[graciegirl]

I agree with Boomer on the preemergent. But I use Preen. I also have put wet newspapers down over grass to start a bed and they will cause the grass to biodegrade underneath after it kills it by shutting out air and sunshine. I have been told that using bark mulch is a huge invitation to termites is Florida which seem to be a much bigger threat than in Ohio. I too have a gardening tool that looks like a stick with a metal thingy on the end that has a "V" cut into it. I dig weeds out and don't have to wreck my back by stooping. I cut off the pesky thistle weeds with it, cause you can't dig them and have to do it again next week, but heck, it keeps me out of bars.