Re: grass#*!?+*

Last year, I spryed Roundup in my perennial bed.  It was about December,
before my bulb nubbins were showing.  It took about 2 months before the
grass began to turn yellow, but it DID turn.  Did it eliminate the
problem?  No, but it has reduced it.  One or two more treatments (that
will take *2* more winters) should do the trick.
I MUST mention that I cut down all the perennials to the soil before
spraying.  R-up works thru photosynthesis, so you must remove any growth
that will engage the sun.  Leave the grass tall.  More surface area to
make R-up contact, and more surface to photosyn.


lowery@teamzeon.com wrote:
> 
> Valerie Lowery@ZEON
> 08/14/98 08:35 AM
> 
> Got the same problem here!  Unfortunately, the only sure-fire way I know
> that works for me to keep grass out is to lay down a thick layer of
> newspaper around a plant and cover with mulch.  It doesn't help your
> existing perennial clumps, however.  And I find that no matter how thickly
> I mulch an area, the grass with inevitably grow through even when no other
> weeds will.  Spraying for grass that's growing in the middle of a clump is
> not feasible nor practical.  I usually resort to hand-weeding -- a most
> laborious chore in the heat of summer.
> 
> So, yes, I'm interested in knowing how to keep grass from growing in the
> middle of existing perennial clumps, too.
> 
> Val in KY
> zone 6a
> 
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