The weeds are out of control in some areas of the garden and I'd like to spray them...but I don't want to kill the flowers. Help! (novice gardner)
2007-04-30 03:43:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Although some herbicides (weedkillers) are selective, many will kill anything they come in contact with. You have to be fussy about applying them so that they don't get on (or sometimes even NEAR) the flowering plants that you want to keep. Many weeds are easy to pull by hand. Even if there are a lot of them, they just come right up and may take you less time than going to the store, getting the weedkiller, applying it, cleaning up, etc. One tip if you do pull by hand is that weeds come up much easier when the ground is wet. Either do it right after a rain or water the garden first. I like hand pulling because you get right down there and can see what's going on with the soil, plants, insects, etc. Plus no nasty chemicals to wreck your soil.
2007-04-30 04:05:18 · answer #1 · answered by madhousewife 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends, some weedkillers are designed to kill all vegetation they contact. Others are designed to kill specific plant types - broadleaf weeds or grass type weeds. However these will also kill flowers of that type. The best thing to do is go to a garden center and ask for help for your particular situation.
2007-04-30 03:55:16 · answer #2 · answered by John P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi, The question is spray on, water in or granules. Granules and water in tend to artwork in the process the roots so ought to influence your plant life. Spray on is a greater proper decision for a calm day. the best answer of all is to grass plug or seed your "backyard" mow it extreme and enable the grass kill or choke the weeds. Regards Greengrass - Lawns in Spain
2016-10-14 04:18:58 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes weedkillers kill everything
2007-04-30 03:47:22 · answer #4 · answered by dumplingmuffin 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