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Posted: Apr/12/2006 1:22 PM PST
Hi everyone!! I have been raking and weeding and I was wondering... How do you remember exactly what to weed when you know your periennials will be coming up soon. How do you prepare your beds for Spring? Thanks a bunch! Blessings, Lily |
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Posted: Apr/12/2006 10:58 PM PST
 I usually let a little bit of growth come up in the beds so I don't accidentally trowel into the roots of plants still underground. And you get so you know where most plants will be sprouting. I leave the leaves on some perennial beds. I know the plants will pop up right through them. In other beds - like my bearded iris - I clean the leaves off and do a check on the rhizomes to make sure there isn't a problem starting. I think, to some extent, what you do with your perennial beds depends on what plants you have. But they all need weeded !
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Posted: Apr/12/2006 11:06 PM PST
i pull up the weeds I know are weeds but have learned my lesson on pulling up things until the plants start growing as I've pulled up so many plants and thrown them away |
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Posted: Apr/13/2006 11:14 AM PST
Thank You so much!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was kinda feeling overwhelmed ,But you made me feel focused and encouraged!! I know some day I will have this all down pat... You are all great!!! :-) Lily |
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Posted: Apr/13/2006 12:34 PM PST
Thanks Ron ! I know what I do works, but now I know why !
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Posted: Apr/13/2006 12:44 PM PST
I just pull what I know are weeds. You become familiar what your periennials new growth looks like so you know not to pull it. I rake it before anything really is coming up also. |
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Posted: Apr/14/2006 12:18 AM PST
I`ve 'cleaned my perennial beds', but after reading this post, I have a question. Every year I add peatmoss to my beds. I usually work it gently in the top 2''-3'' of soil. Should I just put it on top? and how deep? I use it because I have sandy soil, and it helps retain moisture in my soil.I do not normally add the peat until plants are all up. Thanks for any info |
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Posted: May/01/2006 2:21 PM PST
Quote: Originally posted by Ron I do not have 'weeds' since I mulch which prevents weed seeds from germinatingI know this is an old thread, but I've been thinking about this comment since I read it weeks ago (usually while spending hours digging weeds from my mulch beds!), and I have to admit it has me a bit baffled. Is your definition of "mulch" different from mine, or is your definition of "weeds" different from mine? Because I definitely use mulch in my flower beds, and I definitely get lots of unwanted, aggressive, invasive plants which I would consider weeds (wild onion, wild garlic, lily of the valley, unidentified vines, etc.) The idea that the simple act of mulching could eliminate weeds is quite spectacular, so I wonder where your experience and mine disconnect??? Any illumination here would be much appreciated. |
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Posted: May/01/2006 3:29 PM PST
henna, It could be that the weed seeds started to germinate before you set down the mulch so they end up growing up right through it. |
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Posted: May/01/2006 3:33 PM PST
Quote: Originally posted by Briarwoods henna,It could be that the weed seeds started to germinate before you set down the mulch so they end up growing up right through it. That's a promising idea... Does that mean that if I diligently remove weeds as they spring up, and regularly add mulch each spring and fall, that eventually I should be weed free in my mulch beds??? I didn't think that was possible! |
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