out of your own time. Your videos are very informative, I’m a bit hit and miss at the moment on all TH-cam videos and hopefully will catch up. 😎👍
I typically wait until the late evening to spray or sometimes I can spray early morning, but either way, I will irrigate the lawn before I spray herbicides, so that the lawn won't be under any stress. I have not noticed any temperature warnings on Fungicide labels though.
not as common for fungicides to have restrictions on the label. the issue is evaporation. I would still suggest spraying early morning or later in the evening. less stress on the plant and better over all uptake.
@@pestandlawnginja Sounds good.
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Is it OK to spray in the morning when the grass is still wet from dew? Does wet grass help or not help the herbicide stick?
i prefer to wait until the grass is fairly dry
Can you spray weed killer after granular weed and feed a couple weeks apart? Hoping to reseed in the fall and trying to get the weeds gone before summer kicks in.
according to most labels 2 weeks is the return innterval
Good to know. It b very rare for thos temp or low humitiy in ireland. But stil good to understand.
Thanks
You are welcome! Thanks for commenting Gerald!
Great info Ginja
Glad you think so! Thanks for watching!
My yard is weed city. Dang it this is a good video Ginja.
Thanks Donnie! I know you're well on your way to slaying that lawn!
What questions do we need to ask, or should ask when we think we need a new sprinkler setup? If I each out to a sprinkler guy, how do I know if he is any good?
Thanks!
for the most part my suggestion is to design or have a master plan of what you want in a landscape setup first. ie. where the trees are going to go, curbing, flowers etc.. determine the areas you want grass for the long run. then use landscape paint, draw it out in the area. then determine what heads you want. rainbird, hunter, impact etc... most companies have a tool you can use to map out sprinkler head placement by uploading design schematics on there apps. pretty cool in my opinion. at the end of the day proper overlap will account for 90% of your success in having a great lawn. fantastic question.
If you reach out to a sprinkler technician ask them how they can ensure you that overlap will be proper. This is achieved by doing a water output cup test. super simple. see myallgreen.com/watering and look at the video at the end of the page for a reference.
Great info! I live in North MS and have Bermuda, I use certain types of post emergent herbicides only after temps get over 90 degrees. Others while temps are below 80 degrees. Definitely an important thing to understand in caring for your lawn.
Thanks for sharing!
I bought property in rule Indiana and am struggling to rid lawn of clover. Please help with a suggestion
checkout tzone. product link in the description of the video
@@pestandlawnginja thanks for taking the time to reply will try it.
Great video! Do you ever mix Tenacity and Speedzone or T-zone to kill the weeds that Tenacity does not?
all the time! works great!
Question?... @Pest & Lawn Ginja
When spraying herbicides early morning & there's dew on the grass should you wait for that to burn (evaporate) off before applying or is it OK to apply on top the moist grass ?
depends on how wet and thick the dew set it. might be best to give it a few hours to burn off before you apply. its all about getting the herbicide to stick to the blades of grass.
Question: I just have dirt. Been pulling by hand. The storm (in summer in California?!😮) brought more weeds where there were none! BUT, weeds did not come back where I pulled by hand. It's a large area and I'm tired. I want to know, if I use pesticide and kill the weeds...should I then pull by hand? How do you get rid of a large area (no grass at all) of dead weeds? I'm afraid if I rototill, hit it with a shovel or hoe, that I'll spread some of the weed again...and I don't wanna have to deal with a large piece like this again. I'm tired! So should I just pull by hand once I hit it with herbicide? Please help😊
Hi Lawn Jinja, great content.. Can you please suggest a herbicide for clover, my lawn in 80% covered with Japanese clover. I applied tenacity and later found that it doesn't help with lespedeza. Thank you
checkout the speedzone and tzone labels. one of the two should work great for you. tzone will be more aggressive against the clover in my opinion.
Nice and informative video! Thank you!
Another question. Judging from the mountains in the background. It looks like we live in the same are and this fall I am wanting to do a little bit of seeding. May I ask where and what kind of seed you use?
