Weed control for your yard is important for the health of your lawn, but what
about gardens and flower beds? in this video, we'll go to a residential lawn and
I'll show you how to kill weeds in flowerbeds, and keep them from coming
back for months to come.
Hi, I'm Jason with Solutions Pest and Lawn. Sometimes we're so concerned with weed
control in our yard that we forget about weeds that pop up in our garden, flower
and mulch beds. Not only are certain weeds an eyesore that can really hurt
the look of a landscape flowerbed, but they can also compete for resources with
your ornamental plants. Weeds grow much faster and will steal water, sunlight, and
other nutrients. Invasive species, such as dichondra, also compete for space and
will eventually overwhelm and kill other plants. So it's important that we don't
forget about weed control in our gardens and flower beds. Keep in mind that a weed
is technically any plant that grows where you don't want it to or where it
shouldn't. So if you've got some grass popping up in a flower or mulch bed, hey,
go ahead and take care of that too. Luckily, getting rid of weeds in flower
beds is easier than you might think. All it takes a little bit of elbow grease
and choosing the best weed control product for you.
There are a lot of weed killers out there and some of them are designed for
ornamental bed spring, but we recommend taking care of weeds before they've popped
up. For that, you'll need a pre-emergent weed killer. A pre-emergent herbicide is
used as a protective barrier to prevent weeds from sprouting. Prevent as a key
word here because a pre-emergent will not kill grown weeds, it will just
prevent them from growing. You can watch our video on pre-emergent herbicides to
learn more. We'll have a link for that video in the description below. You can
use an Oryzalin or Prodiamine product in your flowerbeds. We recommend using
Nitro-Phos' prodiamine pre-emergent, Barricade. This is an easy, ready to use
granular herbicide that is extremely effective in preventing weed growth in
flower beds, and offers up to a six month residual. Okay, so you might be asking
yourself, "well, what about the weeds that have already popped up in my flower bed?"
Well, we'll go to a residential lawn and I'll show you the best way to get rid of
them and how Barricade will keep them away. Okay so we're out here at our
residential lawn and as you can see we've got a lot of broadleaf weeds
popping through the flowerbed over here. Now, the best way to get rid of them
initially is just to get in there and dig them out. Now, you can do this by hand
or you can use a garden tool to make it a little bit easier. So today I'll be
using this garden hoe. Now, removing weeds this way is super simple: what you'll
want to do is, you'll want to get down about three to
four inches to try to get as much of that root as possible. Now, depending on
the weed the root system could be a little bit deeper and that's where
pulling them by hands might be better. Now that that's done, you can see that
the soil is nice and broken up and that we've smoothed out any of the potholes or
any of the dugouts. This will give us a nice foundation to apply our Barricade
pre-emergent. Barricade needs a uniform application to the soil surface to be
most effective. You'll also want to remove any of the cut-up weeds,
any of the dirt clods, or any other dirt debris. And if you leave any of the
weed clippings behind, don't worry; they're just gonna dry up and die. Now,
even though we removed all the grown weeds there's likely more weeds and
seeds waiting to germinate beneath the soil. Now, if you just pull the weeds and
call it a day then eventually more weeds will sprout up in their place causing you
to start back at square one. This is where our Barricade comes in. Now,
Barricade is a pre-emergent herbicide which will stop any immature weeds that
are left over from germinating. Now, according to the label we're going to
apply two point five to five point nine pounds for every thousand square feet.
You'll need to pre-measure your treatment area first; . And always read the
label for proper usage and application rates. So today, we're using our hand
spreader. Now, you're gonna want to spread the Barricade nice and evenly to get a
uniform application. Now that that's done, you'll need to water the granules in.
You'll want to get at least a half inch of water over top of the granules. So you
can do this with either a garden hose or if there's rain in the forecast let
mother nature take care of it for you. Now, another option that you have is to
use a post emergent weed killer before applying the Barricade. You'll want to
use the glyphosate product to spot treat and kill the weeds. Now be very careful
with glyphosate products because they're non selective herbicides;
they'll kill any plant that they touch. So the good news is that glyphosate
doesn't have any soil activity, which means it won't leach into the ground and
kill any of your other plants. You actually have to spray the leaf surface
in order to kill it. So if you intend on using a glyphosate product to rid
yourself of those weeds in the garden, you're gonna want to make sure you use
something to block off the plants you want to keep from the weeds you intend to
kill . For example, we're using a flattened piece of cardboard to shield our plants
from the glyphosate application. You can also purchase a sprayer with a little
cone tip on the end of it for easier application. You can then apply the
Barricade once the weeds are dead for long lasting control. Using a
pre-emergent weed killer like Barricade is great for your flower beds
and gardens. And it also offers a residual from up to three to six months
depending on your application rate. And what's great about Barricade is that you
can use it on your turf to control weeds in your lawn. Just make sure that it's
listed for your grass type and the weeds you're trying to control. One final tip:
Prodiamine products can stain surfaces yellow.
So if you're trying to control weeds around decorative rocks, on patios, or around
pavers, you might want to use a pre-emergent like Dithiopyr to
keep them from discoloring. If you have any further questions, leave a comment in
the comment section below. And don't hesitate to reach out to us by stopping
by one of our stores, giving us a phone call, dropping us an email, or visiting
our website. If you're new to the channel, subscribe for more product and how-to
videos. I'm Jason Baker with Solutions Pest and Lawn. Ask us how, then do it
yourself. Man everybody - why is everybody deciding to do their freaking yard work on a
Wednesday at 11 o'clock in the morning. That's so weird, isn't it? Yeah I've never
gotten up on a Wednesday and been like, "you know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna cut the
freaking grass, man."
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