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Old 06-21-2024, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Pondboy View Post
It is a constant battle. It’s the weed seeds that are giving you problems, they blow in from all over and land wherever. Landscape fabrics won’t prevent these invaders. Keep using your weed killer. Walk your property and spray at least every 7 days. Keep the weeds from flowering. Once they flower, they spread their seeds. I hate using chemical as well, but it’s better than pulling the weeds. You might leave some part of the plant behind, where it simply grows from the fragment.

Persistence is key.
This is my process as well. Also, we just replaced our edging (thin metal) with a block wall and a compacted gravel edge in front. My hope is that it will slow (not stop) intrusion of the zoysia grass from the lawn. If nothing else, it will make it easier to spray and not have the Roundup hit the grass in the yard I don't want killed.

I use rocks not mulch. Weeds more easily grow in mulch, as it is organic.