Is there a sprayable post emergent that I can spray into my mulch beds? I have a lot of mulch. All of the bushes and trees have been there for years. I fight weeds constantly. Right now I am dealing with vetch but I get a ton of different weeds. I am going to put snapshot down this week for a pre em. I use round up as well but it's a pain trying to avoid all of the small plants and bushes so I was hoping for something that I could spray right into the beds and it won't kill the bushes.
crazysports457
Would love to know of a solution as well. I use Preen as a pre-emergent but it's not perfect and the wife isn't crazy about me using Roundup around her flowers... Ha! I've been digging and pulling for awhile now...
One thing you can try is glue a stick or handle to a piece of cardboard and use it like a paint shield as you spray gly near desirable plants. I use old yard signs with the little metal stands - turn it upside down and the stand becomes a handle. You can find loads of them at every intersection after every election.
Hydrangeas are pretty sensitive. I was recommended to use Pendimethalin but as pre emergent. It is easier and cheaper to prevent than it is to treat with a post emergent.
What I do in sensitive areas is to use a foaming hand soap dispenser and mix in the following:
marking dye
NIS
AMS or Urea
Glyphosate
Check this out as well: https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/are-there-alternatives-to-glyphosate-for-weed-control-in-landscapes
What I do in sensitive areas is to use a foaming hand soap dispenser and mix in the following:
marking dye
NIS
AMS or Urea
Glyphosate
Check this out as well: https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/are-there-alternatives-to-glyphosate-for-weed-control-in-landscapes
I have liked the results of Preen (PreM). I tried without last year b/c the wood mulch does a decent job on it's own but definitely had a decent amount of weeds popping up. After a couple apps of weed and grass killer with new ones popping up as soon as the others died, I'm like let's try this vinegar, salt, dish soap crap I keep seeing. I had luck with 1 cup of 5% vinegar, 1 cup of salt, and a TBSP of dishsoap (I got everything from Farm and Home for stupid cheap) per gal of water in pump sprayer (measured very roughly lol). It takes a while (2-3 wks) and often multiple applications but it appears to work and I do not feel bad about spraying around the house, pool, etc (with kids/pet). Definitely doing Preen and will use the vinegar mix for weeds as needed this year.
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