On Jun 27, 6:21*pm, Kurt Ullman wrote:
I have this little patch of land that backs up to my lot that was deeded
to me recently. I have a few areas that I want to plant "regular" grass
instead of the stuff that planted itself when it was still farm field. I
have hoed the area that I am planting this time to bare ground. I am
trying to decide if I just want to go ahead and plant the new grass or
if I should nuke the area with Roundup and then wait about 4 weeks
before I start on the grass. Any suggestions?

I'm with the respondents who advised "baking" the area with black
plastic. But it should be left on more than "a few days"unless you
are in a terrible hurry.
I hate Monsanto enough that I beat myself up every time I use Roundup
to kill weeds in a very rocky, hard-to-reach area. In fact, next time
I'll just use boiling water and see how THAT works out.

You didn't say how big the area is. That might have a bearing on how
much black plastic you have to buy. Others have suggested newspaper
held down with rocks.
As a scientific experiment, you could run a test with 1/2 area black
plastic, 1/2 area thick newspaper w/rocks. Should be quite
interesting.

Also consider posting on rec.gardens - knowledgeable folks.

HB