Landscaping/Flowerbed weeds...pull or spray? - TexasBowhunter.com Community Discussion Forums

kck · 04-06-2021, 08:09 PM

What are y’all’s thoughts on spraying vs. pulling weeds in your landscaping/flowerbeds for best results? Plants only include larger stuff spaced out 3-4 ft. (i.e. large grasses, junipers, small trees).

Ryan C · 04-06-2021, 08:52 PM

Spray.....but that’s what I do......and I’m lazy. Round up applied carefully should be fine.

MadHatter · 04-06-2021, 09:06 PM

I'm a puller.
Don't use any chemicals.

bobbaganoosh · 04-06-2021, 09:08 PM

I spray also. Just be careful not to hit the plants, especially on windy days.

Pineywoods · 04-06-2021, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadHatter

I'm a puller.
Don't use any chemicals.

Same here

txheartshot · 04-06-2021, 09:12 PM

I need to find something that works on nutsedge. I’ve tried Sedgehammer and one other product, along with round-up and no luck so far.

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Fishndude · 04-06-2021, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kck

What are y’all’s thoughts on spraying vs. pulling weeds in your landscaping/flowerbeds for best results? Plants only include larger stuff spaced out 3-4 ft. (i.e. large grasses, junipers, small trees).

I spray a specific killer that won’t mess with your plants like grasses, roses etc. can’t remember the name but check for it at ace or HD

tps7742 · 04-06-2021, 09:25 PM

When I was younger I pulled them. Now that I am older spray works much better.

Greenheadless · 04-06-2021, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by txheartshot

I need to find something that works on nutsedge. I’ve tried Sedgehammer and one other product, along with round-up and no luck so far.

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Amen! In for advice for this as well.

Box-R · 04-06-2021, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Pineywoods

Same here

I pull some and hoe the others; no chemicals.
For example, the thistles get hoed and if you slice 'em off at ground level where you can see the white, inner core, they do not come back.
The Bast*rd (really? can't use THAT word???) Cabbage used to be pretty bad in my pasture; 3 years ago I started pulling them (you have to get that long tap root) after I found that mowing/shredding didn't do it and they came back from that.

M16 · 04-06-2021, 10:26 PM

I’ll ask my wife. I don’t have a clue. I do farm and ranch. She’s in charge of home and garden.

Mike Fangman · 04-07-2021, 08:33 AM

If there's a bunch, ill spray, just a few and they get pulled.

KIETHSTONE · 04-07-2021, 10:50 AM

I use crab ex or halts without broadleaf weed control. Pre-emergent works just as well in the beds as it does in the lawn. This results in much fewer weeds to manage.

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John Paul · 04-07-2021, 04:32 PM

I spray, sorta. Bought this pvc wand that has a paint roller on the end and you put chemical in the handle. Dab and go.

https://www.sprayersupplies.com/rw02...SABEgIVZPD_BwE

dustoffer · 04-07-2021, 07:29 PM

If they are broadleafs and not grassy---get a weed killer with 2-4,d in it but don't use Roundup as it will kill your shrubs and flowering plants. Best thing to do is use Neil Sperry's advice and put out pre-emergent herbicide granules that kills a weed when the seed sprouts.

ColinR · 04-07-2021, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Fangman

If there's a bunch, ill spray, just a few and they get pulled.

This.

huntingtx · 04-07-2021, 07:48 PM

You can also use a torch which works great killing them

kmitchl · 04-07-2021, 08:20 PM

Spray here. Just did it today.

RMW · 04-07-2021, 08:35 PM

Get you some Surflan pre- emergent apply twice a year, February and September. You won’t have any weeds to speak of. You can spray all over your plants won’t hurt a thang except turn them orange till the rain washes it off.

ThisLadyHunts · 04-07-2021, 08:51 PM

I spray. But in my family of green thumbs, I’m known as Nature’s Mortician, so don’t go by me.

04-06-2021, 08:09 PM	#1
kck Ten Point Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: La Grange, TX Hunt In: Fayette, Colorado and Maverick County	Landscaping/Flowerbed weeds...pull or spray? What are y’all’s thoughts on spraying vs. pulling weeds in your landscaping/flowerbeds for best results? Plants only include larger stuff spaced out 3-4 ft. (i.e. large grasses, junipers, small trees).

04-07-2021, 04:32 PM	#14
John Paul Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pleasanton Hunt In: Blackhill, McCoy, Encinal	I spray, sorta. Bought this pvc wand that has a paint roller on the end and you put chemical in the handle. Dab and go. https://www.sprayersupplies.com/rw02...SABEgIVZPD_BwE Last edited by John Paul; 04-07-2021 at 04:36 PM.

04-07-2021, 07:48 PM	#17
huntingtx Six Point Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Austin, Texas Hunt In: Willow City, Texas	Torch You can also use a torch which works great killing them

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04-06-2021, 08:52 PM	#2
Ryan C Eight Point Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Munday, Tx Hunt In: North Texas. Northern NM	Spray.....but that’s what I do......and I’m lazy. Round up applied carefully should be fine.

04-06-2021, 09:06 PM	#3
MadHatter Ten Point Join Date: Feb 2014	I'm a puller. Don't use any chemicals.

04-06-2021, 09:08 PM	#4
bobbaganoosh Six Point Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Needville, Tx Hunt In: Public	I spray also. Just be careful not to hit the plants, especially on windy days.

04-06-2021, 09:12 PM	#6
txheartshot Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Needville, USA Hunt In: Webb & Gillespie counties	I need to find something that works on nutsedge. I’ve tried Sedgehammer and one other product, along with round-up and no luck so far. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

04-06-2021, 09:25 PM	#8
tps7742 Ten Point Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Texas Hunt In: East tx	When I was younger I pulled them. Now that I am older spray works much better.

04-06-2021, 10:26 PM	#11
M16 Pope & Young Join Date: Dec 2009 Hunt In: Colorado, LaSalle, ,Menard Counties	I’ll ask my wife. I don’t have a clue. I do farm and ranch. She’s in charge of home and garden.

04-07-2021, 08:33 AM	#12
Mike Fangman Ten Point Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Hunt In: Ranger & Kerrville	If there's a bunch, ill spray, just a few and they get pulled.

04-07-2021, 10:50 AM	#13
KIETHSTONE Ten Point Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Flint Hunt In: Jack	I use crab ex or halts without broadleaf weed control. Pre-emergent works just as well in the beds as it does in the lawn. This results in much fewer weeds to manage. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

04-07-2021, 07:29 PM	#15
dustoffer Pope & Young Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Seguin, Tx Hunt In: S/Central Tx	If they are broadleafs and not grassy---get a weed killer with 2-4,d in it but don't use Roundup as it will kill your shrubs and flowering plants. Best thing to do is use Neil Sperry's advice and put out pre-emergent herbicide granules that kills a weed when the seed sprouts.

04-07-2021, 08:20 PM	#18
kmitchl Ten Point Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Montgomery, TX Hunt In: Eldorado	Spray here. Just did it today.

04-07-2021, 08:35 PM	#19
RMW Ten Point Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Burr Hunt In: Down South	Get you some Surflan pre- emergent apply twice a year, February and September. You won’t have any weeds to speak of. You can spray all over your plants won’t hurt a thang except turn them orange till the rain washes it off.

04-07-2021, 08:51 PM	#20
ThisLadyHunts Ten Point Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: Central Texas Hunt In: Austin, Boerne, Wyoming, South America	I spray. But in my family of green thumbs, I’m known as Nature’s Mortician, so don’t go by me.