Had some rather aggressively growing dandylions and chickweed, but too soon after a previous round of fertilizer to use Weed 'n' Feed, so I picked up some Ortho weed killer - the kind in the bottle you put on your garden hose - and began treating. The instructions say that in certain concentrations it's safe for lawns, and in heavier concentrations it starts killing just about everything it touches.
It worked as I expected it to, though some overspray hit the peonies. The ones hit by the overspray are now growing in curlycues, though other than some truly bizarre twists and turns appear to be growing normally, getting ready to bloom and everything. So, have I permanently damaged the plants, or will they be okay next season? We plan to move the beds, so if I have to discard those bulbs that'll be the time anyway.
Thanks!
- Wm