Cactus and Weeds
 

Hi,
We recently put some cactus in a rock landscaped yard and they are doing
quite well. The problem is that there are weeds coming up and I am not sure
if there is some type of weed control that won't disturb the cactus.
Possible something organic?
Thank you,
Beverly

Cactus and Weeds
 

On Fri, 5 May 2006 15:29:37 -0700, "Beverly"
wrote:

Hi,
We recently put some cactus in a rock landscaped yard and they are doing
quite well. The problem is that there are weeds coming up and I am not sure
if there is some type of weed control that won't disturb the cactus.
Possible something organic?
Thank you,
Beverly



My personal method is to pull out the weeds by hand after a soaking
rain. My second choice is to use a hoe. You could make a shroud from
an empty plastic gallon jug, surround the weed, and spray it with
RoundUp.

Cactus and Weeds
 

I have also used my weed twister to pull out weeds lodged between
thorny cacti and other plants. The weed twister from Ergonica has a
coil width of about 2 inches. This allows for more precise weeding
than with other tools such as hoes with wider blades. There are also a
few other tools for weeding with precise dimensions.

Cactus and Weeds
 

Yup. In my experience (Phoenix, 10a) there's nothing for it but pullin
'em up. Eventally they won't come back, but it takes a little patience.