miracle grow garden weed preventer

[Me]

My annuals often get taken over by weeds so i decided to try this product. I've read through the documentation, but can't see any directions on how often to use. Anyone use this product ?

[Travis]

Looking at the MiracleGro website I deduced that one application was good for the season. ie: spring to fall.

[Hal]

Never used what is called a pre-emergent, which means it stops the seed from sprouting and will do the same for your flower seed. I think one must start the seed in planters and transfer them to the ground later.

Hal

[Henry Kuska]

Since this product contains the same active ingredient as Preem, you may find the following thread of interest:

[vincent p. norris]

That product will stop only seed germination. It will not prevent perennial weeds.

A year or two ago I read of a product made from corn, completely non-toxic, that would do the same thing, and would decompose into Nitrogen (fertilizer).

I also read that Lowe's would be carrying it.

Anybody know the latest on that?

vince norris

[Doug Kanter]

Interesting thread, especially noticing all the people whose knees are bothering them. Apparently, they've never seen this:

've been using one for years. It slices off weeds just below the surface. I also had (but lost) a similar tool which had a horizontal knife instead of the triangular blade on the Smith & Hawken tool. Both worked equally well, but the S&H blade was easier to sharpen with a few passes of a medium stone.

[Charles]

I saw an ad for something called "Garden Bio-Film" which says it is made from corn and other things.

URL:

's made by a corporation, so it must be bad.

[figaro]

It is corn gluten and I have used it once a couple of years ago when I was putting plugs in a new lawn area for a friend. It worked fairly well and I would use it again under the same circumstances. It was sold at an independant nursery so I can't comment on its availabiity elsewhere.

[raycruzer]

Long-handled hoe-blade tools work fine for smaller weed sprouts. Any weed with roots deeper than 4-5 inches requires a different type of tool, like the Ergonica Weed Twister

with double-coiled tines. This tool also works like a circle hoe, which is popular in England. Perhaps it's a little more work than chemicals, but it's better for the environment.