Bill wrote: I need to remove a whole bunch of really annoying viney weeds which someone else planted in my flower beds (they may have been "cute" at one time) --now it's time for all of them to go. I see that it has been 9 weeks since I made my post above. In a dedicated way, I worked all of the soil and removed virtually all of the annoying viney weeds. But we have had a lot of rain since then.. Now I am facing "new growth"--at least several kinds of weeks (not the original viney ones), almost 3 feet high and fairly dense. I've got 2 sessions in, one more to finish again. My wife suggested a "tarp" so we/I don't have to deal with them in another 9 weeks. I was thinking of some "hens and chicks" as groundcover, but it will take years for them to spread (and they are pricey on a per-each basis). My dad showed me, when I was a youngster, that they spread very effectively. I am also thinking about mulch. Will that adequately take care of my problems? Other ideas? Sell the house? ; ) Thanks Bill P.S. Concerning my new Spading Fork. Why do they even make them with 3 foot handles like the one I bought (for kids or short people)? I regret not buying one with a good 5 foot handle, for the leverage. I still really like it compared to the shovel. They both have their place.
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