tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559844327227210064.post8646554702244185326..comments2023-06-02T05:04:28.255-06:00Comments on Multilocus: ProgressLindaCOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10316183776592482615noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559844327227210064.post-36523696861917220542011-04-12T06:44:54.585-06:002011-04-12T06:44:54.585-06:00Thanks for the comments, all.
Mike, I feel your ...Thanks for the comments, all. <br /><br />Mike, I feel your pain. I don't water this part of the yard, but I could for the purposes of pulling weeds? I do take advantage of the rain sometimes to pull weeds, but they end up going bananas between good soaking rains that would make weed pulling easier. I do think it's possible to have enough mulch in an area that it's an effective weed barrier, but I've got plenty to do without making a project of scraping off and moving gravel. Wahh.LindaCOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10316183776592482615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559844327227210064.post-5475716204847833412011-04-11T20:37:51.414-06:002011-04-11T20:37:51.414-06:00I have a fair amount of rocks around my driveway a...I have a fair amount of rocks around my driveway and house. I did not put them in, I bought the house that way. I too have weeds coming through the rocks all the time even though there is a landscape fabric underneath the rocks. And I too have knocked out the weeds with Roundup many times. Last year (trying to be a better steward) I tried the propane torch method and burned them up. What I found was the the torch did not burn the roots, only the greenery up top, so they came back in a few weeks. Plus I am burning a fossil fuel to do this. It would be better to not have the rocks there, but I can't do that. So is burning fossil fuel a few times a year better thtn using Roundup a couple times a year? My dilema...Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559844327227210064.post-57004571318307762852011-04-11T13:15:34.464-06:002011-04-11T13:15:34.464-06:00nice sweater...I used to have a friend who would p...nice sweater...I used to have a friend who would pour boiling water with heavy salt around his fire pit in the summer to keep down weeds.Karen Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18189370281390432351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559844327227210064.post-74096246468965413042011-04-11T13:11:20.635-06:002011-04-11T13:11:20.635-06:00I agree w/ Mama Pea - the boiling water probably w...I agree w/ Mama Pea - the boiling water probably won't kill the roots. If simply pulling the weeds is out, maybe smother them a la lasagna-style gardens? Layers of cardboard and/or newspaper covered with more gravel. Or if you have more time than money, temporarily remove as much of the existing gravel as possible and re-use that? <br /><br />The sweater looks great! I know what you mean about knitting vs. gardening - same thing happens to me every year!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11973984089001877006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559844327227210064.post-81392802895200560742011-04-11T08:00:29.236-06:002011-04-11T08:00:29.236-06:00Oh oh, oh, please don't use Roundup. Dat'...Oh oh, oh, please don't use Roundup. Dat's baaad stuff. I'll come weed for you. I LIKE to weed. I've never heard of the boiling water trick before. I would think the roots would still survive but it's sure worth a try. If it doesn't work, let me know and I'll be on my way!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.com