Doc leafs etc in fresh sown lawn

[swinny]

Been on a job where the garden has been cleared. lots of brambles, weeds etc, its been mown, strimmed raked off and sprayed off. Rotivated, leveled and seeded.

 

What can be applied to the area considering its only 4-6 weeks since sown. Grass growing fine, so are the doc leafs!

 

Only problem rotivating, cultivating the weeds

 

weed and feed etc?

 

cheers

[Grass hopper]

The best way to remove the doc's is too dig them up by the root , there could be up to 4 years of weeding to get them all out , the seeds are in the ground.

[swinny]

I'll get some pics this week... i know some are docs but there is some other broad leaf weeds in there also...

[Grass hopper]

Same with them all , dig them up , spraying may kill the young grass , there is round up in a stick form rub on the leave.

[scraggs]

There is/was something available to spray the docs with but I can't remember what it is, have used it once on a freshly seeded area quite a few years ago mind.

Any good agronomist who deals with turf should be able to suggest something.

[hedgesparrow]

spot spray with grazon 90 depends how big docs are if in roseate stage will kill them if bigger or woody then not much use. so only course of action is try and dig them up but go down a fair way.

[doobin]

I wouldn't worry about it, as soon as you start mowing regularly they'll be gone.

[mowingjamie]

we had same sort of problem and we used a broad leaf killer from homebase, kills plants with big leafs but leaves the grass to live another day. our grass wasent as young as yours tho.

[s.varty]

I wouldn't worry about it, as soon as you start mowing regularly they'll be gone.

 

Experience talking:thumbup1: Grass thrives being regular cut, weeds die

[Hawthorn]

If the docks are big and it's too soon to use a selective herbicide I'd use a weed wiper with Roundup in it and apply to the large leaves only.

Like this:

Micro Wipe Weed Wipe with Angled Head | Hand Held Sprayers | Amenity Land Solutions

I bought mine from Sherriff Amenity but they don't seem to have listed on their site.