Thank you, thank you, thank you! We sunk so much money into our back yard, and I’m losing it to weeds. The planting bed area enormous, and I needed a better plan of attack. I appreciate your attention to detail and showing each product and how to use them to minimize environmental impact. The weed battle in the South is real!

Great info! Love how you used a little bit larger stones / rocks over your weed prevent tarped areas. Pays for itself in the long run and looks nice for a really long time. Doesn't sink down as easily or push tarp down. Doesn't blow away with blower. Doesn't float away with heavy rains or thunderstorms. So much easier to remove seasonal excess dead leaves and or after trimming the blushes. You can blow the dead or freshly cut leaves off the stones ... WITHOUT blowing away or scattering smaller stones. Some day ... hoping to have a yard that looks like that. Very nicely done and well maintained. Currently in the process of redoing everything the last homeowner did ... sigh ... If only I knew then what I know now (slowly discovered over time ... too much time). 😅

I can’t believe all the years I have been using Preen and I didn’t know until your video that you are supposed to WATER IT IN !! 😊peg from Alaska

Thank you for making this video. Love it when actual lawn pros drop knowledge like this for us weekend warriors.

This is great info. Thank you. I use garden grade vinegar in a spray bottle on weeds in my driveway expansion joints is works really great

Thanks for the information on preen, I used it in the past and just ordered a container tonight, again thanks for the reminder.

Ortho and Spectracide have worked best for me in Northern Illinois. Thank you for this informative video.

Thank you, Michael, for showing exactly how to use the products and how efficiently they work. Hopefully, we will all use them as cautiously as you so as to protect the environment while ridding our lawns and gardens of weeds!

This is right on time. I removed my old mulching a few weeks ago and have not replaced it yet. Due to the rain and sunshine I have a ton of weeds that have popped up, I needed this information. Gras B Gon is a good product.

You're an excellent teacher, clear and articulate and you have a nice voice. Was wondering if you've ever tried the vinegar method? I just can't bring myself to using chemicals even though vinegar is one it isn't a forever chemical. When the rain comes it dilutes and goes away after the weeds have died off. I found it to be affective so for spot and wide treating, in a garden sprayer I've switched to using straight vinegar, 1tsp Dawn Dish Soap per 1 gal. saturate to soak down to the root on a sunny hot day and you'll notice a difference in hours. You have to get down to the root by saturating or otherwise it comes right back. It's a broad spectrum so it kills anything it's sprayed on. To prevent weeds there's the cardboard roll method. Thank you for sharing your expertise!

Great info on different products. It helps to know which one for different applications.

BYD when I seen the title for this video I was thinking I was going to hear your patented SKEET SKEET at sometime during the video. You had plenty of windows for it my friend. Very informational video keep up the great work.

I always use Spectiacide. Works so well for me. This was very informative. Thank you 🌻

I LOVE this video! You’re so well spoken and clear about application with each product! I will add, from personal experience, if you use the weed blocking fabric, be extra attentive to spraying for ants. My yard has the blocking fabric in all the garden beds, over the years ants have come and gone, making ant hills wherever they chose to, thus bringing fresh dirt and soil right on top of the fabric layer. I’ve been out in the yard for hours and hours using the leaf blower and a hard rake to move the rocks around, and to blow the old ant hills back into the grass to stop the ruthless weeds.

Thanks for such a simple explanation and demo. Loved learning all this!

Nice video. I needed this. My second season in lawncare business. My first flowerbed project coming up. I'm alil neverous but I know practice make perfect

Thanks for info! I need to work on this when the rain stops! Thanks again!

Thanks BYD great demonstration on the different weed killers.

I wish I had found this video earlier, but still very helpful!!Thanks for sharing ❤

Love the video thank you! I do have weed block but sadly grass is growing through and creeping Charlie. I’ve got my bottle out!

VERY informative, well organized, and well presented.

I have had good successes with the spectracide weed and grass killer. I use it mostly on my crub cracks and driveway, but it kills the weeds quickly.

Roundup kills. Not just anything that grows in your yard, but you too. Glyphosate.

