Weeds

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We have an area below a spruce that would sprout weeds on occasions and I would remove them by hand.

In the past two years we also spread mulch.

We had a rough long winter and, starting in mid May, all of a sudden everything started blooming, including these weeds.



There is no way I can pull them one at a time and I don't see spreading weedkillers.

I wonder whether I should use a shovel to turn them over and then spread mulch again.

Any ideas? Thanks.

[JoeOtterbein]

1. Turn them over. There are nutrients in there. Also, for a natural spot weed killer for stuff like...

...poison ivy, use six parts vinegar with one part salt, Spray on leaves. Avoid needed plants, like grass, flowers, vegetables ets.

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4. Thank you! Will mount on it before they overtake everything

(And after the possible tornado tomorrow...)

[questionseverything]

2. Get some come back shade wild flower seeds, turn the soil, sprinkle seeds, water

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5. Thanks. We do have wild flowers that are now blooming, but in the sun

But that's a good idea

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7. I like those mixes that have fertilizer/soil right around the seed

The trick is keeping the seeds moist til they sprout after that if you notice a big weed, pull it but in no time flat you will have a work free flower patch

[2naSalit]

3. You could...

Scrape them up with one of those hula hoe things. I always thought they were silly until I actually used one. And then I liked them a lot.

Takes a tiny bit of effort and you could make quick work of those little weeds in a few minutes, then they won't be a pain when they get bigger. I would pick up as many as possible but that's all I can think of.

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6. Hula Hoe? Can you send me a link for how they look? Thanks

[2naSalit]

10. Here...

It's a shallow hoe.

Then you could just rake them up after.

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11. Interesting. Will see whether anyone carries the locally. The alternative is Amazon

which I'd rather not... Just because..

[2naSalit]

15. I got one at...

Murdoch's which is the regional yard&barn or farm&fleet around here. Pretty much any place that carries garden tools will have them, I think. Mine cost $25 a few years ago. Might not be called a hula hoe but that was the name of the ones in the commercials I saw ages ago, don't know what else to call it.

You can also sharpen the edge too. I found them pretty handy for surface, and down a few inches, cleaning of young growth but they'll yank up some hefty weeds.

Just a suggestion, there may be something better that I have never encountered so do what you think is best.

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18. Worked great! Got one at Lowe's Craftsman Weeding Action, or something

Same area but I photographed it in the evening in the shade

[2naSalit]

19. Cool!

It seemed like the right thing for what you wanted to accomplish.

Glad I could help!

[2naSalit]

20. And when the edge gets dull...

Just take a file to it. We had rocky soil and we put some serious mileage (five for 7 acres' use) on those things and they were still usable for the next year!



Happy gardening, I don't have much to work with here without major investment. I have some ideas and have to get working on them while it's still raining.

[NJCher]

8. why do you want to turn the soil over?

Too much work. The easy way is simply to get some cardboard, lay it down, and cover with mulch.

Another thing you do is use a weedwacker to cut the weeds off at the root, then put the cardboard down and the mulch.

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12. Makes sense. One problem is that there are many squirrels who dig everywhere

but for some reason their diggings did not prevent this mat..

So I am not sure what they will make of a cardboard. I can use it on some area. The photo above is just a small part of the area covered.

[3Hotdogs]

9. Teach rake.

30% vinegar -Amazon or Hd. Add a few drops of dish soap.

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13. OK, will look into it. Thank you for the 30% info

[NJCher]

14. I got a jug of 30% from wal-mart

for 17.

[3Hotdogs]

16. Spell check

Thatch rake.

[Ziggysmom]

17. Before he became disabled, my husband LOVED this thing! Really worked great on pesty weeds.

Works on thick ice in winter, too! He had way too much fun with it back in the day 😉


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