I need to remulch since I have bought our new home. There is a lot of grassy weeds in the flower beds. I have hand-pulled a bunch. How perfect and weed-free should it be? Can I use a weedkiller instead of doing it by hand? If I use a weedkiller, how long should I wait before laying down mulch?
Thanks!
Jen
Plants: 20 | From: Bay Area, California | Registered: Nov 2004
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Just go thru the beds with a hoe or a 3 prong cultivator or similar and damage the weeds by scuffing the soil lightly. Give them a few days of direct sunlight to burn them off and fertilize the beds then mulch over the top.
* * * * The secret is the soil. Plants: 1184 | From: East Coast | Registered: Sep 2004
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If you're putting a thick layer of mulch on your beds, there's really no reason to worry about the weeds as 95% of them will be smothered by the layer of mulch. Otherwise, a day will be more than sufficient of a wait after applying an herbicide.
* * * * John - Zone 6 Plants: 1068 | From: Connecticut | Registered: Aug 2005
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How interesting! Thank you both so much; think I will experiment a bit with both suggestions. Thanks again for your time- you know how frustrating it can be with us newbies. Plants: 20 | From: Bay Area, California | Registered: Nov 2004
| Seeded: 68.102.27.175
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