Originally Posted by Rmart30
Originally Posted by jwalker77
Originally Posted by mv67
Wanted to ask for help. I have a backyard garden and wanted to ask what is the best way to control grass and weeds from growing in it. The area I plant was originally part of my yard with grass growing in it. This area has been planted to about 10 years and tilled every year. I have added topsoil over the years and I have limed and put out fertilizer each year. I spray glyphosate at least a month or so before planting and I spray again a few days before tilling the soil. I plant and it seems like everything is dead but as soon as the first rain hits it looks like I am better growing sod than a garden. In a few weeks it is solid grass and green growth. Is there any way to avoid this?

Treflan is a good preemerge, cant use it on corn though.


is that all it cant be used on? Im interested in planting watermelon and cantaloupe.

No good for that. Sonalan or curbit for watermelons and canteloupes. They need a rain within about 3days to activate. I use sonalan. It does a really good job if you get the rain on it. Dramatically decreases the grass and weeds