Leonard from Car Coral, Florida writes
I have ground cover. Weed removal is tedious.
Depending on the type of weeds you have in your ground cover and the type of ground cover you have will depend on what product options may work for you. Without more specifics we cannot say for certain that the following products will get rid of what you have and will not harm your ground cover. You will want to check the product labels to ensure they meet your needs. For post emergent control (killing something that has already come up in your treatment areas) if the weeds are grassy you could use something like Grass Out Max or Fertilome Over the Top. This will only kill and target grasses coming up in ornamental beds. If you have broadleaf weeds, hand pulling or spot treating with roundup for post emergent control is about the only option. Broadleaf weed control products cannot be sprayed over the top of ground covers as they are broadleaf plants and will likely be harmed as well. For pre emergent control (preventing weeds/grasses from coming up through treatment areas) you have a lot more options to choose from. Surflan Pro/Surflan AS, Gallery 75 DF, Snapshot and many others would be wonderful options that you can use in spring and fall to help prevent persistant weeds from coming back throughout the season. Again, please check the product labels on each page to ensure that the weeds you are targeting and the ground cover you have are on the label as safe for use.
Answer last updated on: 03/04/2016
