I’m sure this has been discussed, however, I want to survey folks to see what works for you and what you do.
I planted many conifer seedlings this spring into an old pasture. I mowed and sprayed gly last year, but the seed bank is waking up. I sprayed around individual trees this spring after planting using a bucket to cover the seedlings and a backpack sprayer to kill emerging weeds and grass around the perimeter of each individual seedling. This worked well, the circles are still identifiable but weeds are emerging again.
I think I will do this again, however every time I do it is an opportunity to kill or damage the seedlings on accident. Is there a proven pre emergent I should add to the gly to prevent re-emergence of the weeds that pop up next to the tree. Mowing isn’t an option and doesn’t really work in my opinion as the weeds are still alive and stealing moisture and nutrients.
Thanks in advance for any input.
I planted many conifer seedlings this spring into an old pasture. I mowed and sprayed gly last year, but the seed bank is waking up. I sprayed around individual trees this spring after planting using a bucket to cover the seedlings and a backpack sprayer to kill emerging weeds and grass around the perimeter of each individual seedling. This worked well, the circles are still identifiable but weeds are emerging again.
I think I will do this again, however every time I do it is an opportunity to kill or damage the seedlings on accident. Is there a proven pre emergent I should add to the gly to prevent re-emergence of the weeds that pop up next to the tree. Mowing isn’t an option and doesn’t really work in my opinion as the weeds are still alive and stealing moisture and nutrients.
Thanks in advance for any input.