what is the best way to get rid of weeks in a rock garden permanently?

Answer 1

Just sit there. However, lost time may be a symptom of psychological problems.

I have to go now. I have to go pull the WEEDs in my Zen garden.

Answer 2

There are no "permanent" solutions! If you garden, you will spend much time weeding; it goes with the territory. Upside: it's great exercise, you generate compost, and when you finish, it really looks like you've accomplished something (unlike, say, housework).

First, the bad ideas:
- landscape fabric. Search previous weed questions - I answered this in detail elsewhere.
- weed killer sprays. They only kill existing weeds, it takes 2 weeks, and there's always a danger of drift onto your ornamentals.

Better idea:
- pre-emergents for a flower bed. They do prevent weeds from popping up for about one season.

Best ideas:
- go through your garden with a spading fork, lifting out all weeds and as much root as you can locate.
- then, either mulch heavily with newspapers covered by a layer of wood chips or bark, or
- use a cultivator or scuffle hoe to stir up the top inch or two of soil every few days. When very young weeds are disturbed in this way, they don't gain much of a foothold.

The only intent of a garden is to return to meadow as soon as your back is turned. Soils are loaded with weed seeds which live forever, and birds and wind blow in new ones. Leave a tiny bit of grass root in the ground, and sure as God made little green apples, it will try to turn into a lawn. Accept weeds. Practice Zen.

Answer 3

Nothing is permanent but here's the best way. Remove the rocks and dig down about 6 inches in the area of the garden. Put down 4 inches of gravel and 2 inches of sand. Then put down landscape fabric and cover it with a mulch. Reposition your rocks and that should keep the weeds away. Lot of work but worth it in the end.

Answer 4

Did you put the rocks down on the dirt or did you line it with weed protector? The weed protector will help, then just spray weeds w/round up when you see them.

Answer 5

Spray them will weed killer and then use a product called Preen to prevent anymore seeds from germinating.

Answer 6

put an underlayment underneath them... it may be alot of work to get the rock up, but ull never need to spray or pick again.

Answer 7

weeds are not cool, but you can maintain them if you can remove all of your rock and put down some black plastic (i don't know what is called) this will help. You can also try weed killer

Answer 8

Plant some months.

Answer 9

I suppose you could camp out there from now until Christmas. That should use up some time.

Answer 10

if you kill the weeds for good, no plant of any kind can survive there because you poison the land.