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07/21/2025

Monsoon season started early this year.

It sprinkled almost all day today and it’s humid as hell.

I’m seeing Bermuda grass escaping into the landscaping and wild mint growing everywhere. And the usual culprit, spurge.

If you have spurge, pictured below, you have an irrigation leak. It can’t handle this summer heat, so if it’s growing, something is leaking. You need Johnny's Irrigation & Landscape Lighting to gelp dial in your irrigation.

Plus a healty dose of 2,4-D. Which we have on hand. It will knock out the existing spurge in 48 hours.

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01/25/2024

I got so busy with our sister company Just Haul It that I never intended to resurrect Just W**ds.

During the Pandemic, we added junk hauling as an option and it got so busy that I didn’t have time to spray w**ds.

But, so many landscapers are charging exhorbonate rates for w**d killer that I had to bring back Just W**ds.

I don’t intend to resume doing pre-emergent, but if you just need someone to spray the w**ds dead we can help.

The average front yard runs $40 for a w**d killing spray with green dye.

It also includes a revisit in 10 days to respray anything that was missed for free.

You may end up with a few w**ds in your bushes, but we guarantee all of your free range w**ds will be killed, or your money back.

Trust us with your front yard and then invite us in to do that back.

We’ll get you in HOA Compliance within 10 days.

12/28/2023

W**ds are w**ding.

Let us get your front yard back in HOA Compliance with our w**d killer spray.

Blue\green dye available upon request.

The average front yard starts at just $40.

If your HOA needs convincing I’ll contact them for you.

12/07/2023

Feeling like you don’t want to bend over and pull your w**ds?

Me too.

Let us spray them all dead. Once they die and dry out, you can rake them right up and blow them out.

11/17/2023

What a nice soaking rain we’re getting…

Know what that means?

Broadleaf w**ds will emerge early this year. Just in time for Thanksgiving.

If you want to make sure you’re w**d free on Christmas, book a spot spray now.

Our w**d killer treatment is guaranteed to kill all of your existing w**ds within 14 days.

11/03/2023

It's fall. This time of year you probably have a few different w**ds.

1. Grass from everyone else overseeding their lawns
2. Palo Verde trees
3. Spurge
4. Puncturvine (Goathead)

They're all frustrating and the good news is that 3 of the 4 can be killed by the same chemical.

Even better news is that we carry the chemical to kill grass too.

If you're tired of fall w**ds, or the HOA is up your behind about w**ds, we can help.

Schedule a spot treatment today to rid your yard of unwanted w**ds.

Then, invite us back in in January to deal with the winter w**ds like Prickly Lettuce.

If you go with our spot w**d preventative treatment, you should only need 4 treatments a year to be w**d free.

Never pull a w**d again, Just W**ds LLC.

01/10/2022

I was at Walmart and found a jug of pre-mix Roundup point and spray is going for nearly $40.

The problem with that is, it’s too cold to work.

You’ll spray the whole bottle and then go back for more after the w**ds don’t die. It will eventually kill the w**ds, but you and your HOA are too impatient for that.

$40 and an hour of time wasted, but at least you got a forearm workout if you didn’t spend $50 on the battery powered sprayer version.

Why?

Glyphosate doesn’t work below 53 degrees. We’re hitting 70 during the day but the night lows are still in the 40’s. It will take 20 days to kill a w**d.

Plus recent juries have agreed you may get cancer from it.

2,4-D also doesn’t work below 60 degrees but it will work faster than Glyphosate.

Combine the two and you might kill a w**d in 14 days.

Add in Diquat and you’ll kill w**ds in a few days. Good luck finding Diquat on a shelf at a big box retailer. It is very expensive to ship.

Just W**ds has Diquat in stock and is ready to rid your yard of w**ds.

We also stock Pendullum for those looking for a long term pre-emergent solution.

Guaranteed to keep w**ds away for at least 4 months.

Just W**ds LLC. Trust is with your front yard, then invite is in to do the back.

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08/29/2021

There’s nothing worse than having sweat dripping off of your face, flies and gnats buzzing your nose and ears, and not behind able to touch your face because your gloves have chemicals on them.

Yet, I have been pushing through it for weeks.

But, this morning while dealing with bugs and the humidity, my backpack sprayer started leaking chemicals down my back and legs.

The last straw so to speak…

With that, I’ve decided to close Just W**ds.

I need a break.

I hope to serve everyone again this winter, but for now I can’t physically or mentally continue.

To those who had their appointments suddenly cancelled I’m sorry, this hasn’t been an easy decision.

