On Tue, 13 Jun 2006 16:53:58 GMT, "mike" wrote:

hello,

i planted new plants (banana, bird of paradise, traveler's palms) three
weeks ago. was going to mulch around them afterwards, but never got to it.

the grass is now very high.

what is best way to get rid of it? don't want to "roundup" for fear of the
obvious.

it there a tool i can use? i have seen the "garden weasel" and garden claw"
on telivision and am wondering if one of these would be useful.

the grass is bahia, which has deep roots.

i like the grass and i don't like mulch. but i can't think of a way to keep
the grass surrounding these plants short. can you?

mike


Get the ground soaking wet or wait until a good rain, hand pull the
grass, then mulch.