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Originally Posted by RAAndre
Anyone tried Groundclear? Supposed to kill everything, but I have read conflicting instructions about if you can spray it under existing trees or not.
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Realize that you can buy almost all of the advertised products under their chemical names for lower cost. Roundup a highly advertised product is Glyphosate. Broad leaf weed killer is 24D often mixed with other listed weedkillers.
As to using a named product under trees. I would read the label to find out what chemical or chemicals are in it and research on the internet. People, including me, often do not read ir follow instructions. The 24D for example says don't use at temperatures higher than 80 degrees. Both Glyphosate and 24D are absorbed through the leaves not the roots but your tree could well be more sensitive to the chemicals or could have suckers coming up from the roots.
No matter what you do, you will have weeds. Nature hates empty spaces. When, you properly pull them, it is quick and it is done. Many weeds will grow from the piece of root you leave behind. You need to use a tool and remove as much of the root as possible. Landscape fabric prevents the use of tools.
Used your head. It is HOT. Weed in the morning or my opinion around 3:00. In the morning we have dew so you will get wet and muddy. Armed with the right tools and a small bucket to throw the puled weeds into I do my entire place in an hour filling the bucket two or three times. Yes, if you look hard you will find a few weeds after I am done-I will get them next week-maybe.