Unwanted growths in my Floxx
 

I have a spread of nice-looking Floxx that has what looks to be a
small amount of weeds growing amongst the Floxx. The weeds appear
like long blades of grass. I can and have tried to remove them, one
blade at a time, but I am wondering if a weed-killer such as Weed B
Gone would do it without damaging the Floxx? Or maybe something else?

Thanks

Duke

Unwanted growths in my Floxx
 

Unwanted growths in my Floxx
 

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I have a spread of nice-looking Floxx that has what looks to be a
small amount of weeds growing amongst the Floxx. The weeds appear
like long blades of grass. I can and have tried to remove them, one
blade at a time, but I am wondering if a weed-killer such as Weed B
Gone would do it without damaging the Floxx? Or maybe something else?

Thanks

Duke

There are products which can be sprayed on flower beds that will kill
grasses but not broad leafed plants. Grass-be-Gone and Grass Getter are 2
that I have seen in garden stores.

Unwanted growths in my Floxx
 

Unwanted growths in my Floxx
 

On Sat, 2 May 2009 11:03:29 -0500, Eggs Zachtly
wrote:

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

Phlox it is.

creeping


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.

Delaware


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.

Looks like I have a problem!

Thanks

Duke