Planting canteloupe after using weed killer
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Fertilize after weed killer burn?
Comments (3)If you have any hesitation to use a chemical fertilizer, you can always use an organic fertilizer for the timing and wait until you are confident the bermuda is back. Don't worry about the low NPK on the organics, NPK is more or less meaningless on organics. What you want with those is protein content. Look at the directions on the herbicide label. Summertime is usually a poor time because the temps are above 85 degrees....See MoreWeed Killer Spray Drift on New Peony Plants!
Comments (4)I've had the same thing happen with my peony bush but actually a service came to the townhouses where I Iive with a machine and sprinkled some stuff around. I had no idea what it was and a week later talking to a friend about it he said it was weed killer. He said the leaves on my bush are curled.. He says it should be ok. Ivan was reading up on it and it says after this happens dolsot with water getting leaves and everything. I hope it will be ok....See MoreWeed killer that doesn't kill plants and trees
Comments (11)Here's the rub: weed killers - herbicides - can't distinguish between a weed or any other sort of plant, many of which are desirable in the garden. At most, they will target specific plant types but not necessarily individual plants. Weed killers used on lawns typically target boadleaved weeds, leaving the turf grass/lawn alone. Using the same weed killer in a planted area with flowering plants, annuals, perennials etc. runs the risk of killing those plants as well, as the herbicide only recognizes them as broadleaved. Using any sort of herbicide in a non-lawn planted area is risky. Really only the ones that target monocots or grass-like (single bladed) plants are safe. Your options are to remove any weeds in these areas manually, burn them off individually (and very carefully) with a weed torch or smother them. Once the weeds are removed, mulching will help to keep them under control but nothing will keep them out forever....See MoreCan I apply weed and feed after spot weed killer and organic fert?
Comments (4)You have centipede in California? Is that a new trend since the drought? 99% of all the centipede is in Florida and still that's not very much centipede. It grows best in terrible soil with terrible care. It needs almost no fertilizer. People say that once every other year you can drag an empty fertilizer bag over it and that's enough. It loves the acidic soils like they have on the east coast. I would think St Augustine and bermuda would be the main go-to grasses in the Central Valley. Some water restrictions are fairly enlightened and some are guaranteed to kill everything if you follow them. Ours are horrible. We can water from 7am to 9am and 9pm to 11pm on one day per week. Well, who's around in the morning from 7-9??? You'd have to be retired. I suppose you could use timers (and I have a good one). But timers don't work for veggie gardens and plants located around the yard. That leaves 2 hours in the dark to get your watering done. In San Antonio we could water from midnight until 10am and from 8pm to midnight on your day. Watering: Deep and infrequent is the mantra for watering. This is for all turf grass all over the place. Deep means 1 inch all at one time. Put some cat food or tuna cans around the yard, and time how long it takes your sprinkler(s) to fill all the cans. Memorize that time. That will be the time you water from now on. My hose, sprinkler and water pressure takes 8 full hours to fill the cans. Your time will likely be less. I like gentle watering. As for watering frequency, that depends on the daytime air temperature. With temps in the 90s, deep water once per week. With temps in the 80s, deep water once every 2 weeks. With temps in the 70s, deep water once every 3 weeks. With temps below 70, deep water once a month. Note that you have to keep up with quickly changing temps in the spring and fall. This deep and infrequent schedule works in Phoenix and in Vermont, so it should work for you. The reason for deep and infrequent is to grow deeper, more drought resistant roots and to allow the soil to dry completely at the surface for several days before watering again. If it rains, reset your calendar to account for the rainfall....See More- 11 years ago
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