What is the best way to remove or kill grass before I plant a flower garden?

You can use a herbicide called roundup. It works great and only kills what it contacts. It will not stay in the soil and kills all the way to the root. Spray and repeat in 3 days. All will die then you can plant. That simple!If you dig up before killing the grass it will and I mean will come back.

What is the best way to remove or kill grass before I plant a flower garden?
you could also lay a layer of news papers down and after a time that will kill the grass and you can work them right into your soil. Report It
Reply:You can rottitil it cause that will bring up the grass or just pull it up then rotitil it. Report It
Reply:You could also till the area with a rototiller, Then rake the area clear.....
Reply:rent a sod cutter $50 bucks or so fo rthe day, lot easier than digging up the grass.....killing it may possibly affect thesoil an dkill the plants
Reply:The best organic way to take care of this, is to stretch black visquine over the area, and let the plants fry themselves to death. After they have died, use a flat tip shovel to remove the sod clumps. To keep the grass from coming back, be sure you place a weed barrier beneath your new flower bed along with a layer of mulch.
Reply:Roundup.. If it is a big area, buy a 2 gallon pump sprayer. Spray the area then wait at least five days before doing anything. If it is windy, use a piece of cardboard to shield areas you don't want to kill. After 5 days add ammendments and till. You are ready to plant.



If you don't want to use chemicals, dig up the sod. Use a flat tipped spade and cut squares. Lift and remove each chunk. I have also seen folks use a jack hammer to cut the squares of sod.