How do you get rid of unwanted agressive grass in flower bed?

Carolyn
by Carolyn
This grass shoots out grass roots on top of soil and has very deep roots in the ground!

  9 answers
  • Mam29259243 Mam29259243 on Sep 01, 2017

    my grandmother told me to use vinagar i have used it and it does kill the grass but didnt hurt the flowers next to the grass

  • Janet Pizaro Janet Pizaro on Sep 01, 2017

    It would be in your best interest not to use vinegar or weed killers. Smother the grass out with newspapers and cardboard

  • Dar Dar on Sep 01, 2017

    Round up

  • Carolyn Carolyn on Sep 01, 2017

    I have tried both vinegar and roundup. I have dogwoods and other small trees and the roundup poses a threat to them.



  • Sandy Sandy on Sep 02, 2017

    weve been dealing with this for several years in one part of our flower bed. What works great and for the full season is to lay cardboard down as a weed barrier and then mulch on top. Doing this in the spring right when your perennials begin to sprout works best so you can lay the cardboard around them.

    It is a little bothersome when planting a new plant but you just push the mulch aside and cut the cardboard with a razor knife where you will be digging the hole for the new plant.

    We have tried EVERYTHING and this works great. No weeds or grass ALL season. And believe it or not the following year when you go to replace your mulch there are NO signs of the cardboard at all. It completely deteriorates. It's a great way to recycle too!!!

  • Carolyn Carolyn on Sep 02, 2017

    I currently have cardboard down and a plastic tarp over part of the weeds. I have not check it yet. Thanks you for advice. I will wait until spring I guess

  • Win10714878 Win10714878 on Sep 02, 2017

    I use Round Up because it is easy and I need easy....I'm old and can't bend down too well. I only spray the weed and do not over use the killer.....

  • If they are in the flower bed I would pull them by hand. Using chemicals may kill your flowers.

  • Mogie Mogie on Sep 13, 2022

    As long as you stay a foot or two away no reason you can't spray with vinegar. You are only srpaying the weeds stems not soaking the ground to get to the roots.