#1: removing grass from between plants

Posted on 2006-06-13 18:53:58 by Mike

hello,

i planted new plants (banana, bird of paradise, traveler's palms) three
weeks ago. was going to mulch around them afterwards, but never got to it.

the grass is now very high.

what is best way to get rid of it? don't want to "roundup" for fear of the
obvious.

it there a tool i can use? i have seen the "garden weasel" and garden claw"
on telivision and am wondering if one of these would be useful.

the grass is bahia, which has deep roots.

i like the grass and i don't like mulch. but i can't think of a way to keep
the grass surrounding these plants short. can you?

mike

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#2: Re: removing grass from between plants

Posted on 2006-06-13 19:22:17 by JoeSpareBedroom

"mike" <mapson@nvp.com> wrote in message
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> hello,
>
> i planted new plants (banana, bird of paradise, traveler's palms) three
> weeks ago. was going to mulch around them afterwards, but never got to it.
>
> the grass is now very high.
>
> what is best way to get rid of it? don't want to "roundup" for fear of the
> obvious.
>
> it there a tool i can use? i have seen the "garden weasel" and garden
> claw" on telivision and am wondering if one of these would be useful.
>
> the grass is bahia, which has deep roots.
>
> i like the grass and i don't like mulch. but i can't think of a way to
> keep the grass surrounding these plants short. can you?
>
> mike
>

Other than mulch or landscape fabric, the best way to deal with weeds is
with 3 essential tools:

1)
http://www.gardeners.com/Swan-Neck-Hoe/default/StandardCatal og.GardeningTools_LaborSaving.34-526.cpd
This counts as two tools, since there's a short hand-held version available
as well, although I don't see it at this site. Either one skims just beneath
the surface, slicing off the tops. Some weeds will be killed this way, and
some won't, but the tool's still worth having.

2)
http://www.seedsofchange.com/garden_center/product_details.a sp?item_no=S16245&q=+knife
That is by far the single most useful tool I've ever used in the garden.
Totally indestructible. Stab straight down next to a deeply rooted weed,
twist & lift, and the weed's history. Buy it now.

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#3: Re: removing grass from between plants

Posted on 2006-06-13 19:44:36 by simy1

mike wrote:
>
> the grass is now very high.
>

If the grass is tall, lay it down, cover it with cardboard (you may
have to cut pieces that fit with the plants), cover the cardboard with
mulch. The grass will exhaust itself trying to push up the existing
stem. If you cut it first, it will have a higher chance of punching
through the cardboard.

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#4: Re: removing grass from between plants

Posted on 2006-06-13 20:16:06 by Phisherman

On Tue, 13 Jun 2006 16:53:58 GMT, "mike" <mapson@nvp.com> wrote:

>hello,
>
>i planted new plants (banana, bird of paradise, traveler's palms) three
>weeks ago. was going to mulch around them afterwards, but never got to it.
>
>the grass is now very high.
>
>what is best way to get rid of it? don't want to "roundup" for fear of the
>obvious.
>
>it there a tool i can use? i have seen the "garden weasel" and garden claw"
>on telivision and am wondering if one of these would be useful.
>
>the grass is bahia, which has deep roots.
>
>i like the grass and i don't like mulch. but i can't think of a way to keep
>the grass surrounding these plants short. can you?
>
>mike
>

Get the ground soaking wet or wait until a good rain, hand pull the
grass, then mulch.

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#5: Re: removing grass from between plants

Posted on 2006-06-14 17:37:32 by raycruzer

You can see a variety of weed pullers, garden weasels, claws, twisters
and so on, at the World of Weeds website at www.ergonica.com. Using a
hoe, as suggested by someone, is not effective on grass, because it
will only cut some grass blades from the top and the roots will
continue to grow. The Weed Twister is more effective in this case
because it twists and removes large clusters of grass with roots
intact.

Have fun!


JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
> "mike" <mapson@nvp.com> wrote in message
> news:G4Cjg.45670$4L1.8521@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com...
> > hello,
> >
> > i planted new plants (banana, bird of paradise, traveler's palms) three
> > weeks ago. was going to mulch around them afterwards, but never got to it.
> >
> > the grass is now very high.
> >
> > what is best way to get rid of it? don't want to "roundup" for fear of the
> > obvious.
> >
> > it there a tool i can use? i have seen the "garden weasel" and garden
> > claw" on telivision and am wondering if one of these would be useful.
> >
> > the grass is bahia, which has deep roots.
> >
> > i like the grass and i don't like mulch. but i can't think of a way to
> > keep the grass surrounding these plants short. can you?
> >
> > mike
> >
>
> Other than mulch or landscape fabric, the best way to deal with weeds is
> with 3 essential tools:
>
> 1)
> http://www.gardeners.com/Swan-Neck-Hoe/default/StandardCatal og.GardeningTools_LaborSaving.34-526.cpd
> This counts as two tools, since there's a short hand-held version available
> as well, although I don't see it at this site. Either one skims just beneath
> the surface, slicing off the tops. Some weeds will be killed this way, and
> some won't, but the tool's still worth having.
>
> 2)
> http://www.seedsofchange.com/garden_center/product_details.a sp?item_no=S16245&q=+knife
> That is by far the single most useful tool I've ever used in the garden.
> Totally indestructible. Stab straight down next to a deeply rooted weed,
> twist & lift, and the weed's history. Buy it now.

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#6: Re: removing grass from between plants

Posted on 2006-06-14 18:08:06 by JoeSpareBedroom

Holy smokes! That web site's a total disaster. :-)


"raycruzer" <raycruzer@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> You can see a variety of weed pullers, garden weasels, claws, twisters
> and so on, at the World of Weeds website at www.ergonica.com. Using a
> hoe, as suggested by someone, is not effective on grass, because it
> will only cut some grass blades from the top and the roots will
> continue to grow. The Weed Twister is more effective in this case
> because it twists and removes large clusters of grass with roots
> intact.
>
> Have fun!
>
>
> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>> "mike" <mapson@nvp.com> wrote in message
>> news:G4Cjg.45670$4L1.8521@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com...
>> > hello,
>> >
>> > i planted new plants (banana, bird of paradise, traveler's palms) three
>> > weeks ago. was going to mulch around them afterwards, but never got to
>> > it.
>> >
>> > the grass is now very high.
>> >
>> > what is best way to get rid of it? don't want to "roundup" for fear of
>> > the
>> > obvious.
>> >
>> > it there a tool i can use? i have seen the "garden weasel" and garden
>> > claw" on telivision and am wondering if one of these would be useful.
>> >
>> > the grass is bahia, which has deep roots.
>> >
>> > i like the grass and i don't like mulch. but i can't think of a way to
>> > keep the grass surrounding these plants short. can you?
>> >
>> > mike
>> >
>>
>> Other than mulch or landscape fabric, the best way to deal with weeds is
>> with 3 essential tools:
>>
>> 1)
>> http://www.gardeners.com/Swan-Neck-Hoe/default/StandardCatal og.GardeningTools_LaborSaving.34-526.cpd
>> This counts as two tools, since there's a short hand-held version
>> available
>> as well, although I don't see it at this site. Either one skims just
>> beneath
>> the surface, slicing off the tops. Some weeds will be killed this way,
>> and
>> some won't, but the tool's still worth having.
>>
>> 2)
>> http://www.seedsofchange.com/garden_center/product_details.a sp?item_no=S16245&q=+knife
>> That is by far the single most useful tool I've ever used in the garden.
>> Totally indestructible. Stab straight down next to a deeply rooted weed,
>> twist & lift, and the weed's history. Buy it now.
>

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