Re: grass#*!?+*

M Brown
NW Oklahoma, USA

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From: lowery@teamzeon.com
To: perennials@mallorn.com
Subject: Re: grass#*!?+*
Date: Friday, August 14, 1998 12:18 PM





Valerie Lowery@ZEON
08/14/98 01:18 PM

Martha,

When the grass dies, won't you end up with a dead-looking mass in the
middle of your perennial clump?  How long does it take before the stuff
works?  How do you remove the dead grass without harming the perennial?
Does it ever come back?

Val in KY
zone 6a

I usually wait about a week after application then cut dead grass to the
ground and apply mulch over area if I feel industrious and have it on hand.
 The real benefit over hand weeding is this gets the roots (so it doesn't
come back) without disturbing the roots of all the surrounding plants.  If
you are familiar with bermuda grass you know you probably cannot get all
the roots by pulling them. Every tiny bit of bermuda root left in the
perennial bed is going to grow even if you can't make it grow in the
designated lawn area.

Painting works well on broadleaf vines (bindweed or wild morning glory). If
you have a large area such as a new bed area you want to treat and the wind
is a problem because of drift use a paint roller with an extension handle. 
In my area of Oklahoma the wind always blows so I can't use a sprayer for
herbicides most of the time.

I spend my share of the time bent double pulling weeds also, but my husband
has a Auto and Tractor Repair Service at our home so unlike you I am
usually in full view of any of the local farmers who happen to drop by the
shop.

Martha  

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