Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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I know it's hot in the summer but it's not right to let the weeds go. At first I went over once a month in the early a.m., took cold bottled water with me and worked where it was shady. I gradually changed to every 2 weeks. The weeds really show in rock. I'd rather have grass any day. By the time we sold the cyv, I was going over weekly and using Round-Up. It was the yard and weeds that got to me. |
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We had a whole lot of luck with doubling up on the weed blocking material. It is not perfect but it sure did help. We have been trying to use straight white vinegar instead of chemicals on our flower beds. So far so good.
The weed growth in the “cracks” in the driveway don’t respond as well with the vinegar. We still have to use Chemicals but less frequently when you clean out between the driveway slabs with the hose. That’s one nasty job, you come in drenched and dirty but only have to do it twice a year. Usually the day Egners cleans the house. If you don’t like doing it yourself call Choice Maintenance, the mans name is Tate 352-502-2880. These people do what they tell you they will and do it on time and are reasonable and just good people to deal with. We had been through several bad situations but are lucky to have found them. Last edited by Nucky; 07-15-2018 at 08:38 AM. |
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Community Standard numbers: 352-751-3912 or 352-753-4022
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Don't forget to leave your name, phone number, and address if and when you are making a complaint. Some people feel the violator has the right to face his accuser face-to-face. Also make sure the violation is visible from your premise as if it is not there would be no reason for you to Complain. What you signed when you originally moved here has nothing to do with what you do after you take up residency. This statement is made to all the people who are against anonymous complaints
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Just because you have stone, it does not inhibit all weed growth.
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Weed wars
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Preen type products will do perhaps half the job. It kills seeds. Our grass, either St Augustine or Empire Zoysia spreads by runners and Preen will not stop it Many have stone. Even with landscape fabric you will get some weeds. While, the landscaping fabric will prevent SOME WEEDS, you will still get some and the landscaping fabric will prevent you using the time tested tools a hoe, s cultivator or a mattock. Find a way to enjoy weeding because you will be doing it whether you enjoy it or not. Even if you hire someone to do it. Surely they will miss some. WEED WARS |
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Weeding is very, very hard, hot work here in the summer when weeds grow fast, even if Preen has been laid down. Even if weeds are sprayed. So weeding is expensive. Spraying is cheaper. NOTHING works completely; stone, Preen, pulling, spraying.
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It is better to laugh than to cry. Last edited by graciegirl; 07-17-2018 at 12:59 PM. |
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Changed my mind.
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Nobody made you sign that contract and buy that house, so you knew the rules coming in. And there is no rule that the violation must be visible from your premises. There were people who live in our neighborhood who couldn't see from their homes but who had to drive by eyesores on both corners of our street at three different times in the last few years. They rightly felt it brought the neighborhood down.
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