Hoping maybe someone on here might have some experience in getting rid of sorghum. I purchased a house where the previous owners planted sorghum in the beds around the house. My wife and I want to plant something else but the sorghum has taken everything over, its moving into my lawn now as well.
In the past two weeks I've tried to clear out a single bed. I used 5 gallons of round up on the one medium sized bed. I sprayed, waited, sprayed, tilled up the bed, sprayed, sprayed and tried spraying again. The roundup had no impact. I tried tearing the plants out. However, I'm pulling them from the root and they have a crazy hardy root system. I pulled out a garbage bag full the first time, when they re-sprouted I went a bit more thorough and pulled out 6 additional garbage bags full. Followed by an additional two bags a few days after that. Tomorrow I'll be at it again. I dig them out and wait for new sprouts and dig them out some more.
There has to be a better way. Anyone have any advice that might help me out? It would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
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Welcome to the forum!
I hope that you sprayed something safe, if you are growing any food in the area.
Are these beds in full sun, or at least for half of the day? If so, you could try solarization. And, surprisingly, clear plastic works better for this than black; despite the plants growing underneath at first, the sun's
rays heat up the ground better, and eventually kill the weeds, if left on long enough, and sealed around the edges well. There might be some seeds that survive this, but it should kill the roots.
I hope that you sprayed something safe, if you are growing any food in the area.
Are these beds in full sun, or at least for half of the day? If so, you could try solarization. And, surprisingly, clear plastic works better for this than black; despite the plants growing underneath at first, the sun's
rays heat up the ground better, and eventually kill the weeds, if left on long enough, and sealed around the edges well. There might be some seeds that survive this, but it should kill the roots.
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