Weeds growing everywhere
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The Prudent Garden on May 14, 2014Your best bet may be to pull the weeds by hand to avoid damage to the newly planted pachysandra. The older plants will pop back as the soil warms, but the long cold winter allowed the seeds of weeds that germinate under cooler conditions to gain a foot hold early on. Refreshing the mulch in the fall may help minimize this in the future. Check out our post on Garden Weed Control at The Prudent Garden ~>http://bit.ly/1nOzcy2Helpful Reply
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Deb on May 14, 2014I'd pull what you are able to by hand, top with Preen and then some fresh mulch. As you see new weeds, try to keep on top of pulling them.Helpful Reply
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Donna Byram on May 14, 2014Landscaper recommended wearing gloves and grasping the weed in between your fingers and spray weed killer closely to the top of the weed that is in your hand to keep from spraying the plants. Especially if it was a weed with long roots that come back if you can't pull them all out. Time consuming, but he said it works.Helpful Reply
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Heather Seebold on May 14, 2014Oh my, no Preen, no weed killersāthese chemicals are killing the bees. No bees - no food!Helpful Reply
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Julie J on May 14, 2014You definitely have some Lily of the Valley growing in that top picture. Those are sweet smelling little flowers, but they spread and are a little invasive. Weeds in Ohio = torture. I just came in from pulling thistle and some other weed that sprays seeds everywhere.Helpful Reply
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Andrea C on May 14, 2014I understand what you're all experiencing, I have thistles in my rose bed. I tried prying them up with no success. I'm afraid to use spray because they are too close to the rose bushes. Any suggestions?Helpful Reply
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Tess on May 15, 2014Its very frustrating . I had just planted new pachysandra and you see the weeds instead of my pachysandra .Helpful Reply
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Julie J on May 15, 2014You're welcome @Tess. I love pachysandra too, and it's not exactly the speediest grower here in NE Ohio. @Andrea C I know there is a product called Caseron but only gets applied in the late winter. Other than that, I just keep pulling them out but I'm losing that battle:(Helpful Reply
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Arlene White Stricker on Dec 05, 2014So many weeds are edible,so before destroying them find out if they are. Herbicides are so harmful to Mother Earth be very careful what you use. I use white vinegar or boiling water.Helpful Reply
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Letitia on Aug 03, 2016Anyone who loves pachysandra needs patience and a good set of knee pads. I have planted thousands of slips to edge my lawn, house and flower beds and cover a small slope in my yard. Pull the weeds by hand and add lots of mulch. Eventually (years) the area will "knit" together. I have found that I still have to weed though. Good luck.Helpful Reply
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