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Eggs Zachtly · 02-05-2009, 05:03 PM posted to alt.home.lawn.garden

said:

I have a spread of nice-looking Floxx that has what looks to be a
small amount of weeds growing amongst the Floxx.

Do you mean "Phlox"? Is it a creeping Phlox, or a tall, Garden Phlox?

The weeds appear like long blades of grass.

It sounds like Bermuda grass, but without knowing your geographic location,
it could be a lot of things.

I can and have tried to remove them, one blade at a time,

Which will do little good (save for athstetics) if it is Bermuda. You'll
need to either kill the grass, or remove the stolen, which can be quite
deep.

but I am wondering if a weed-killer such as Weed B
Gone would do it without damaging the Floxx?

Probably not. It will probably kill the Phlox.

Or maybe something else?

If it /is/ Bermuda grass, it's difficult to kill, especially this time of
year, even with a non-selective herbicide such as Glyphosate. It's
aggressively growing, and can recover quickly. Your best bet is to try and
dig down and remove the stolens. You may damage some of the Phlox's roots
in the process, but it should recover fine.

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Eggs

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