Regrowth Grass Problem (Help)

I am preparing my plot which is in my own garden, it used to be heavily covered in thick grass similar to the grass you would find in country fields, the rough thick stuff.

I sprayed the grass with "Roundup" to kill it off, this only seemed to kill the surface, so i took up the grass and disposed of the roots over the back.

A few weeks later and fresh green grass is starting to sprout out of the soil, and i cant have this as i want my vegetables to grow where the grass is sprouting.

Does anyone know of a way i can kill off everything without damaging the soil? i plan to start planting around february, and this roundup may work but perhaps some expert advice is needed here, if possible any help would be greatly appreciated.  :blink:

Regards,

Divinity

hi
if you dont want to use chemicals try covering the area with some carpet or something like to keep the light out, leave it covered for a couple of weeks or longer if you can then dig over again to get the roots out.

You can get roundup root killer and other nasties that would do the trick. I used to work on a golf course and you would be suprised what damage a little petrol spill would do to the grass and its roots but dont do your soil any good.

I would do what tode says, but after spraying, cover it over with thick black sheeting (or something similar) until February, so no daylight whatsoever penetrates.  That should really kill it.  I hope!!

Completely agree with tode.

round up , if at correct mixture and sprayed on ,

not watering can ,

will take about 2-3 weeks to work ,

 let it die off and dig out the dead grass and put in composting heap ,

there would be a few new shoots appearing ,

whack em again with the right mix of round up ,

spraying with round up makes the chemical stick to the grass leaves and is taken down to the roots,

The others are right - if it's normal grass it can be dug in or skimmed off and left to rot.

If it is couch grass with the tough long wiry roots, they will need digging out.  Turning the grass over and digging it 6" down will not kill it, just prolong its life