Good question! I use barenbrug turf blue pro hgt amzn.to/3jcpG9L You can get it local from a supplier called Great Basin Turf.
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Awesome! Thank you. Your vids have helped me a ton with my lawn! Keep up the good work!
Awesome! Thanks for the support
Do need to kill my weeds/crab grass before I plant new seed in fall? First season in the house and havent dealt with a lawn before.
best to kill the weeds first if you have the time. checkout my video the "ultimate lawn fix".
Will spraying liquid iron on burnt areas of grass because of too much herbecide help green the grass again quickly?
no. you need bio stimulants like sea kelp, humates, l-amino acids, and calcium to rebuild cell structure.
After watching 10s of useless videos where there's only bla bla this was a very useful, descriptive & informative video.Thanks!
Thank you! love the feedback!
This is good timing...was thinking the other day of applying glyphosate. I have a few patches of fescue that invaded my kbg. Would you recommend killing with glyphosate first before digging them out or would digging them out be sufficient to eliminate them from coming back?
I prefer to kill them then dig them up. its not a fun job no matter how you look at it.
@@pestandlawnginja Thanks, that's what I'll do then. Some of these are nearly 2 feet in diameter.
Do you ever use sod or always seed? If you do sometimes use sod do you have a place you can recommend? I'll drive to Happy Valley for some good grass...you aren't selling off pieces of your yard by chance. :)
Ginga Man, Minnesota here when is best to apply tenacity ? and can i seed my lawn in the same week?
I commonly do 2 apps, 1 app with tenacity and speedzone and then 2 weeks later another solo tenacity app when I drop the seed.
Hey Ginja, I just sprayed Tenacity on my lawn for the first time (in CT) to try to get rid of crabgrass and other weeds prior to core aeration and overseeding next week. I pretty much had to spray the whole lawn (10K sq ft) due to the amount of crabgrass I had. However.......when I was done I realized that I only spread it at half dose. I misread the syringe - DUH. So......what d you think I should do ? Wait until two weeks have passed and see what happens before re-applying ? I don't want to push back my overseeding as I will have leaves to deal with soon - lots of leaves - and I don't want to mulch or bag if I have seedlings from my overseeding.
The label rate for spot spraying at 1/2tsp is really low in my experience. I commonly spray the 1tsp rate per 1000 sqft. this message is late and I appologize. I would have sprayed the rest and gone over the lawn twice.
What is a good weed killer for omni stone patios for those weeds that come up between the stones that won't kill the adjacent grass? Would you recommend the DIY weed killer Vinegar, salt and dish soap?
Here's the issue with the vinegar trick. its worst than roundup. it stays and steralizes the soil. super heavy in salt too. if you're super careful with it and only spray the areas you want to die its totally fine. but.... if you get it in areas you want grass it'll kill everything.
the choices are use a selective herbicide like 2,4d to kill the weeds monthly or use something similar to your vinegar / roundup.
@@pestandlawnginja Thanks for the reply. I'm not familiar with 2,4d. Is that a brand or the name of the actual chemical? And where can I find this 2,4d?
@@livefreeordie9542 its a basic weed killer that kills target weeds listed on the label and not the grass. we call these types of sprays, that kill the weeds and not the grass, selective herbicides. any store garden or lawn store will carry these
@@pestandlawnginja Thanks Brother. Appreciate You
Hey so here in south Florida. I've only applied celcius once...may do another application...my question is...if I apply it early morning...because of humidity..there is always mist on the grass...should I just wait till later in the morning...(around 9/10 am) to apply this? My previous application was at 7 am with mist on the grass but it is working...I just wanted to make sure this wouldn't make a difference
as long as you use a surfactant it won't make a huge diff. it would be best if the blades were dry but again if you use a surfactant it probably won't matter that much.
Very informative thanks 👍🏼👏
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and commenting!
I was actually going to do this tomorrow but I always use granular. So does the same rules apply when it’s granular? Also what’s the difference between using a liquid or granular?
