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03-14-2017, 03:16 PM | #31 | |
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The rock planter seems like it would be the easiest thing to clean up, figured I would just put weed mat down and put in new rock since no plants are in there anyway, but i can't keep up with all the weeds elsewhere. No worry in my yard area though. Just put pre emergent down and have been all good there. I've tried roundup on the weeds but it doesn't seem to kill them very well and the stuff you buy at Lowes or Home Depot doesn't go very far. |
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03-14-2017, 03:31 PM | #32 | |
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https://www.amazon.com/Compare-N-Sav...lysophate&th=1 Make sure you use the roundup while the weeds are actively growing. If you don't, they die VERY slowly. Generally, the hotter it is the quicker it works. I say get a backpack tank sprayer and nuke the hell out of the area with glysophate multiple times this year. After you have it all under control, explore some grass options that will grow in the shade area and keep the weeds crowded out. Maybe rye for winter and zoysia for summer? Last edited by loochy; 03-14-2017 at 04:00 PM.. |
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03-14-2017, 03:46 PM | #33 | |
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03-14-2017, 03:57 PM | #34 | |
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Yeah, mix up your concentrate and be liberal with a good spray (not a stream). You can even use this stuff to help mark where you've sprayed:https://www.amazon.com/Liquid-Harves...ndicator&psc=1 Just spray until everything is blue and you are covered. |
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03-14-2017, 04:19 PM | #35 |
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03-14-2017, 05:36 PM | #36 | |
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If not loochys solution is the way to go. Heat it up. Some phenoxy herbicides would help. Those are 2-4D or Dicamba. If you cant get those get weed b gone concentrate and add it to the mix. The phenoxy herbicides make it grow fast (faster than it can support and kills it). Don't use the full rate but supplementing glyphosate with a phenoxy will allow it to translocate to the roots faster. Odds are the glyphosate you end up with will have the appropriate adjuvants but adding some non-ionic surfactant will help. If you can't get it add a little dish soap. Early is better if you can nuke it before it gets established it will be easier to kill. Glyphosate and phenoxy herbicides won't have any residual, meaning it won't stop new weeds from coming. Primatol will. But if you're going to plant anything else it will kill it too. |
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03-14-2017, 06:21 PM | #37 |
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so i've got bermuda grass invading a large perennial garden. i don't want to kill the good stuff, but want to stop the bermuda.
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03-14-2017, 06:39 PM | #38 | |
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This is totally related. That one of the coolest lawn ornaments I've ever seen. Lewdog doesn't discriminate. This thread is anything "yard" related. I love the look of your property down the hill but I thought there were some Spruce trees in view along the driveway? |
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03-14-2017, 07:45 PM | #39 | |
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Also, maybe youcan try a plastic barrier buried around the edge. We have a 5 inch plastic edge around our flower beds and it does a reasonable job of slowing the bermuda runners. |
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03-14-2017, 07:55 PM | #40 | |
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You can get a paintbrush and paint it on. Best bet is weed barrier. |
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03-18-2017, 10:56 AM | #41 |
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Cherry tomato plant is already massive and giving me 100+ tomatoes.
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03-18-2017, 12:26 PM | #42 | |
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Glad you like "patina," it is kind of growing on me. The Mrs. even likes it there which really shocked me. Yes, from the other direction you can see the Colorado blue spruce trees and one of the Austrian pines. I lost three of the Colorado blue spruce last fall to some kind of weird disease, and the well drilling crew destroyed one but we still have eight of them along with three of the Austrian pine trees. We got down to 24 the other night so I bundled all the fruit trees up. The first on in the picture is actually covered by a large car cover. |
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03-19-2017, 09:09 AM | #43 | |
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I put out my tomato plants a couple days ago after the 24 degree night. I started these from seeds in January and have had them in the south windows. |
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03-19-2017, 10:45 AM | #44 | |
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I am always just amazed at how big these cherry tomato plants get. Mine get 7' tall each year and really bush out, taking over much of the small garden I have. Do you do the straight red cherry tomatoes or do you mix in some of the golden varieties? |
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03-19-2017, 11:16 AM | #45 | |
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The six plants I put in are beef steak seeds . All of the seeds I planted came up, so I gave some to others. I don't want to make the same mistake I made the last two years of planting too many. |
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