Thank u for the very helpful tips. How can we get rid of clover from the lawn?

Great video and overview BYD! I love the Spectracide Weed and Grass Killer in place of Roundup, it has worked well for me so far!

That spectricide weed and grass killer is the best. I use it all the time in my beds.

I have to get down on the ground and hand pull weeds because desirable seeds are coming up as well plus there are a lot of plants among the weeds. So hard.

I have my yard sprayed monthly for weeds but it is a losing battle since the neighbors on both sides of me just let the weeds all grow in their yards. I guess I will have to end my spraying, as it is a losing battle with neighbors who do this. ;-(

excellent job explaining all of the garden products 😊

Great video for ridding our flowerbeds of weds. All that’s left for me is how do you rid your flower of rattlesnakes?

Video was so good I had to share it with my mom!

Great video. Thank you

This is super helpful content. Thank you!

You should think about will weed killer be harmful to bees and birds in your lawn. This is why I don't use weed killer, I may be 70 and it gets harder to pull the weeds but I love the birds and bees more than my pain!!!!

Thanks for sharing 😊 will give them a try

Love that spectricide weed and grass killer

Just use vinegar, salt and dish soap. It will take care of the weeds no problemo. Safer for you and the environment as well.

I like to use cardboard over the yard gard saver. I have been pulling it up but layers all has grass growing in it.

Thank you .This is very knowledgeable 🎉

Natria, bonide captain Jack's dead weed brew and lawn weed brew are the only things I use. I don't want the harsh chemicals in my garden. Hand pulling is tedious and painful on the body but I just can't contaminate my space with that other stuff😢

Thank you so very much for your channel. I live in the country and we get anything and everything here. I do have vines that grow up on trees and literally suck the life out of them. What can I use? I have an ash tree that is at least 3 stories high and the vines are literally making it die off and fall apart. Please help!

Excellent video!

Very informative video!!! Thanks!!!

I have great results with natria. I buy the gallon and put in my sprayer to kill larger areas. We have pets so I try to use the least toxic product for the job possible

That’s very helpful. Thank you

Very helpful, Mr. Bowman! New subscriber.

Great information! Thank you!!

Man, BYD, you really have a video for everything.

Very informative thank you!

And thank u for the tips!

Thank you so much!

Yes. The fabric is the best for beds. Been using for a couple years underneath my rock and only spot treat weeds every year

Hit me up on a link to those glasses/goggles. Great video

Great review BYD.🔥 The fabric weed barrier was a game changer for me.

Love your energy

Literally right on time

Great video Michael, explained well and thoughtfully. But I have one question? I have a gravel driveway, not weed barrier underneath, Would Preen work on keeping the weeds and grasses from growing into the stones? I have been using salted water with vinegar and dish soap but its isn't as effective as I would like. It is a long narrow driveway so it needs to have a efficient dispersal method. Thank you have a great day.

Excellent

Thank you so much

I like the Preen for my annuals, but it kills the perennials. Can you help me with that? plz

These things don’t harm the plants and shrubs that you sprayed next to ? I’m afraid it will seep down into the soil and harm if not kill the shrubs and plants. Please clarify.

Thank you!! I appreciate the information as well as the demonstration. How close can you spray weed killer to Roses or other flowers?

Please I need your help. I started my flower bed 2 mths ago and had 3 inches of topsoil/compost put in then I spread pine straw down...I had to leave for 2 weeks on an emergency and came back to a heartbreaking view of tons of bermuda and other weeds coming through 20 bales of straw....what do I need to do now? Can I use the Preen now or do I need to rake all that pine straw out first?? I'm desparate for your knowledge on this!

Hey thanks for your video. I have property that was my dad’s and his yard wasn’t cared for in the last years like it should have been. I have some boxwoods that have small trees coming up in them. How can I get rid of these without hurting the boxwoods? Thanks

Great content!

I would like to know how to keep violets out of my iris bed.

