I dig em out, but they always come back. The weed killers don't work on them. What can I do?
2006-06-29 07:35:00 · 4 answers · asked by Lucy-Lu 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
I live in South Texas where it is humid and hot.
2006-07-05 03:01:18 · update #1
I have had similar experience with wisteria, comfrey, mint...but the best way to remove it involves timing: Weed your garden before 10:00AM OR after 4:00PM. The roots don't hold on so tightly at those times of day and you have a better chance of removing them for good. Knowing this can save much labor!
I wouldn't use weed killers in the garden. A weed is any plant that doesn't belong where it is. Weed killer can't tell the difference. It could take awhile for the toxins to leach out of your soil. Compost those areas you have used weed killers to build up the soil.
2006-07-10 14:18:03 · answer #1 · answered by Truebluesue222 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Where are you located. How large is the area they come up in. If you live in the Southwest or the West where it gets hot, and if the area is fairly small (or you have time an patience to move the sheeting around), then clear plastic sheeting on the ground for a week works wonders. Heats the soil to about 3 inches down to about 140 degrees. Kills everything.
Takes longer, but is much cheaper, than herbicides
2006-06-30 09:02:36 · answer #2 · answered by Jimmy J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The east Texas wind blows the next crop of fox tails onto your property and they sprout. Keep digging till you die.
2006-07-10 13:53:38 · answer #3 · answered by happy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have found that the the best way to get rid of these pesky things is just to mow them off when the first come up. Hope it helps
2006-06-29 07:40:34 · answer #4 · answered by Nathan H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