Should be fine. Fungus gnats and such are common when it is too wet but mixed in to the garden shouldn't cause any problems. Dave

I wouldn't worry about them expiring or anything like that. I wouldn't want to mix two different active ingredients. Say, for example, you had a product with 2,4-D and a second product with mesotrione. If you had equal parts and you mixed them together, you're applying each chemical at effectively half rate--which might not be enough of either to give a good knock down. If it were mine, I'd limit different active ingredients to different parts of the yard. Plus 2 on the side yard and Weed 'n Feed on the back, or whatever suits your situation. Be sure to write it down and keep track of what does best for you. Follow the bag instructions, but I believe that granular herbicides recommend wetting the foliage before application--makes sense as when those chems are applied with a sprayer, the target is foliage coverage. So with a granular you want wet leaves for the granule to stick to, dissolve, and release the herbicide.

Organic gardening is the wrong place to be in a hurry, it just doesnÂt work that way very well. Your soil is a living entity; it must get air, water, sun, and food in order to survive. Thus the suggestion to remove the plastic so the soil can breathe is valid. The compost is applied to put life back into the soil so the microbes within the compost can work to correct what has become unbalanced within your soil. The covering of mulch is so the sun will not dry out the compost, hence hindering the microbes from thriving from lack of moisture. The mulch will also limit any weeds from getting into the bed, and will add organic matter over time. There is no way anyone can predict how long all this will take, but it will happen if given the time. You could try other techniques, but the original problem will still be there; better to correct it now, then make sure it doesnÂt happen again, would you not agree? The suggestions given will work in time. Working hard to correct a problem, then having to wait for results can be frustrating. However, the wait will be worth it, it is just a matter of time Blutranes

Umm... they have found honey in Egyptian tombs that is sugared but not spoiled. Eat away my friend. Also, dark honey is, in my opinion, the best. My dad is a commercial beekeeper and I'm always asking him for his dark honey that comes off blueberries :D