How to get rid of grass in a flower bed without killing the plants
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Ryan
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Hi I would like to know how to kill grass in flower beds without harming the plants. The plants are perennial and the grass is pasture.
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@Ryan I had the same problem. Spent hours digging up the plants in the garden and then taking all of the grass roots out of them. Then replanted in another garden. Kept the grass effected garden free of perennials and dug out the grass and as much of the roots as possible. Spent the next 2 years spraying the grass with round-up every time I saw it resurfacing. Hoping to replant this spring. The past 2 years I used pots of colourful annuals in it to make it more aesthetic. Will have to update here in the summer to see how it goes this year, but there was very little grass sprouting last year.
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Gail Salminen
on Mar 13, 2015
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Some friends of mine order a product called Ornamac or Ornemac, or something like that. Kills the grass, but does not kill flowers. You could Google it. It works great for them.
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Kristen Rikli
on Mar 13, 2015
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@Kristen Rikli this product was intriguing so I googled it. Here is the site with the information sheet http://www.gordonsprofessional.com/pdfs/OrnamecOTT-SL.pdf Expensive stuff though - didn't look to see if it was concentrate or not - but $52/32oz. Also sites on opinions which differ, but depends on the type of grass you have, does not work on broad leafed grasses. Thanks for posting - enlightening.
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Gail Salminen
on Mar 13, 2015
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If applying a selective herbicide, make very sure to check the label to make sure it is safe for the plants you have. In Florida our grass tends to creep by runners, so keeping after them is just a fact of life here. Having really good edges on your beds helps.
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Douglas Hunt
on Mar 14, 2015
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Lay down newspaper or cardboard for 1 season put woodchip or soil over it and grass is gone people are to quick to use pesticides for every little issue we lost 800 BILLION bees last year to this poison .
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Heather Terveld
on Mar 14, 2015
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Most nurseries carry a product in a spray bottle that kills only the grass - I have used one from my local nursery to great success on Bermuda grass in my garden.
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Judith
on Mar 14, 2015
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It is super easy to lay cardboard or layers of newspaper where you do not want anything to grow. Cover with 4-8 inches of mulch, straw, pine straw and it helps build your soil. Use old rugs to cover unwanted grass and weeds in an area you cannot get to yet. Anything is better than Round-up and other poisons that are killing the bees.
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Connie
on Mar 14, 2015
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Great answers here. I have the same problem so I'm reading with great attention.
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Loretta Clark
on Mar 14, 2015
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Always keep your flower beds edged (which creates a break between the and the intruding grass) and weed weed weed weed weed!
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Duv310660
on Mar 14, 2015
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A friend of ours told me to lay down the black tarpaper meant for roofs or even use old shingles in my flower beds. Then cover with bark or some type of mulch. Gonna try it if I can find some!
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June
on Mar 14, 2015
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Cheer up ! Some day there will be robots programmed to eliminate weeds for you. They already have robotic lawnmowers.
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Artist In The Garden
on Mar 14, 2015
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Product called Ornamec.
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Janinne P
on Mar 15, 2015
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Just get up close and personal with your garden....pull the weeds, no chemical intervention needed.
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Pugar verde
on Mar 15, 2015
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Ok, I'm not a huge fan of getting up close & personal with bees, but without 'em, there's no flowers. Did you read the link that @Gail Salminen attached? When it says if inhaled call 911 if breathing, I'm thinking that's probably not going to be used in my yard. Will try the multiple layers of newspaper &/or cardboard. Thanks for all the great suggestions because I too have this issue. I am putting in a new bed where flowers are growing already, but it is covered in grass.
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Lori
on Mar 15, 2015
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Gail Salminen
on Mar 13, 2015
Kristen Rikli
on Mar 13, 2015
Douglas Hunt
on Mar 14, 2015
Heather Terveld
on Mar 14, 2015
Judith
on Mar 14, 2015
Connie
on Mar 14, 2015
Loretta Clark
on Mar 14, 2015
Duv310660
on Mar 14, 2015
June
on Mar 14, 2015
Artist In The Garden
on Mar 14, 2015
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