That is a fantastic question. There are not a lot of granular labels that will specifically tell you. Not a lot of difference other than the granular you should wet the grass slightly before the application and most products will want you to water it in directly. the water will change the soil temps and the blae stress so you may get away with doing it while its hotter. I still stand by my interpretation that its best to do this before you hit the Hot 90 degree threshold.
Pest and Lawn Ginja I’m going to still take your advice and wait, I have the best lawn in the neighborhood b/c of your advice 😁 btw I’m in the same state as you except this year the temps have been close to 100 degrees since the end of May.... 3 months straight 😩 I just keep thatching and watering 👍🏻
Do you have recommendation for thick white fungal growth in my lawn? Down at the base. Near the roots. We live in UT
Focus on proper watering. Common when the lawn is being over watered
So if the temperature limit on the label is 90 degrees…can u spray early in the morning (3-4 hrs before) even though during the afternoon it can be 95 degrees??
yes, that's the rule of thumb
So I can spray at night when the temperature drops and let it dry over night. This way I will avoid burn?
yes
@@pestandlawnginja I'll be doing that tonight then lol thanks
Any advice on how to fix the ‘spray gone bad’? Sadly I needed this video a few weeks ago. I live in NJ and had an outbreak of crab grass and clover and applied Image and my
Lawn now looks like the the lawn at the 4:27 mark of the video.
if you can find some sodium knockout 5 0 0 it works wonders. its a nitrate nitrogen with calcium. I do followup services with essential plus 1 0 1
This is why I like certainty and celsius, no temperature restrictions for us warm season bermuda guys.
According to the label they suggest not spraying when it gets hot. I have heard of many people successfully using it when it gets hot
@@pestandlawnginja yeah from what I've seen it loves the heat. I wouldn't put down in 100+ but Ive been fine around 95.
I hear yah
How do I get rid of Pachysandra? They are just awful. What is the easiest way for a DIY person to do this. I already paid a Gardner but he left the roots in and now it’s growing back. It’s rampant here in CT.
its classified as a perrenial plant. meaning it doesn't have a death cycle. you have to use a roundup like product to get rid of it. takes several applications.
@@pestandlawnginja Will anything else grow afterwards in that spot if I use round up? Thanks for the answer.
Can you spray tenacity on new Kentucky blue grass?
needs to be a minimum 6 weeks old
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What pesticide is the safest for 90° cool power?
its best to apply during the day when temps are well below 90 degrees. as for a pesticide I prefer demand cs for curative actions. any imidicloprid / acelepryn works great for preventive against grub and sod web worm.
@@pestandlawnginja Thanks for the response I should’ve worded that properly as in pesticide I meant the weed controls is there a particular pesticide that is rated for 90° or above that won’t harm the rest of the Turf
@@robsolo4024 90 degrees is a threshold due to evaporation of the products. Even though some products may not include a temperature inclusion I still wouldn’t spray.
I’d spray late evening or early morning
Can I wait until September and put down a granular pre emergent for next year? I am in GEORGIA and have a lot of Bahia grass in my Bermuda.
absolutely. split apps are very common. just be sure to read the label and follow the recommend rates for a split app.
Btw, should I do my spraying simultaneously with overseeding???
Tenacity, yes. Most others, no.
@@michaellewis6569 Perfect, then I'm good to go as soon as the heat comes down a bit. Thanks!
great comment michael!
Thank You
You're welcome
After you spray weed killer, how soon can you plant in the area?
Do these tips apply to fungicide too?
fungicides are commonly safe to spray but i try and not do any spray apps when the temps get too high.
Pest and Lawn Ginja thank you
You're welcome
Where do you buy Tenacity I’m two cities away from you and was wondering if you buy it locally??
Hard to come by at a local vendor. I buy from DoMyOwn.com links in the description of the video. you can message them to see if they'll allow you to pickup local. they have a shipping station in west valley
Thank you. I appreciate your knowledge.
Whats the best winter guard for the north east?
well. winterizer was a marketing ploy driven by major fertilizer manufacturers. what people think it is really isn't what it does. Most of the time it helps keep the grass greener for longer. combo shot of lower amounts of nitrogen in the bag with higher amounts of potassium.
