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Preen weed preventer in perennial beds
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Posted by
april_wine z7 Tennessee (
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Sat, Jun 2, 12 at 16:30
| Has anyone had any luck with using Preen in their perennial beds? Or not so good luck? I have thought of trying it but will absolutely die if it killed my plants! |
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RE: Preen weed preventer in perennial beds
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| I use Preen in certain areas but have not in Perennial beds as it does prevent reseeding. I highly doubt it would kill your plants but it wouldn't be the best for the soil. |
RE: Preen weed preventer in perennial beds
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| Yes, it's fine, just don't use around plants that you want to reseed themselves, such as foxglove, because obviously that won't work out. Preen is a good product and helps a lot. Not a 100% fix, but it cuts down significantly on weed seedlings. |
RE: Preen weed preventer in perennial beds
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| I use corn gluten (AKA organic Preen amongst other brand names) and mulch to prevent seeding of plants (including weeds) where I don't want them. I also plant relatively densely. I hesitate to use most lawn and garden man-made chemicals since I know they mostly don't break down quickly and end up in ground and surface water when it rains or the garden is watered. I don't have many problems with weeds with this treatment, though it isn't perfect. |
RE: Preen weed preventer in perennial beds
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| I have Homestead Verbena and Nepeta growing in area that I was considering using preen. Afraid it may damage the verbena since it trails. May try something organic. Thanks for the posts! |
RE: Preen weed preventer in perennial beds
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| In areas where I don't encourage self-seeding of valuable plants, I use mulch to both control weeds and feed the soil. Preen does nothing for soil quality, obviously, has to keep being applied (the cost is not insignificant) and last I checked there was some question about its possible deleterious effect on amphibians (i.e. toads, which I encourage in the garden to keep down pests). As to whether there might be an unknown long-term health effect on humans from using a broad-spectrum herbicide, that's one more thing I don't have to think about by not using Preen. |
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