How to prevent weeds from a flower bed?
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What is the most simple and cost-effective way to prevent weeds in my front flower bed?
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I just did this over the past weekend., Put down wet newspaper and then cover with 3 inches of mulch. HD and Lowes has it on sale now 5- forty pound bags for $10. I put out 20 bags of the black mulch. It was a lot of work but my beds look wonderful and will not have to be done for at least 2 years.
wet the soil then hand pull the weeds when they are young easy to get all the roots;spot spray with Round-Up
If you’re working with existing flower beds that you don’t want to unplant or disrupt, I would do the following.
I would take out any existing mulch, saving it on a tarp is you want to reuse it. Pull any weeds leaving no bits to resprout.
A large container of Preen should be your best friend in this project. It is a pre-emergent granule that keeps unwanted weeds from sprouting. Sprinkle liberally in your flowerbed, avoiding your existing plantings.
Then get a roll of black landscaping fabric and cut it to fit around your plants, as closely as possible. I use the water-permeable type. Most rolls come with wire stakes; if not, pin down the outer edges with hooped/hooked 6” pieces of cut baling wire or coat hanger wire. Rocks work well, too.
Add more Preen on top of the fabric, then put weed-free mulch to cover the fabric and surround your plantings.
Corn meal will kill seeds of weeds that sprout die