Dammit!!! (weeds in my flower beds)

[BigCiX]

These weeds in my flower beds are pissing me off. Anyone suggest (from experience) what I can use to get rid of them.

 

[Sharondippity]

post a pic, so we can see what you have going on

 

[BigCiX]

I sure will in a few days. Just got them all up so they'll be back in about two days or so.

 

[cwhatever]

i use roundup extend control. just spray and not get it on plants you want to keep. if you spray the ground weeds will not grow for 3-4 months, even with rain or watering. great stuff!!!!

 

[argedion]

i use roundup extend control. just spray and not get it on plants you want to keep. if you spray the ground weeds will not grow for 3-4 months, even with rain or watering. great stuff!!!!

This only works the first year after that its like spraying water on the weeds so you'll need to do something different for year 2 and year 3 maybe go back to the REC

 

[cwhatever]

This only works the first year after that its like spraying water on the weeds so you'll need to do something different for year 2 and year 3 maybe go back to the REC

Maybe depends on where you live, I bought my house here in florida 6 years ago, been using it ever since we haven't had a problem here at my house.

 

[BigCiX]

i use roundup extend control. just spray and not get it on plants you want to keep.

I would do this but afraid the sprinklers would cause to soiled ground to move the round up near the flowers.

 

[AntimonyER]

I got tired of this as well, I live in old farmland, the weeds are horrific. I went with the nuclear option, used round-up concentrate undiluted, then scraped about an inch of topsoil away (along with the thoroughly dead plant remains), layed down landscape fabric, and then used a weed control mulch. Even with this I still have to use the Round-up extended control twice a year, more because my grass is an agressive bermuda which grows through the seams in the fabric, and along the edges.

 

[cwhatever]

I would do this but afraid the sprinklers would cause to soiled ground to move the round up near the flowers.

No I won't harm your flowers, my sprinklers come on twice a week and I don't have any problems with it hurting little flowers that I plant. Just don't spray it on the flowers!! LOL!!

 

[cwhatever]

I got tired of this as well, I live in old farmland, the weeds are horrific. I went with the nuclear option, used round-up concentrate undiluted, then scraped about an inch of topsoil away (along with the thoroughly dead plant remains), layed down landscape fabric, and then used a weed control mulch. Even with this I still have to use the Round-up extended control twice a year, more because my grass is an agressive bermuda which grows through the seams in the fabric, and along the edges.

Yep, I use the fabric in my garden to because it's a pain in the neck to try to spray around all the little plants. Works great!

 

[zuben el genub]

Squirrels dug up the landscape fabric I used. I did find one spray that killed grass and left most ornamentals alone. Most of our weeds can be pulled. But grass seems to grow where you don't want it, and can't get at it. Like in the middle of a bunch of Iberis.

Rocks and landscape fabric don't stop the dirt that gets blown or washed in. Doesn't take much for some weeds.

 

[cwhatever]

Just remember, a weed is anything out of place. And nothing grows like a weed!!
Also is true and funny how when they are out of place they grow like an unwanted weed, and never seem to grow like you want them to grow when they are in place.