Ideas to get rid of grass/weeds along fence row.
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Comments (156)No one asking anyone to read ALL those replies. If you do not want to know what we know, skip our replies. On a new thread or topic, we will come over & reply & you will be back where you are now. jolj(7b/8a) henry, I am going to try solarization on my bahia grass. 90% of the things on this thread will not eradicate bahia grass. This includes round up, which kills the tops, but not the deep roots. Round up will not kill nut sage/ nut grass or common dew berry vines. So I will try this on the bahia. I have heard that the solarization may kill the soil food web, when it kills the weeds. I am planning to sheet compost the beds after I kill the grass/ weeds. I have been told that tilling kills the soil food web. Not sure who is right or if it matters, I give vegetables away every season including the winter. I grow more then I can use, then I must be doing something right. [Like[(https://www.houzz.com/discussions/organic-way-to-get-rid-of-bermuda-grass-dsvw-vd~1521679) I did this in 2011 & it worked great....See MoreHoping for ideas- ridding the garden of canary reed grass
Comments (5)It seems to me that the method you plan to use will only provide more nutrition for the grass, encouraging it to better health and vigor. Yes, building large square foot or linear type beds, lining the bottoms with old carpeting covered with black plastic is a method you should consider. In the long run it may be the easiest method, although the cedar lumber required is expensive. If this were my garden I would do the following. First, using a trencher or tiller, dig a trench around the entire perimeter of the garden. Into the trench pour borax powder (it is available in 50# bags) heavily and cover the trench. Then plan on having a four foot wide walking path around the garden which is never planted. Borax kills and this should stop the canary reed grass from encroaching on the garden. Treatment may have to be repeated about every 5 years. Then, I would cover one half of the garden with black plastic, pegging firmly and solarize that section for the summer. On the other half of the garden I would stake out my rows, create 4' wide beds and mound up new, good soil/compost on top. The paths between the planting mounds would be tilled often to knock back the grass. Then the second year I would move the mounded soil onto the solarized side, again creating mounded beds and solarize the other half of the garden through that summer. A lot work! But if you have the patience to solarize for two years you should be rid of the problem grass and be able to remove the plastic and have a normal garden. Hopefully there is a company near you making concrete block. Such companies often have 'seconds' which are not suitable for building and they will sell the blocks for a reasonable cost. If you can find some they are very useful to hold down plastic and/or to build raised beds....See MorePlease help determine what this grass is and how I can get rid of it
Comments (6)crabgrass starts out as small clumps - just like shown on last photo. It quickly gets larger and eventually puts out many many seeds. this would be my guess in this case. It is easily pulled (when young) with very thin roots (another good indicator). Recommend pulling before it puts down more seed. Otherwise a weed killer with Quinclorac will hurt/kill it (not sure about Bermuda safe... or not?) Quackgrass on the otherhand spreads by underground roots/rhizomes... can form some dense areas with thick bright green blades (reminds me of st aug. grass)...See MoreCentral Florida- getting rid of weeds where no grass to put mulch/ston
Comments (7)No one can keep "weeds", unwanted plants, from growing mostly because Ma Nature does not like her soil left uncovered and exposed to the ravages of the sun, wind, and rain. "Weed barriers" can stop "weeds" from growing from the soil, but they will not stop newly seeded unwanted plants from germinating and growing and since those seeds come onto your property via birds, the wind, and wild animals you will have a difficult time stopping that process. Mulches, properly applied, can help with unwanted plant control but are not the total means of control some would tell you because mulches may provide a good bed for those plants to germinate and grow in. In a discussion about mulches with someone yesterday I told them that materials such as wood chips are quite dense and would block unwanted plant growth if laid down at 3 to 4 inches rather than the 6 to 8 inched something like straw would require. However this person will be getting many bales of straw, free, so what to use is not in question. An article in an issue of Fine Gardening magazine on the results of a 9 year study of mulches by two researchers at Michigan State University would be worthwhile looking up at your library. kimmq is kimmsr...See MoreUser
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