strimmer on bermuda grass?

Hi I have what I think is Bermuda grass growing through all the paths on my allotment - in fact it's over most of the whole allotment site. It is a real devil and doesn't respond to weedkiller. I did spend a backbreaking afternoon shearing the whole lot off at ground level and it all looked much better plus I could negotiate the paths, but two weeks later it is 18 inches high again and seeding. Would a cordless strimmer work to keep it down or are they not on the whole designed for paths ?

 

Are you in the UK, if so it's more likely to be couch grass.
Depends on what weedkiller you are using, many are not very effective these days.
I don't see why a cordless strimmer shouldn't work but you would probably need one from the higher end of the market.
Bear in mind they are not as effective as a corded one or a petrol one.
I've not tried a cordless one myself.

 

Thanks Pete. Just to show you - I don't know if it is actually Bermuda grass but it looks like it. If anyone can ID it it might help, but undeniable fact is it's a resilient little b******.

 

Google came up with -
The image shows a person holding a plant from the genus Digitaria, commonly known as crabgrass or finger-grass.

Bermuda Grass was another in the list

 

OK, yes not something I've seen TBH.
But whatever it is it will cut down, how effective a cordless strimmer will be is really the main question, but I cant say as I've never used one.

If you want it dead just get some Glyphosate 360 from E bay.
A lot of the Garden centre stuff is not up to the job these days.

But you will need to be quick, it only works well when plants are growing well, and soon things will be slowing down.

 

I make a glyphosate gel for perennial weeds in my lawn.

Mix 5g (1 teaspoon) wallpaper paste granules into 500ml water and stir to make a thick paste.
Add 10ml glyphosate 360 and mix in. Use a small brush to dab onto weeds.

I get a lot of ragwort and plantain and it's a good way of dealing with them avoiding overspray onto the grass.

 

Ok thanks hugely to you two Petes. I didn't know you could still get glyphosate, and also hadn't heard of crabgrass - it does looks like it. I'll do a number on it now, if not I can launch into attack in the spring. It does help to know what it is. Merci !!

 

In case this helps anyone, I borrowed a battery operated strimmer from a friend (it was a top of the range one) and it did a sterling job on all the uneven paths. I will now invest in one myself (we don't have electricity on the allotment). I wont get such an expensive strimmer but I think even a budget one would do the trick on the finger-grass. It obviously wont eliminate it but I can keep it down, and maybe weaken it. Hope this is useful to others.