Try these methods to prevent and kill grass in flower beds without damaging your other plants.
Grass spreads rapidly in flower beds as it steals nutrients and water.
Killing or getting rid of grass in flower beds is an ongoing process.
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Try these methods to prevent and kill grass in flower beds without damaging your other plants.
Vinegar:To be effective, usecleaning vinegarwhich is much stronger than apple cider or distilled white vinegar.
Spray undiluted vinegar directly on the grass taking care not to spray other plants.
However, while vinegar will burn back the grass it will not kill the roots.
It will kill the root system of the grass.
Cover the area with a layer of clear plastic sheeting.
The heat from sunlight will kill the grass and the roots.
The grass and roots can then be raked out after tilling the soil and before planting flowers.
Most are available in spray bottles with a premixed solution.
Others must be diluted and applied with a home garden sprayer.
Always read directions and take precautions when using these herbicides.
One method to prevent overspray is to use a piece of heavy cardboard to protect desirable plants.
It is an effective grass killer but care must be taken to prevent overspray onto flowers.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency does not consider glyphosate to be a human carcinogen.
These products do not translocate from the foliage to the root system and require repeated applications.
Depending on the thickness of the steel chosen, the edging can last from 20 to 25 years.
However, plastic becomes brittle after extended sun exposure and may need to be replaced within five years.
If any small roots are left in the soil, the grass will reappear.
