Quote:
Originally Posted by tag460
We have zoysia grass and the roots from the grass grow under the curbing and spread into the flower beds. We spray the grass and it kills the grass. The grass keeps coming back we need to stop the the roots from spreading under the curbing. Is there a way to stop this from happening?
|
Had the same thing happen with St. Augustine grass. The runners were--well--running, to places I didn't want them. Like under the flower bed edging, seams in patio, etc. The only thing that worked was a tool that I bought at Lowe's: back home we called 'em ice scrapers but I don't know what they're called down here. Sort of looks like a long-handled shovel but instead of a shovel it is fitted with a thin blade about 10" wide or so, with the sharp end down. I sharpened the blade end and thrust it down into the ground around the edging, working around until I circled the entire bed (or patio). Hard work, and I had to re-sharpen the blade several times.
I got most of the runners, but they do come back with time. Not very much time, unfortunately, and I still had to pull up what had spread into the bed or the patio seams.