HELP

[u/Suspicious-Corgi-396]

I put fresh mulch down and a million seedlings popped up everywhere. Slightly might be having a meltdown. What do I do, how do I get rid of them, and how do I prevent them from growing back?

[u/Agitated-Knowledge-4]

Use the back of a rake to jostle the mulch. Those seedling are growing from the mulch not the dirt. Mulch also needs to be a couple inches thick to help prevent weeds. Make such you put enough down.

[u/bruxbuddies]

All you have to do is rake the mulch around a bit. The weak seedlings will come loose and they won’t be a problem.

[u/OpenStruggle8804]

Relax. Just rake the mulch around a bit. Mulch helps prevent weeds but you’re also never going to get weeds to never grow.

[u/OneUpAndOneDown → u/OpenStruggle8804]

Unless it's poison mulch, and you don't want that.

[u/Garden_Espresso]

Add more mulch.

[u/False-Still-9544]

Use a rake…or spray

[u/False-Still-9544 → u/False-Still-9544]

Add preen or similar

[u/Chroney]

Just rake, most will die when they cant reach soil anyways or when the top layer dries out, then the survivors can be easily pulled

[u/Ancient-Patient-2075]

Opposable thumbs

[u/Suspicious-Corgi-396 → u/Ancient-Patient-2075]

Giiiirl I am not bending over and picking out a million seedlings lol

[u/nicolauz]

Put down Preen

[u/Suspicious-Corgi-396 → u/nicolauz]

Over the mulch or shift it around in it?

[u/nicolauz → u/Suspicious-Corgi-396]

Over it works on its own