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Gardening

LunaSea

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2. Keep the weed killer as a last resort

Reply to Paper Roses (Original post)

Mon May 4, 2015, 07:50 AM

May 2015

If the neighbor is a friend, then chat with them and explain the circumstance. Perhaps the two of you could split a bag of better seed. Pulling up the offending invaders would be better than poison.

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Need advice without upsetting neighbor. RE Bird feeder [View all] Paper Roses May 2015 OP

I'd put in a rock garden before I'd put Roundup on anything eShirl May 2015 #1

Rocks are hard to grow. postulater May 2015 #4

You are too impatient. It takes millions of years to properly form them, so at best most folks can jtuck004 May 2015 #7

Keep the weed killer as a last resort LunaSea May 2015 #2

Sounds like a weird mix. Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #3

I don't think it's the bird seed NJCher May 2015 #5

Maybe pull a few and figure them out? Or pull them up, drop them in a barrel and cover jtuck004 May 2015 #6

Ask your neighbor if he would mind switching to just sunflower seeds... FloriTexan May 2015 #8