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Heavy duty weed killer needed XP
We have a hot mess of a backyard. There's an area that used to house an above ground pool. We eventually want to pour a patio on half and leave the other have to put in a swingset and mulch I guess-who knows. But that's not in the budget this summer.
When we bought the house, the area looked like this, only nicer (pic was taken in winter):
Over the summer, without doing anything, it turned into this:
When that finally got out of control, we used an entire gallon of Round up and it killed it all and we spent weekends pulling it all up.
Winter, went back to pic #1.
Now, the weeds are starting to grow again. Not NEARLY as bad yet-we can't let it get that bad. I can't pull the weeds either with my big belly in the way. I've tried using vinegar mixtures, but it barely kills the weeds and they still keep growing.
What can I do? I can't put those weed blocker tarps down b/c I have 3 large dogs that I cannot keep out of that area and their nails will rip it up.
Is there an effective way to kill weeds for good? We just don't have the time/money to pour the patio this year with the baby coming.
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but it's a bunch of rocks, even the weeds grow in the rocks. We can't mow through that. I don't really care about poisoning the dirt-we never plan on using the area for growing anything ever. We should just buy a pool.
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Oh, yeah I dont' want that!
No, you can't kill weeds for good. Think about that sentence a little and 7th grade science will start flooding back
Preen is a granule that you can sprinkle that will prevent most weeds from germinating, but not all.
Spray Round-Up over what you have and remove it, then sprinkle the Preen, then pull anything else.
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You can get a grass and weed killer that also has a 6-12 month premergant. You can also add a crabgrass preventer granule that will help after you have killed back the weeds.
Surround the area you spray with lounge chairs/fencing or something to block the dogs from getting to it for a few hours/days.
I try to stay away from strong poisons also bc of my dogs, but desperate times call for desperate measures. I use a product called KleenUp for tough areas, like yours. For lawn weeds I use Bayer Advanced or Ortho products.
Could you put the weed blocker down and then cover it with a thick layer of mulch? That wouldn't look terrible. Our city gives out free mulch in the spring and the weed blocker fabric is $35 for a large roll a Costco.
Another idea is to cover the area with black plastic, under the plastic gets so hot the weeds and the seeds die(supposedly). The cover has to be on for at least 6 months and doesn't look very pretty, but it does kill the weeds without a lot of work. You could get some cheap low fencing from Lowes/Home Depot to keep the dogs out.
With three dogs I would be really careful about putting down chemicals on the lawn. I know my dogs love to eat and roll around in the grass and I'd hate to think they were being exposed toxic chemicals. Good luck!