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| I have just started to rearrange my back yard. Previously, a small circular garden had day lillies and weedy grass in it. Today I dug out everything. I plan to weed it with Glyphosate to kill any grass that is hiding underground. Does anyone know how long I must wait before I can plant in that garden after I have sprayed it? I am going to replant the lillies in the centre of the circle and surround them with succulent ground covers.
Also, I hope to mix that water saver stuff into the soil and build the garden right up to get extra good drainage. Will they like growing in with the water saver stuff, it would mean that I could save water by watering them deeply but less often. We have just had some trees cut down n lopped and I got them to make mulch out of them. Will lillies grow up through the mulch? I was planning on using a thick layer of mulch to help keep the weeds down and with water conservation. I can also get spent mushroom compost, would they like growing in that? I hope you don't mind me asking so many questions but I'd like to give the plants their best shot at surviving and I'm a very inexperienced gardener. |
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| Hi Sasu. Firstly, DO NOT spray the bare dirt with glysophate - it will do nothing whatsoever, apart from empty your pocket. It must be applied to the foliage of the plant you are trying to kill, so save your money for now and simply dab it on the new grass as it emerges. The way I read your post is that you're planning to replant the daylilies, then mulch the bed - is this correct? The daylilies won't have any problem with this, provided you don't take the mulch right up to the plant and risk smothering it. They will love you for the water-storage granules, and unless the ph of your soil is already of a high PH, the mushroom compost should be fine. Pam |
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| Sasu, daylilies are tough and they like plenty of food. If you're a beginner they're a good plant to start out on. I agree with Pam, tackle the grass survivors as they emerge, but you'll need to keep on top of it for a couple of years. I'd suggest also, if you dig the mushroom compost in, that will help with finding stray grass runners. A word of caution re the mushroom compost though, I recall a story on Burke's Backyard years ago discussing the ph of mc and that sometimes it can be supplied when it is so acid nothing will grow in it. I've never had the problem myself, but consider this if you have fail to thrive problems.. I guess if you are buying the bagged stuff it would surely be OK. An alternative would be cow manure - garden magic and not a bad smell. |
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