Weed wiper... Johnson grass. Anyone using one?

[2manyrocks]

Sorry to bring this topic back up, but this summer proved to be relentless for my lawn directly around my house. The fields are fine, but I don't want Johnson Grass around my house. It's unsightly and it chokes out fescue and other desirable lawn grasses. I have tried to manually dig out as much of it as I can, but it's quickly going out of control. I've got a few 10' x 10' patches of it now that are spreading. It would take a month of Sundays to manually dig that all out with a garden spade.

So back to the topic of herbicides.. are there any that I can actually purchase myself that are effective at controlling Johnson Grass but will not harm fescue? I know that's a tall order, but if one exists please list it and I'll buy some.

For a smaller area where you could control the fire hazard, you could try a weed burner like the one from Harbor Freight. https://www.harborfreight.com/propa...MIlOKyrfOykAMVKFR_AB3m1x72EAQYASABEgIuT_D_BwE

 

[ponytug]

For a smaller area where you could control the fire hazard, you could try a weed burner like the one from Harbor Freight. https://www.harborfreight.com/propa...MIlOKyrfOykAMVKFR_AB3m1x72EAQYASABEgIuT_D_BwE

That is what I used to eradicate poison hemlock here, but a couple of caveats/tips. One, if the hemlock burns the smoke is toxic to humans. Two, the best times that I found were to flame the hemlock when it was raining and the leaves were covered in water. That way the hemlock "steams" and "parboils" itself, killing the roots as well. I found roundup was ineffective at killing the roots. Three, try to use the flame at the base of the plant.

I have zero experience controlling Johnson Grass, and hope to keep it that way.

All the best, Peter