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 Dirtworker Feb 23, 2020 10:22 AM CST |
Howdy everyone, I joined here last year after creating Daylily hill , I am in the midwest right in the middle in Illinois . I would like to know what is the best granular pre emergent as I am told it should applied when the soil is fifty degrees , is this correct ? this is a pretty steep grade and I am concerned about product washing down the slope.....perhaps , put down some mulch and apply granular on top...er would that work? thanks Steve |
Name: Mary Crown Point, Indiana (Zone 5b) josieskid Feb 23, 2020 2:51 PM CST |
I know nothing about the stuff, so maybe I could learn something.  Is the soil completely bare? I would think you'd put the pre emergent down first, then cover with...straw?  What ever you do, I hope it works for you! I are sooooo smart! |
Name: James California (Zone 8b)  JamesT Feb 24, 2020 3:36 PM CST |
Dirtworker said:I joined here last year after creating Daylily hill , I am in the midwest right in the middle in Illinois . Fifty degrees is pretty tough to negotiate, let alone try to work on. Could you use a liquid pre-emergent which will soak in rather than rolling down? If not, maybe you could locate a set of hill jacks, and tilt it until the slope is a little less severe. |
Name: Larry Enterprise, Al. 36330 (Zone 8b)          Seedfork Feb 24, 2020 3:49 PM CST |
| James, Don't think hill jacks work...especially when it comes to adjusting the temperature! Edited to add: I have no useful experience with using pre-emergent on steep slopes but I would assume you would have to put it down in contact with the soil first, then put mulch over the top. I think it could be hand watered in so it did not wash away and once that was done, it would be fine as long as the soil was not disturbed. |
Dirtworker Mar 7, 2020 6:55 PM CST |
Seedfork said:James, aw shoot ! I forgot about the barrier thing on preemergents...I have to be able to get on it , I have some more additional planting I want to do...prolly not for six weeks er so.. I just was out looking at the hill , my bare root lillies from last year are breaking the ground!!   was looking at amazon to see what I could get delivered tomorrow, trying to find liquid products that maybe I could put down with a hose end sprayer...er some Preen for crabgrass...granular....its going to rain first of the week and alternating days too.. my only other choice I have is the manual fight....glyphos tea and crab pulling with my crab yankin tools....maybe some of my nursery mulch left over from last fall... any suggestions are especially welcome , and I hope everyone is as ready for spring as I am....I have a purple martin colony and there housing is ready to go!!! Steve. |
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