Re: Grass in flower beds
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Grass in flower beds
- From: N* L*
- Date: Wed, 07 Apr 1999 09:32:17 CDT
Barb asked:
>have any of you tried any of the grass killers on the market?
>Last summer I tried one by Acme.
>Thought it did a goof job on the grass and didn't seem to damage any
Roses or
>perennials. There are a couple other brands, more expensive, of
course. I am
>wondering if they would be any better especially on wildflower
gardens which
>people complain about being too grassy/weedy.
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I've used a couple of the selective grass killers (Poast, and some
generic type) in a couple of areas. I've been pleased with the
results. I guess the main drawback is that it leaves dead grass in
its wake. So, you still have to pull it out, for aesthetics...And of
course, there's the issue of my beloved (NOT!) bermuda grass. It
kills what you can see, but then more always comes back. It don't
know if the herbicide fails to kill it completely, or if it's just
new runners showing up. It does, however, slow the grass down enough
for me to be able to keep up with it.
Last summer, I was spraying a border along the edge of my yard, and
accidently (oops!) sprayed the little section of my neighbor's yard,
about 6 inches wide, between my fence and his retaining wall. Funny,
that's the same spot where I accidently dumped a bunch of mulch the
year before. :-) It worked pretty well there, too...
Nancy Lowe
Arkansas, zone 7
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