Selective weeding

[VVega]

Can anyone recommend how to treat the lawn which is being overtaken by this plant:

Plantago lanceolata | ribwort plantain Herbaceous Perennial/RHS Gardening

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Any selective weed killer recommendations?

 

[IanM]

These days most of the decent weedkillers are banned.... but the regular stuff plus plenty of mowing should help

 

[Hobbit]

I paid the g’kids 20p a seed ‘head.’ Cost me a fortune. But we didn’t have a chimney to send them up.

 

[bobmac]

I use weedol, works well

 

[Crow]

I've developed a very small meadow, much easier.

 

[jim8flog]

I have always used Verdone now weedol.

Might be best to buy a spot weeder spray first to see it works on the weeds you have as it is not a 'kill all'.

Plantain is best removed by hand as soon as you see it, it has very deep roots and much harder to remove if it matures. On the golf course I use a pitch repair tool to lift it out when I see it on a green.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Buy a daisy grubber and after the initial purge keep on top of it
Don't let it flower.

 

[Pants]

Same treatment as dandelions. Push a long screwdriver/chisel down alongside the weed, lever slightly sideways (you may hear the tap root break) and lift out.

 

[GB72]

Sorry to hijack the thread a little but anyone know any decent methods for getting rid of weeds in block paving that do not involve me killing my aging back. House is going on the market following separation so need to tidy the drive up a bit but do not want to spend a chunk of cash to get it spotless like I have done in the past. Ideally needs to be pet safe so that disregards most of the really good stuff

 

[RichA]

I use Weed/Feed/Mosskiller granules every Spring, which seems to work on most weeds.
For the block-paved driveway I either spot spray with weedkiller or use a blowtorch.

 

[GreiginFife]

Sorry to hijack the thread a little but anyone know any decent methods for getting rid of weeds in block paving that do not involve me killing my aging back. House is going on the market following separation so need to tidy the drive up a bit but do not want to spend a chunk of cash to get it spotless like I have done in the past. Ideally needs to be pet safe so that disregards most of the really good stuff

Just use a spray weedkiller and then run over it with a wire patio brush to remove the dead weeds. Doesn't require a lot of effort and is possibly the easiest way if you are not doing a proper clean up job.

 

[GB72]

I use Weed/Feed/Mosskiller granules every Spring, which seems to work on most weeds.
For the block-paved driveway I either spot spray with weedkiller or use a blowtorch.

Due to my purported ineptitude with dangerous tools I was never allowed a blow torch. Now my wife has moved out, maybe now I can get some heavy duty garden weaponry

 

[RichA]

Due to my purported ineptitude with dangerous tools I was never allowed a blow torch. Now my wife has moved out, maybe now I can get some heavy duty garden weaponry

It's only because of MrsA that I use the blowtorch. Left to my own devices I'd just use a can of lighter fluid and a zippo.

 

[GB72]

It's only because of MrsA that I use the blowtorch. Left to my own devices I'd just use a can of lighter fluid and a zippo.

Now here is an idea. That could be my weekend sorted.

 

[srixon 1]

White vinegar in a squirty bottle.

 

[VVega]

Buy a daisy grubber and after the initial purge keep on top of it
Don't let it flower.

Too late for that

It’s taken over a significant area and just flowered, though I did hopefully bagged the flowers with a lawnmower today.

 

[VVega]

Thank you for all replies, much appreciated!

Any recommendations for a the moss killer (have quite a bit in another part).

 

[jim8flog]

Due to my purported ineptitude with dangerous tools I was never allowed a blow torch. Now my wife has moved out, maybe now I can get some heavy duty garden weaponry

The blow torch method takes a long time to work any way , you are not trying to burn them away just scorch tehm enough to stop them from growing and they die eventually.

 

[clubchamp98]

White vinegar in a squirty bottle.

Any vinegar will do ( cheap in Aldi ) mix with a tablespoon of salt and a squirt of washing up liquid ( this stops it vaporising quickly.)

Takes about three days to kill the weeds.

 

[jim8flog]

Thank you for all replies, much appreciated!

Any recommendations for a the moss killer (have quite a bit in another part).

If you are going to treat most of the lawn why not simply use a weed and mosskiller combined in one e.g

Weedi Super Concentrate Weed and Moss Killer Glyphosate Free

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