On 28 Jan 2007 06:27:18 -0800, "
wrote:

My "Nearly Wild" rose bushes are filled with grass growing
in between the stems.A lot of grass---
Admittedly, I should have attacked it last season, and didn't
Last week I tried digging it out and did not have much
success. It looks terrible. I read the label on the Ortho grass
killer and it states don't spray near plants, etc. so I assume
I can't use the Ortho. Is there anything I can put on the grass?
Or, other methods? Thanks Liz Zone 7


Cover the ground area with several layers of newspaper and weigh it
down with dirt clumps or rocks. The grass should be dead in 4-8
weeks.