Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Re: weeds in flowerbeds
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What type of mesh??
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Re: weeds in flowerbeds
Donna
I'm assuming the mesh is so tightly woven that weeds cannot penetrate. |
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Re: weeds in flowerbeds
Hi Bright,
Our lawn person said never pull out weeds. Liking that advice very much I have stopped pulling out weeds. It seems that when you pull out weeds, you do not get all the roots from the weed, the roots then send up more weeds. So you were doing the best possible thing. I do not want to stop and think about all the weeds I have encouraged to grow by pulling out weeds. HB |
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Re: weeds in flowerbeds
HB...what do you put on your weeds???
We are paying to have our weeds removed, and he tried to get away with pulling them..We got here and found our beds full...Not too nice on his part! He thought he would get one over on us, as we are not here all the time...Guess he took his chances and got caught!!! :dontknow:
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Re: weeds in flowerbeds
Hi Donna,
I do not know what they use. They come once a month and do there thing, they charge $10 a month and there is no contract. When we got here the other day we had no weeds. I know around the citrus trees they do not use any harmful chemicals and keep that area, around the citrus tress, grass and weed free. I know they have dug around the trees to get the area free from weeds and grass. HB |
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Re: weeds in flowerbeds
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My husband used Roundup this time. It works only it takes a day or so to see the results. |
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Thanks everyone for all the advice. Sorry, I didn't notice it came up in for sale. But I will sell them real cheap!!
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Re: weeds in flowerbeds
In Michigan I sprinkle Preen in my landscaping to control weeds. It sure has worked for me and I swear by it!
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Re: weeds in flowerbeds
Wees in flowerbed?
Have found someone who will weed your landscaping for $20.00 a month, to me thats a bargain. Also, the little weeds in the cracks of your driveways, or sometimes in between the pavers, easy solution...white vinegar. Works for me. Gave up on Roundup. Simpleme |
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Re: weeds in flowerbeds
Try this solution rather than Roundup:
1 gallon vinegar 1 cup table salt 1 tablespoon detergent Spray liberally. I don't know if it will work, but one of my clients and I are trying the newspaper and mulch route. She has a few plants that she's dug up but isn't ready to replace. So, we got newspapers, soaked them and laid them over the plant area. She then put the plastic mesh on top of them and added rocks to look like the rest of her garden. We should know soon enough if this will work. The rest of her yard has the mesh and rocks. The weeds are truly awful throughout, not just along the edges. If you need to spray near plants, get a gallon milk container, cut the top and bottom off, place it as close to the plant as possible and spray inside the milk jug. Keeps the spray off the plants and lets you spray more of the weeds close to the plants. No matter what, if the weed is really close to the plant, the only solution is to yank the weed out. So far as I know, there's nothing that is safe to spray by the plants themselves.
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Re: weeds in flowerbeds
Hi, I accidentally deleted an email I received. The question was about the Lawn and Garden service that we have.
We do not have a contract with her for any of the services she does. When we are in TV we do, what she normally does. There are no annual contracts for weeding - cost is $10 per month Pest control is $20 per month Pruning, trimming and clean up is billed at $40 per hour, but you are charged in 15 minute increments. Fertilizer application is based on actual quantities used. They all sell trees and plants. I found the cost of there plants lower than in some of the nurseries I visited while in TV. Fernview Farm - Sandra and James Harrison 352 245 7905 email fernviewnursery@aol.com i think she has been invited to speak this November at the Garden Clubs - one in Hacienda Center. Hope this helps. HB |
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Re: weeds in flowerbeds
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.
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