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Landscape fabric for weed control
Posted on 9/16/16 at 7:50 pm
Posted on 9/16/16 at 7:50 pm
A few months ago, I put down landscape fabric and mulch in an area next to a walkway. Everything thing was fine until today when I noticed some nutsedge weeds had grown through the fabric. Should I use a higher quality fabric or is it a losing battle as the nutsedge will grow through any landscape fabric?
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Posted on 9/16/16 at 7:51 pm to Eightballjacket
Please move to the outdoor board.
Posted on 9/16/16 at 8:00 pm to Eightballjacket
Losing battle. Nutsedge will grow through anything.
Posted on 9/16/16 at 8:00 pm to Eightballjacket
As far as I know, it's a barrier not a cover. Kill the weeds with spray as they pop up.
Posted on 9/16/16 at 9:35 pm to Eightballjacket
There's only one product that will kill nutsedge and it's called Sedgehammer. Get it on Amazon. I've used it and it works. Whatever you do do not pull it up. It will break off and leave the nuts in the soil and spread more.
This post was edited on 9/16/16 at 9:36 pm
Posted on 9/16/16 at 11:15 pm to Eightballjacket
The problem is not the fabric if it is high quality(lower quality have visible gaps and it will push through) It's the decaying mulch on top of the fabric that allows the sedge and other weeds to set roots which in turn eventually push through the fabric and create gaps for weeds to grow after you spray the ones that are there now. Vicious cycle. I rocked a bunch of my beds and it is low maintenance just spray once every two weeks and I'm good. I constantly work in people's yards and the best thing I can tell you is if you have a sedge problem you need to be spraying your yard as well as the beds.
Anyone who thinks there are "maintenance free" flower beds is silly.
Anyone who thinks there are "maintenance free" flower beds is silly.
Posted on 9/16/16 at 11:31 pm to Eightballjacket
Go to a garden supply house and get some SedgeHammer. That'll take care of it.
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