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Originally Posted by bosstones
Would the Round Up deal with weed seeds in the ground? There's got to be a ton in the ground and they can stick around for years before germinating.  Seems like spring and fall pre-M applications will be needed for the next few years.
Not knowing how how big their yard is, but maybe seeding would be more cost effective than sodding. Tenacity is be used as a pre-M and can be applied at time of seeding. It is the only pre-M that I am aware if that will still allow for grass seeds to germinate. Grass seed 'usually' grows in stronger than sod, too. |
Here in South Florida, St. Augustine is the predominant lawn because it tolerates salt, heat and drought pretty well and some varieties also tolerate shade. But you can't seed St. Augustine. Sod is the only option, which sucks.
As far as weed seeds, if you are going to re-sod, at a minimum you need to kill what you can see. When we re-sodded, I sprayed the entire lawn, waited 2 weeks and then spot sprayed again. There were still some spots with weeds when we had the old sod pulled up but there will always be some from the wind, lawn guy, etc. The new sod smothers them pretty well and the best way to control weeds is with a health lawn (unless of course the new sod is full of weeds). But, yes, ongoing pre-emergent, weed control, fertilizer, pest control, etc. will be required. It is a year-round process here and there is always something else to do next.