Lawn Thread - MEGA

[sxtasy]

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Like @ExtraSlow mentioned, go to any of the garden centers and get a local blend.

This

Or you could try an online supply such as this: https://stripedseed.ca/collections/b...ryegrass-blend

[ExtraSlow]

I'm firmly of the belief that for Calgary, your lawn should have some percentage of fescue in it. Talk to somewhere local that makes thier own blend and ask them why they choose the varieties they do. It's worth it.

[flipstah]

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I'm firmly of the belief that for Calgary, your lawn should have some percentage of fescue in it. Talk to somewhere local that makes thier own blend and ask them why they choose the varieties they do. It's worth it.

Thanks! Gonna have fun talking to these folks and learning: https://bluegrassnursery.com/shop-bl...d-grass-seeds/

Subscribed and been watching this guy's videos and it's been entertaining,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfB7juOfopA

[nismodrifter]

Ryan Knorrs videos are good. I bought his lawn level tool which was a game changer.

https://www.youtube.com/@Thelawncarenut
https://www.youtube.com/@PestandLawnGinja

[flipstah]

FYI if anyone is looking to blast their lawn: https://www.princessauto.com/en/1-ga...t/PA0008523045

[ExtraSlow]

Yep that's the right kind of sprayer for spot treatments.

[flipstah]

Because I don't have UFA membership for Par3, I'm gonna use Killex + this (https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/s...%20control#srp) tonight

[ercchry]

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Because I don't have UFA membership for Par3, I'm gonna use Killex + this (https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/s...%20control#srp) tonight

I’m the furthest from a lawn expert… but if you are nuking the whole thing, why would you add water? Also Par III is a weed killer and killex is a kill everything-er, no?

[msommers]

Round-Up is non-selective destroyer of all. Ortho Killex is supposed to be broad leaf selective.

[flipstah]

@sxtasy when you did a Roundup of the whole lawn and seeded the same day, how did that not kill the germination process?
@ercchry from what I've read, Killex is selective(?)

[ercchry]

Right, I always mix the two up… I’ve dumped gallons of Killex Max on my shitshow of a lawn (side a city maintained park) and I’m pretty sure it just makes the weeds stronger

[flipstah]

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Right, I always mix the two up… I’ve dumped gallons of Killex Max on my shitshow of a lawn (side a city maintained park) and I’m pretty sure it just makes the weeds stronger

lol roiddddzzzzzzzz

I believe this is what was recommended in this thread: https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/r...rq=roundup#srp + the sprayer

[sxtasy]

Glyphosate is the ingredient to kill everything. Just make sure you don't use the same sprayer for something else like fertilizing. I have a dedicated sprayer just for round up.

I was also concerned about spraying round up and seeding the same day. I was informed by people who are much more knowledgeable in lawn care that it was fine. It worked for me. My non-scientific/layman answer is that glyphosate interferes with chlorophyl production. That's why it's sprayed on the leaf of the plant and doesn't harm the root of a tree. Someone else can probably answer it better than me

[flipstah]

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Glyphosate is the ingredient to kill everything. Just make sure you don't use the same sprayer for something else like fertilizing. I have a dedicated sprayer just for round up.

I was also concerned about spraying round up and seeding the same day. I was informed by people who are much more knowledgeable in lawn care that it was fine. It worked for me. My non-scientific/layman answer is that glyphosate interferes with chlorophyl production. That's why it's sprayed on the leaf of the plant and doesn't harm the root of a tree. Someone else can probably answer it better than me

I sprayed Killex concentrate today with a sprayer that attaches to the hose and curious what would happen. If it didn’t work I’ll buy the Roundup concentrate and use my sprayer. Did you use the black cap or the red cap Roundup?

[sabad66]

Killex won’t kill grass nor quackgrass. Does a pretty decent job on killing dandelions and clover tho

[sxtasy]

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I sprayed Killex concentrate today with a sprayer that attaches to the hose and curious what would happen. If it didn’t work I’ll buy the Roundup concentrate and use my sprayer. Did you use the black cap or the red cap Roundup?

You need to spray round up. Killex is selective. sabad is right that it won't kill alot of the weeds you have in your lawn.

[suntan]

@flipstah are you trying to kill everything?

[ThePenIsMightier]

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@flipstah are you trying to kill everything?

Yes, but he was paranoid about tree roots, which are unharmed by Roundup. The plant or tree needs to receive Glyphosate through it's leaves or needles.
*As mentioned by others

[msommers]

The nerd answer is here:

Glyphosate is a broad-spectrum herbicide. This means that it can’t be used to kill specific weeds or plants. Instead, it kills most broadleaf plants in the area it is used.

Glyphosate works by inhibiting the action of a plant enzyme (specifically a phosphonate, which acts by inhibiting the plant enzyme 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSP) in the shikimic acid pathway) that plays a role in the synthesis of three amino acids named phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan.

Glyphosate is absorbed into plants primarily through its leaves, and only tiny amounts of it are absorbed into the roots. Consequently, glyphosate is actually only effective at killing growing weeds and grass. It cannot stop seeds from germinating in the first place.

Once it is absorbed into the plant structure, glyphosate spreads all around the plant—to its roots and leaves—and prevents it from making proteins that are necessary for its growth. This is what ends up killing the plants.

Basically most plants have this pathway, hence why it's non selective. GMO plants are engineered to be resistant to glyphosate and be applied to broad crops. However some research has considered a correlation with endocrine regulation.

[16hypen3sp]

I have some mushrooms growing in my lawn in some spots. Pretty small. Do I have to pick these out by hand? I'd like to mow at some point today but unsure how that affects the 'shroom issue.