Thanks.
One week post tenacity and I see white where I didn’t know I had weeds! I wonder if some of that is turf damage... so hard to tell the bent grass from the good stuff sometimes, so I need to broadcast.
Broadcast sprayed mine 2.5 weeks ago....had some good grass turn white, but those areas have started to come back. Stay the course, you'll be alright!
bleaching can be a common side effect from the tenacity. be sure you stay calibrated. nice job getting out there slaying those weeds!
Definitely some bent grass that’s turned white, which is good. Second app of the T this weekend, then the following weekend the sun joe comes out! My wife is even learning some names of weeds. Turns me on when she talks about spurge 😇
Do you ever use Par 3 or know anything about it.
I've studied the label a few times. its a selective herbicide.
My yard is being taken over by Spurge what would you recommend to kill it?
I prefer to use tzone
Would Q4 be ok? I couldn't find tzone locally
How come my Q4 (applied 2 ,weeks ago when sandy ut had 80 f high) didnt kill the spurge?
so many factors. could have been improper calibration, lack of a surfactant, weeds not feeding since its so hot. all in all never been a big fan of q4. some of the active ingredients are really low, especially the quinclorac. As a result, even according to the label, it requires several treatments back to back.
The crab grass died. But my neighbor got much better results on the spurge with his weed b gone in short time. I thought i calibrated things. 3 oz per 1000 sqft. I will spray again today 23 days post first spray. I should get my earthgreen shredder today. I usually don't use links on TH-cam because yiu have to sign in on Amazon but I did this time.
@@elkskiutah8204 I use tzone on spurge. Q4 require multiple sprays to be effective.
Could it be the spurge wasnt growing much? The seeds looked mature so the plant was diverting all its energy to fattening sand finishing off those seeds. What pre emergent should I use and when. I think in late nov amd early Feb. Maybe go Tenacity. Yes I have been watching to many of your videos. You causes my 20 sessions on my knees painrung 2-4-D on my quack grass patch with a small artist brush.
Im going to replant so if i kill a little grass im ok
love the attitude!
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1st! You the man!
please can you add russian subtitles , i see that your videos are very useful , but my level of English does not allow me to understand the essense , thank you.
That is a fantastic suggestion and it's in the master plan. Saving up money to get that done.
😞 I’m in Texas. So basically I can’t spray for like 3 solid months. 😭
There are a few products like celcius that allow it without use of a surfactant.
Heres the deal... First you need a still hot /warm day with no rain forecasted a few days in the near future OR WIND the day you spray.
Take a 25 gallon spray tank on a 3 or 4 wheeler and add 1 gallon of crossroad (farm and home substitute),1 gallon of Pramitol,1 gallon of bean oil/paraffin oil (to make sure mixture sticks), and 1 gallon of intimidator (farm and home substitute).Keep the mixture mixed/agitated at all times while spraying.SPRAY AS LOW AS YOU CAN !!
Youll never see vegetation again for 2 months maybe more.
Results start appearing in hours not days.
Just be careful and mindful cause its a hot mix with wax/oil to keep it sticking..
It will knock down 10' brush no problem and also any ground weeds/grasses.
pramitol is a soil steralent.
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Thanks for the love Chips N' Guac!
Volitization is what spreads zombification. Beware the heat.
good call tin!
new vid!
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Nice video like always. I got a job for you if you want it. I sent you a im message
appreciate it ryan! hopefully your message was received and answered. I got behind this summer.
why are you saying dandelions are weeds .
The Dandelion plant is food . Another question is why would you try to spray the dandelion plant with chemicals when the roots go straight down a foot or more in the grown . You should dig dandelions out of the ground and fill in the hole with soil and grass seed.
herbicides make life easier for people who don't want to spend there entire week digging weeds out one by one. a weed is classified as a less desireable plant in an area. it can be classified as whatever one deams to be less desireable.
Hmmm should I scarify first or dethatch ? I will have to roll back on the. fixing ugly lawn video.
I prefer to dethatch. but really it doesn't matter.