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Grass Growing Through Mulch? Two Easy Solutions

Two manageable fixes: 1. Smother with newspaper. Rake off mulch, lay 4–6 newspaper sheets over grass, replace mulch. Newspaper smothers grass and decomposes naturally. 2. Spot-spray herbicide. Use Roundup-type product on grass. Shield plants carefully from drift with cardboard or overturned buckets — herbicide kills all plants.

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