AboutRussel Ray Expertise I can answer questions about water-wise landscaping, xeriscaping, and using native vegetation, cactus, and succulents to create a home paradise that won't increase your water bill.
Experience My wise ol' grandmother got me started with cactus and succulents 42 years ago. The rest, as they say, is history.
Organizations National Association of Certified Home Inspectors, Better Business Bureau of San Diego
Education/Credentials After graduating from Texas A&M University, I started a plant-sitting business in Houston to take care of the house plants when people went on vacation. That went on for five years before I moved back to College Station and started several businesses, one of which was a landscaping business specializing in "dry" landscaping.
Awards and Honors The privilege of working with people.
Question I have some weed block fabric and some pine mulch. Will putting this down kill the weeds and stop them from growing or do I need to get rid of the weeds in my backyard before I put it down? Is there a poison that will kill the weeds in this weather? Partly cloudy 41 to 65 degrees.
Answer Hey, Brenda.
The best way to do it is to remove all the weeds as much as possible, spray some weed killer, put the fabric down, and then put the mulch on top.
If you just put the fabric and mulch down, you might have some very aggressive weeds eventually make it through the fabric, especially where you have the fabric sections overlaying each other.
Most weed killers should work in that temperature range, but they work best (i.e., more quickly) when it's hotter. Red the directions on the container while realizing that they have a built-in fudge factor and that they obviously want their product to perform at its peak so that you'll buy it again.
