Re: California poppies/preemergent
Sue Haffner wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I put a few from-the-nursery Calif. poppies in my driveway
> desert garden this year, in high hopes that they will do
> some re-seeding. However, I have started using a granular
> preemergent in that bed--it has been quite effective in
> stifling the spurge and other weeds--but I wonder if it will
> prevent the poppies from germinating.
Sue
There a few such preparations which are pretty specific (to Oxalis, for
instance) but those designed for keeping paths clear are likely to do
just that and kill anything at all trying to come through the ground,
though they may be safe to use among established plants and even with
young transplants. I wouldn't give your poppies much of a chance of
seeding successfully.
Moira
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Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz>
Wainuiomata,
New Zealand (astride the "Ring of Fire" in the SW Pacific).
