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Originally Posted by Schmitth
I continue to have to pull weeds from our flower beds , and constantly have to go back and start all over again. I have the landscape fabric, I’ve used Preen, and used most types of weed killers. Nothing seems to work efficiently. Anyone have a better solution?
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Landscape fabric? How old? If years old the dust has collected into nice layer of dirt above fabric which allows weeds thrive in. Key to stopping weeds get them while they’re young before the produce seedings.
To really stop weeds you have to eliminate the dirt above fabric that required removing rock/mulch pulling up old mat treating and leveling the ground. Lay down new mat (landscape fabric the thicker the better) sifting all dirt out of rocks, lay down clean layer over the mat. Good to go for few years till dust puts down another layer of dirt.
How do I know this I’ve pulled up about 1/3 of my rock landscape due to 30 plus Holly bushes removed, cleaned leveled dirt, sniffed rocks removing dirt and layer down clean rocks. I have no weeds in those areas. Where the other 2/3s fighting weeds every month. I either pull or roundup them while they are young/just popped up.
Another thing if you house resale and previously owners planted shrubs and the died you have holes in fabric where weeds really thrive.