As an alternative, if you absolutely need help, I can premix the chemicals and let you borrow a handheld tank to spray your own.

08/15/2021

This was a yard we sprayed on 8/8.

It was raining this morning so I met my 8am apt and let him know I’d come back later when the rain was gone.

I took the hour I’d scheduled for him and did a follow up inspection on yards from last week.

Great results, nearly everything is dead, and I’ll contact this customer to confirm it’s ok to spray the 2 w**ds that survived.
He was quoted $70 to do the job by a competitor, I did it for $30 and still made a profit.

Because we only do w**ds we don’t have the overhead of our competitors.

Trust us with your front yard, then invite us in to do the back.
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08/15/2021

Recognize this yard?

It’s mine and has been featured in a few posts.

I decided to snap a few shots to show what it looks like from the customer’s perspective.

Plus, some stubborn spurge popped up after the 2 inches of rain we saw last night, I had extra spray, and it’s been 4 months since I last sprayed my own yard.

Extra spray?

I mixed up 6 gallons of product for an enormous yard today. Used 2 gallons on the front yard before discovering a locked gate to the rear. No one came to the door so I went to lunch before treating one more yard.

Long story short, rather than dumping the leftover mix, I used what I could on my own yard to minimize waste.

I’m going back tomorrow to finish their back yard and will make a new fresh mix for them.

The pre-emergent w**d spray dries naturally with a yellow tint. Dye can be added to make it bluish-green if desired.

Because w**d killer is mixed with with the w**d controlling pre-emergent, I can’t get too close to shrubs, flowers, or grass.

If you look closely at the pictures you’ll see a distinct difference in the color of the rocks where I avoided plants and the neighbor’s property.

If you schedule service when w**ds aren’t present, I can mix just pre-emergent and spray the bushes and grass lawn too.

I’ll leave the spray as is for now, in the hopes of rain soon. But if it doesn’t rain in the next few days, I’ll go over it with my hose to wash the pre-emergent in and show my own yard again in December.

It will be w**d free. Guaranteed.

If I get any new w**ds in the front yard before December, I’ll pick one follower or fan of the FB Page and award them a free spray.

Maybe I’ll post some pictures of the dead spurge in a few days.

Just W**ds LLC

Trust us with your front yard, then invite us in to do the back.

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08/05/2021

W**d Blog - Palo Verde

This past Sunday a homeowner pointed out a cluster of w**ds growing in his front yard under an Elm Tree.

It turned out to be a w**d neither of us had seen before. I let him know I just saw the same w**d at the last house and while I’m confident my spray will kill it, I didn’t know what it was.

It looks similar to Puncturevine but it’s definitely not it. We’ve had a very wet summer in Arizona and Puncturevine is growing in every single yard I step foot in.

It’s the subject of the “you think stepping on a Lego is bad, welcome to Arizona”meme.

But, I promised him when I did find out, that I would add it to my W**d Blog.

After hours on Google, I turned to my local City of Maricopa page. I posted a couple of pictures and the first person to respond got it right in under 20 minutes.

So here we are.

Palo Verde aka Palo Brea is a species of tree found in Mexico and the desert southwest.

It requires very little water and is perfectly suited for our arid seasons.

And at the same time it isn’t.

More often than not, Palo Verde trees are on irrigation systems that run daily. When that happens they don’t grow deep roots.

When monsoon storms roll in with 70mph winds, the Palo Verde is the first to fall over.

You’ll find them all over town on top of cars and streets, completely uprooted but still intact.

The bark of the tree is very dusty and it produces a yellow flower in spring that can cause a nuisance. Especially due to the amount of bees attracted to the flowers.

It is also very unique in that it grows in irregular spirals and can be trimmed to shape like a statue.

The Palo Verde also requires very little water and is perfect for xeriscapes.

Tip… Trim them in the summer but beware of their aggressive thorns.

A version of the tree known as the Mexican Palo Verde or Jerusalem Thorn Palo Verde is actually banned by most HOAs due to the extent of its thorns and invasive nature.

Continue reading on my blog, link below..

https://justw**ds.net/w**d-blog/f/w**d-blog---palo-verde

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07/31/2021

Rain Rain Go Away Come Again Another Day.

Mommy wants to play

Rain Rain Go Away.

The last thing you want to do is pull w**ds.

Let Just W**ds solve that problem.

Our w**d control spray is guaranteed to kill any existing w**ds and prevent any new w**ds for at least 4 months.

W**ds that will dry up and crumble away.

Guaranteed, or we’ll spray again for free.

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