How can I keep weeds from coming back in Mei Garden?

Nancy Hryc
by Nancy Hryc
  11 answers
  • There is a product called Preen. It works well.

  • Redcatcec Redcatcec on Apr 06, 2021

    You can use vinegar to kill them, but the new weeds will pop up, seeds blow, animals run through carrying seeds...here are some tips for control and prevention:


    https://dengarden.com/gardening/How-to-Prevent-Weeds

  • Kathy Gunter Law Kathy Gunter Law on Apr 06, 2021

    Preen will help or putting down a barrier but the only sure thing is pulling them. UGH! Even with barrier and spray, I have them pop up in mine because the wind will blow seeds into the area. If there is a tsp of dirt, I believe a weed will grow.

  • Em Em on Apr 06, 2021

    Not likely you will keep weeds out. Weed cloth, mulch, help but nothing will keep weeds out permanently. Person above suggested vinegar but the will kill plants you do want.

  • Cheryl A Cheryl A on Apr 06, 2021

    You can pull the weeds then use Preen found at hardware stores and Walmart but weeds will continue to come back- you can buy sprays that will kill them but read instructions so that you don't kill the plants you want to keep - there is nothing that stops weeds completely from returning

  • Mogie Mogie on Apr 06, 2021

    There isn't a product that keeps weeds out of the garden because they grow back. It is sort of like your hair you can go and get it cut but it grows so you have to keep getting it trimmed to maintain your look or style.

    I use 1 gallon of vinegar, 1 cup of salt and 1 tablespoon of dawn. Mix apply in the morning on a sunny day so it can cook all day.

  • Weeds are torturous, aren't they?! They never seem to go away. Really the only tried and truest way to prevent weeds from coming back is to pull them and get the roots.

  • Vimarhonor Vimarhonor on Apr 07, 2021

    Hello. Weeds are a chronic problem. Sometimes supplying mulches are helpful and there is a preen product that some find useful.

    • Hand pulling or using an appropriate weeding tool are the primary means of mechanical weed control in lawns. This is a viable option at the beginning of an infestation and on young weeds. Hand pulling when the soil is moist makes the task easier. Weeds with tap roots like dandelions or have a basal rosette (leaves clustered close to the ground) like plantain are easier to pull than weeds such as Bermudagrass (wiregrass) or creeping Charlie (ground ivy) that spread with stolons or creeping stems that root along the ground.

    In addition there are chemicals that you can apply that are both natural and commercial. Hope this helps.

  • Dee Dee on Apr 12, 2021

    Mulch your garden. First put a layer of newspaper and then put mulch on top of the paper. It will keep the garden soil cool and keep weeds out. owes and Home Depot have a sale on mulch until the end of April, Check it out.