Without trying to pull evry individual stalk or killing the hostas?
2007-06-11 02:31:50 · 5 answers · asked by Chris S 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Chris , first heavily water the area . Then you can pull out the unwanted grass and it'll come out easily . Reach down to the base of each blade and you'll see that you can grab a bunch of them at the same time . Also some grasses have off-shoots so if you grab the base you'll also find those shoots and clear more than you expected with each pull .
EDIT* - I forgot . Don't spray them . Chemicals that kill grass also kill hostas . And do try to not use chemicals anyway . Chemicals kill necessary microbes/bacteria and they kill necessary insects .
2007-06-11 03:41:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You have to pull it, if you spray you will most likely kill your Hostas. Clean out a large ring to keep the grass at bay and use weed cloth and mulch to cover.
This will discourage having to do it very often.
2007-06-11 02:37:35 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Might try using more mulch in/around hosta, but I think you are going to have to do some pulling also.
2007-06-14 15:42:37 · answer #3 · answered by jmada05 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every garden centre should sell weed killer - it's a spray, and you spray all the unwanted grass with it and it dies next day with the root as well. then you can just cut it.
2007-06-11 02:35:52 · answer #4 · answered by gavira_76 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Grass killer. Or just cut the grass.
2007-06-11 02:34:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