When it comes to battling weeds and other invasive plants, herbicides are sometimes your main help. There are two main categories of herbicides, selective and non-selective herbicides. Which one you choose depends a lot on the circumstances in which you are planning to use them. Here is a quick guide to when you should pick selective herbicides to manage invasive plants on your property.
You Want to Preserve Your Lawn
If your lawn is being choked with weeds, the best way to preserve it is by using a selective herbicide for grass. This type of herbicide targets the types of weeds that are usually found in lawns, while leaving regular grass and turf alone.
Selective herbicides are better when clearing green areas because they target weeds while allowing regular plants to flourish. Meanwhile, non-selective herbicides clear all plants that they touch, which will leave you with a barren lawn that looks even worse than before you applied the herbicide.
If You Have Only One Type of Weed
Selective herbicides work best on certain types of weeds. For example, when clearing a lawn, this type of herbicide works best on broad-leaf weeds who are very different from regular grass.
If you are working on a different type of property, other varieties of weed may respond better to specific types of selective herbicides.
For a herbicide that is selective to work, you need to match the chemical to the weed type. If you have many different types of weeds in one area, a selective herbicide may not work.
