The best lawn herbicides against weeds

Dreams of a beautiful, even lawn, as a rule, are broken about here and there stalks of chamomile sticking out of the grass, sow thistle leaves, spikelets of plantain and other weeds. To get rid of "uninvited neighbors" on the site will help herbicides from weeds of selective action for the lawn.

Weed control drugs: what are they?

Weed control drugs are different in form of use:

• Powder. Such remedies are ineffective if the weed has spread throughout the lawn. With their help, only single plants can be destroyed, which, in principle, makes no sense: a dozen or two sockets can be uprooted manually.
• Liquid. This is the most convenient form. However, a special sprayer is required to apply liquid herbicides.
• Solid. Produced in the form of a kind of pencils. They are becoming less popular every year. They are suitable only for the eradication of individual plants - they draw on the leaves with a pencil, the active substance penetrates into the cells, and the plant dies.

Industrial drugs

Treatment with herbicides - chemical preparations that act on one type of weed or immediately on a whole group of "extra" plants - is the easiest and fastest way to tidy up the lawn. Below is an overview of the best broadleaf weeds on the lawn.

"Lontrel-300D"

Designed for lawns planted with grasses and strawberries. Effectively destroys dandelions, sow thistle, pink bitterness and tartar molokan, as well as other weeds. In the production of this herbicide, an analogue of natural growth hormone is used - a substance called clopyralid.

Lontrel-300D is produced in liquid form, it should be used after the first mowing. From the moment of treatment until the complete death of the weeds, it takes 2 to 4 weeks.

Benefits	disadvantages
Low toxic to humans, cats, dogs and other warm-blooded creatures, almost no effect on insects.	Traces of the drug remain in the soil for 4 months.
Acts on the root system of plants, destroying them once and for all.

The consumption of "Lontrela-300D" is 6 ml per 5 liters of water, and this amount of liquid is enough to treat 100 m² area.

"Deimos"

Another remedy for weed control on grass lawns. "Deimos" is capable of destroying several dozen plants, including Sosnovsky's hogweed, ragweed, wormwood, yarutka, sorrel, buttercup, chamomile. Its active ingredient is 3,6-dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid, which is a synthetic auxin. Release form - liquid, weeds die gradually, within 2-4 weeks.

Benefits	disadvantages
Affects glyphosate resistant weeds.	Prohibited for use in water protection zones.
In combination with Miura, it can be used to completely clean the area from any vegetation.	Not suitable for cultivating food production areas.
Has increased rain resistance.	It takes a long time to decompose.
Low toxicity for bees and warm-blooded animals.

For processing 100 m² a lawn is prepared with a solution of 20-30 ml of the drug and 3 liters of water.

"Hacker"

An irreplaceable assistant in creating an ideal lawn, an analogue of "Lontrel-300D". It kills not only the green part of plants, but also their roots. Can be used against chamomile, plantain, thistle, dandelion, thistle and other plants. Sold "Hacker" in the form of water-soluble granules.This product causes a rapid death of weeds and allows you to clear them of the lawn in just 2 weeks.

Benefits	disadvantages
A high concentration of the active substance - clopyralid - 750 g / kg.	Cannot be used before or immediately after freezing.
Well compatible with other herbicides, suitable for preparing tank mixtures.	Do not go out on the lawn for three days after treatment.
Has a systemic effect.

To prepare a working solution for treating a 100 m2 lawn², you need 2.5 g of the drug "Hacker" and 5 liters of water.

"Lintur"

Highly effective herbicide based on dicamba and triasulfuron (these active ingredients disrupt the hormonal system of dicotyledonous plants). It is worth using Lintur if a lot of sow thistle, clover, dandelion, mountaineer, plantain have appeared on the grass lawn.

The drug is produced in the form of granules. The maximum time for weeds to die is 4 weeks. Processing should be carried out after the third mowing.

Benefits	disadvantages
Does not lead to yellowing of weeds - they remain green, which preserves the decorative appearance of the lawn.	White clover oppresses, therefore it is not suitable for processing lawns sown with clover.
Due to the two-component composition, it acts faster and more efficiently than other means.	You can not use "Lintur" near water bodies.
It goes well with fungicides and insecticides.
Can be used against weeds resistant to 2,4-D and MCPA.

The consumption of the drug is 1.8 g per 5 liters of water. The resulting solution is sufficient for spraying 100 m².

Traditional methods

Before the invention of industrial chemicals, people tried to protect the lawn from weeds. All homemade preparations were based on either alkali (soda, laundry soap) or acid (most often acetic acid). In particular, the so-called "herbicidal soap" was popular - it was prepared from a mixture of 1 liter of 20% vinegar, 150 g of table salt and two tablespoons of liquid soap.

It should be noted that folk methods have long lost their relevance. This happened for several reasons:

• extremely low efficiency;
• lack of selective action (if plants die, then all at once - both cultivated and weeds);
• solutions require constant use, while they alkalize or acidify the soil, making it unsuitable for gardening and horticulture.

Those who are afraid to use pesticides on their site should prefer mechanical methods of removing weeds - deep digging of soil, weeding.

Questions and answers

Are herbicides dangerous to health?

When using herbicides, you should adhere to the safety rules specified in the instructions: wear a respirator, do not eat or drink during work, do not allow children to prepare solutions and spray the lawn, isolate pets and farm animals, do not release bees. Then there will be no harm to health.

Why are selective herbicides needed?

They affect only certain types of plants - for example, monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous broad-leaved, which is very convenient, because the lawn, as a rule, is sown with cereal grasses. But herbicides of general action "incinerate" everything that comes their way - together with weeds, they will destroy the grass carpet.

Can a Mauritanian lawn be treated with herbicides?

It is impossible, otherwise all flowering plants will die along with the weeds.

Is it possible to underestimate the dosage if there are few weeds?

No, because regardless of the number of weeds, they will die only after exposure to a certain dose of the active substance.

What if there are a lot of weeds?

Instead of spraying with one drug, you should use a mixture of several herbicides with different active ingredients. This will allow you to cover a wider range of plants and avoid multiple treatments.The main thing is to read the instructions to make sure that all tools are compatible with each other.

Herbicides are what you need to kill weeds on your lawn. Folk remedies do not give the desired effect, but they spoil the soil, violating its pH. Chemicals are quite safe if used in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations, so do not be afraid of negative consequences for your health or the environment.