Weeds have taken over flower beds
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Is there anything I can use to rid weeds, dandelions, etc. without killing my perennials, shrubs?
12 answers
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Harvest them. Add to salads, juices, take as a shot. Fantastic health benefits
Moggy
on Apr 14, 2016
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Cut a piece of cardboard 3" x 3" and write the word, "TOP" on one end. This way you will always know where to hold it each time. Place it against each flower at ground level. Gently and carefully spray weeds around each flower getting as close as you feel comfortable with. This takes some time to do so go slow. Just remember you do not have to do it all at one time and, you won't kill all the weeds with the first spraying.
861650
on Apr 14, 2016
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If you are willing to do a bit of hard work I suggest you take the time to remove the weeds the old fashioned way, (by hand and trowel) and then heavily mulch your garden area. No matter how careful you are with spraying the problem is the poison is on the ground and will be taken up by whatever roots or critters (cat dog, worms, birds etc.) that are in the area.
Merrie
on Apr 14, 2016
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I have used old carpet and/or 6 mil black plastic to smother huge swaths of unwanted weeds and such from growing. It may take awhile, but it does work. I use this for starting new beds of any type and recently have used old carpet to cover an abandoned flower bed taken over with grass. I dug out all the flowers and bulbs I could find and then covered it. I will leave it covered until I can come up with another solution, but for now I'm not having to battle the weeds. Good luck. PS. try to stay away from Roundup-type products. They are bad for everything eventually.
Francisco37388
on Apr 14, 2016
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cardboard down in areas where you do not want growth. mulch on top. pretty and weed free
Bobbie Littlefield
on Apr 14, 2016
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Get some mulch & spray it with weed killer & spread it out around your plants. If they weeds can't get sunlight, they won't grow. :)
Pam Walker
on Apr 14, 2016
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Like merrie, I go the old-fashioned route. Then plant ground cover plants under your perennials to squeeze the weeds out.
Martha
on Apr 14, 2016
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Pull them then check all the time; I use the two prong weeder I got at the 99 cent only store works great. Don't let them go to seed!!!
Cynlane55
on Apr 15, 2016
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If the bed is already in existence, and as suggested, pull the weeds and use mulch in your beds. 4" of mulch suffocates most weeds plus as it decomposes gives back to the soil in nutrients. Do not use those landscape fabrics or plastics as a permanent barrier- it is bad for your garden. If you even cut the weeds to root and cover with a thick layer of newspaper or cardboard and cover with mulch you can most likely suffocate the weeds. But pulling weeds and cleaning out the bed is the best way. good luck
The Garden Frog with C Renee
on Apr 15, 2016
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I sprinkle Preen on all my beds. It prevents weeds from starting.
Mary Martini
on Apr 15, 2016
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(heck, now I've gotta look up 'Preen'!) Preen: ",,,100 percent corn gluten, a natural herbicide that works as a pre-emergent"! Thanks, Mary Martini!
Ree
on Apr 15, 2016
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Lay down some Preen, then a layer of unfinished cardboard, wet it then add a layer of topsoil and top it off with mulch and add some Preen to that. The cardboard will smother out the weeds underneath and eventually decompose adding valuable nutrients to the soil. Any seeds that drop on top from birds, wind, etc, will be very easy to pull as their roots won't be deep.
Sabina
on Apr 15, 2016
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