Recent content by southwind

We also call goatheads, three cornered burrs, or sheep burrs. We had them so bad when we moved to this place. We got some geese and there are no more burrs. They keep them down completely. We are in the country. Ducks may do the same, I do not know. But geese will eat every little plant...

I tried using vinegar and it just hurt the top of the plant. It did not go to the roots. I have been using roundup and have sprayed several times about a month apart. The plants get really sick looking so I just keep spraying ever so often. New plants will come up forever. That is why I had...

I am just getting my flower beds weeded! Then I will plant mostly annuals. I am trying to "summer fallow" beds to get rid of weeds before I do many perennials. I have mainly gone to shrubs and bushes because I have many peacocks and they love to taste and/or eat anything at ground level...

I read one of the posts that they sprayed bindweed with roundup or something and it died the next day but it came back. If the mixture is too strong the plant will burn down (and appear to be dead) on the top of the ground but it has not had time to take up the roundup to the roots. There...

I just came across this site. and would like to share how I control bindweed in small areas (30' x 30' for example) I have killed bindweed by covering it with black plastic. I buy the rolls that come 10 ' x 25'. I roll out the plastic and do not cover it with mulch. I anchor it with posts and...