what weed control around 3yr old whips?

[shillo]

Ive been asked to treat weeds around these young trees which havent been treated since planting. Weeds are mainly matted old grasses probably only 6" above soil level.

 

kerb granuals or glyphoshate?

 

Its a community woodland so i was trying to do it on the cheap. I think its going to need at least 2 applications to get it under control.

 

any ideas?

[Peasgood]

Glyphosate but don't get any on them at all.

[treeseer]

Cardboard.

 

If weeds are matted and old, how can herbicide work?

[SamWhiting12]

Cover with a metre radius of woodchip or sawdust, could probably get them for free.

 

Sam

[shillo]

Thanks for the replies.

 

I was thinking of wood chip to. I might try glyphosate and wood chip.

[Pinkfoot]

MCPA,Glysophate and Ronstar liquid mixed.Do it Feb/March on a nice sunny day and you will be weed free for months.

Sorted.

[JLA Arborists]

Taken from http://www.hedgelayer.freeserve.co.uk/plantrim.htm

 

I'd imagine a couple of inches of chip could replace the leaves.

 

"The following methods were used for weed suppression and ground preparation which saved a lot of time digging and weeding. This was done in late September 2000, when we start to get our autumn rainy season.

Slash the grasses and weeds back, leave them lying on the site.

Add 1/2 inch one year old composted sheep manure.

Cover the lot with a thick layer of flattened cardboard boxes.

Cover with mulch, I used 3 inches of one year old leaf mold (crawling with soil-building insects) then covered with new leaves when they fell.

Place cut branches over the site to keep things from blowing around, and to capture passing leaves.

In late November, when I planted the hedge, the soil under the cardboard was friable, the weeds and grass, along with their roots were gone, and digging small pits for the plants was a dream, right through the softened cardboard, rather than trying to dig into concrete, which would have been the case, had I tried to dig into the thick roots of the grasses and weeds of late summer.

By adding mulch over this in the summer 2001, I have had only a few wizened thistles to hand weed. Otherwise, the hedge plants are thriving, and grasses are held in check."