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Weed preventative for flower beds

Weed preventative for flower beds

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by: foxymama Active Indicator LED Icon 14 OP 
~ 9 years ago   Mar 29, '15 8:11am  
What do you put in your flower beds to reduce weeds?
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foxymama Active Indicator LED Icon 14 OP 
~ 9 years ago   Mar 29, '15 8:19am  
Anyone try Snapshot? It's pricey but if it works it would be worth it. 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Mar 29, '15 8:26am  
Me, on hands and knees pulling them before they go to seed which, I know, sounds odd in an area where most hire out people to take care of their yard.  Otherwise there are plenty of mulch/barrier alternatives to using yet another chemical in your yard. 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Mar 29, '15 8:35am  
Actually there are things that prevent weeds that are not chemical.  Corn Meal is one of them.  The weeds need to be gone but it will prevent new ones from growing.   4951
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~ 9 years ago   Mar 29, '15 8:44am  
Actually there are things that prevent weeds that are not chemical.  Corn Meal is one of them.  The weeds need to be gone but it will prevent new ones from growing.  
 
@tatertot58: Interesting; I've never heard that.  I'll have to read more into this. Looks as though, like anything, there's pluses and minuses:  http://puyallup.wsu.edu/~linda%20chalker-scott/horticultural%20myths_files/Myths/Corn%20gluten.pdf
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vinbert Active Indicator LED Icon 2
~ 9 years ago   Mar 29, '15 8:50am  
The free newspapers continually left on our lawn and driveway.. 😁
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~ 9 years ago   Mar 29, '15 9:11am  
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~ 9 years ago   Mar 29, '15 3:29pm  
Used the typical weed block one season, didn't work at all. Weeds came up THROUGH the weed block,   Next time I laid down mulch I put down a layer of newspaper 4 sheets thick. wet it down good, put the mulch on top of that.  No more weeds.  Get the errant one, sometimes,  but rarely. That was 2 or 3 years ago, still working, will prob need to do it again in a year or two.Worked great around the trees as well. 4951
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foxymama Active Indicator LED Icon 14 OP 
~ 9 years ago   Mar 29, '15 4:56pm  
What ever chemical Prime lawn put down last Spring really made a big difference.  I just can't remember what it's called.  I am going to see if it's listed on my invoice.   4951
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~ 9 years ago   Mar 29, '15 5:00pm  
depending on where you are applying it, ronstar works as a pre-emergent herbicide. that means it prevents anything from growing from seed where it is applied. 4951
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foxymama Active Indicator LED Icon 14 OP 
~ 9 years ago   Mar 29, '15 5:03pm  
depending on where you are applying it, ronstar works as a pre-emergent herbicide. that means it prevents anything from growing from seed where it is applied.
 
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I found my invoice and it was Ronstar! I need to buy some ASAP And they charged me $60 for the application!  Geez!  I know it's $135 for  a 50lb bag online.  I bet that would last me a long time for my small flower bed.   4951
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~ 9 years ago   Mar 29, '15 5:09pm  
i don't have any idea of this is a good price or not...http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/ronstar-50-lb-bag-p-1496.html 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Mar 29, '15 5:14pm  
i don't have any idea of this is a good price or not...http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/ronstar-50-lb-bag-p-1496.html
 
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That's a good deal. I was told a store in Humble sells it. On South Houston Ave. it's suppose to be by the bath remodel place? 4951
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foxymama Active Indicator LED Icon 14 OP 
~ 8 years ago   Apr 4, '15 4:18am  
i don't have any idea of this is a good price or not...http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/ronstar-50-lb-bag-p-1496.html
 
@ProblemAgain:
Ewing irrigation sells it for $115. But they suggested I use Barricade for $20. They sell a lot more barricade than they do ronstar. So I will give the barricade a try.
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~ 8 years ago   Apr 4, '15 4:49am  
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