Thank you thank you it helped me alot

I want to have a wildflower flower bed planted, but I am afraid that many of the wildflowers are actually considered to be weeds. I plan to till up the garden, but I don't want to plant the wildflowers only to have them die from the spraying. Will the Ortho product be best to use, and should it be used prior to planting the wildflowers? Does this product remain in the soil very long and is that a problem in using it for wildflower gardens? Also, it Sedge Hammer a good product for this or not? Thanks.

W/ how hot it gets in Houston, TX, after I spray it would u recommend that I spread a medium size plastic bag on top of it so that the solution won't dry up soo fast?

Thank you for this video. Do you know how to kill oat grass or river oats? My neighbor planted it and it is all over! It spreads by seed and rhizome. It is very invasive!

What can I use that is safe for pets? That's my issue with my backyard where they stay alot. Can you recommend a product that possibly I can use that I spray, let it dry then is safe for them to be around?..tks...

Very informative video; thank you! Hit Subscribe in the middle of the video. In an existing bed of creeping phlox with grass (fine, not Bermuda) trying to pop through, which would you suggest? Too late for prevention; it’s a full scale war at this point. We removed a third of the bed and replaced with new plants and are mulching heavily but the fine grasses keep popping out. Any suggestions from you or anyone else?

Thanks for the Tips BYD... I have some tenacity. Can I use it in the flower beds and weeds around a tree?

BYD I have what I think is weeds in my vanity strip. It looks like grass but Idk what it is. You good at identifying weeds? I wanna take a picture tomorrow and send it to you on the gram

Thank you for the video. Of the various products that you used, is there one or more that will not harm the critters in the garden, like toad, frogs and earthworms?

Great video! Is Ortho WeedClear safe around evergreens? Thank you.

Great video. What do you suggest to use for playground area ? I used landscape fabric and rubber mulch. Weeds are coming through quit a bit.

How about St. Augustine grass in flower beds?

What you use to keep Bermuda runners out

Byd do you have any recommendations for preventing weeds in citrus garden? I have several orange, lime, lemon, and kumquat trees both old and young and I don’t want to hurt them.

what aboutVinegar

Any of these get rid of lessar calendine?

What is a good natural remedy for weeds that won’t harm my vegetables

Ish i could use one of these on my invasive bishops weed and Chinese lantern that have smothered most of my good perennials totally in between these horrible invasive plants.

So pull after they are good and dead?

I’ve put weed block but still get weeds. Any recommendations

How low should Bermuda grass be cut? Is cutting at 4 inches wrong?

I use my hands to get rid of them lol

Can the preen be used on top of rock bed and watered in?

What can I use for blackberry vines? They are taking over my yard!😢

How to kill tree sprouts, the keep coming back

Where can I get some of those glasses from?

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In Florida I got weeds where I don't want and No grass where I want it. That's just too many dang products to deal with.

I've been trying not to use roundup because I have dogs who like to eat weeds and grass. But I have grass coming up in a bark area that I just paid to have landscaped. Can you recommend something for yards with dogs? Thank you.

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Are used Preen several times I found it to be a waste of money never works.

Best way to get rid of weeds is to pull them

Do these products cause cancer?

You need to understand basic plant anatomy to grasp the difference in these chemicals. Grass or grassy weeds are different from weeds like henbit, etc. that have ‘broad leaves’. Bear with me….Grasses are called monocots , meaning that when the new sprout grows, it starts with one leaf, then the next leaf grows (skinny little things). Other plants other than monocots (grasses) grow with TWO leaves emerging at once….little broad leaves….they are called dicots (di meaning 2). The 2 different types - monocots and dicots….are different biologically so ‘grass killer’ does not work on the dicots and ‘broadleaf weed killer’ does not work on monocots. Some chemicals kill both so CHECK the label to see what it is licensed to kill. Geraniums and boxwood and almost all ornamental and edible plants are dicots so they will die, too, if you spray broadleaf weed killer! And be SURE to check if it is safe for your type of grass….some broadleaf weed killers may not be applied to St. Augustine, for instance. And check the application instructions carefully….the chemicals are designed to work and be safe only in a certain temperature range. That label is there to help you and is strictly regulated. Please read it in order to succeed and get the right product for your need.