...poison ivy, use six parts vinegar with one part salt, Spray on leaves. Avoid needed plants, like grass, flowers, vegetables ets.

(And after the possible tornado tomorrow...)

But that's a good idea

The trick is keeping the seeds moist til they sprout after that if you notice a big weed, pull it but in no time flat you will have a work free flower patch

Scrape them up with one of those hula hoe things. I always thought they were silly until I actually used one. And then I liked them a lot.

Takes a tiny bit of effort and you could make quick work of those little weeds in a few minutes, then they won't be a pain when they get bigger. I would pick up as many as possible but that's all I can think of.

It's a shallow hoe.

which I'd rather not... Just because..

Murdoch's which is the regional yard&barn or farm&fleet around here. Pretty much any place that carries garden tools will have them, I think. Mine cost $25 a few years ago. Might not be called a hula hoe but that was the name of the ones in the commercials I saw ages ago, don't know what else to call it.

You can also sharpen the edge too. I found them pretty handy for surface, and down a few inches, cleaning of young growth but they'll yank up some hefty weeds.

Just a suggestion, there may be something better that I have never encountered so do what you think is best.

Same area but I photographed it in the evening in the shade

It seemed like the right thing for what you wanted to accomplish.

Glad I could help!

Just take a file to it. We had rocky soil and we put some serious mileage (five for 7 acres' use) on those things and they were still usable for the next year!



Happy gardening, I don't have much to work with here without major investment. I have some ideas and have to get working on them while it's still raining.

Too much work. The easy way is simply to get some cardboard, lay it down, and cover with mulch.

Another thing you do is use a weedwacker to cut the weeds off at the root, then put the cardboard down and the mulch.

but for some reason their diggings did not prevent this mat..

So I am not sure what they will make of a cardboard. I can use it on some area. The photo above is just a small part of the area covered.

30% vinegar -Amazon or Hd. Add a few drops of dish soap.

for 17.

Thatch rake.

Works on thick ice in winter, too! He had way too much fun with it back in the day 😉


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