Replanting After Herbicide on a Steep Ohio Slope

Replanting After Herbicide on a Steep Ohio Slope

Vegetation killed on steep slope; want to build deck and plant groundcover next year.

Wait Time After Herbicide

• Glyphosate (Roundup): plant anytime—no soil activity.
• Other herbicides: check label for "plant-back interval" (up to 1 year).
• Contact Ohio Extension for local advice.

Groundcover Options for Ohio Slopes

• Juniper – slow, evergreen, erosion control.
• Wintercreeper (Euonymus fortunei) – fast, evergreen.
• Memorial Rose / Meidiland Rose – flowering, spreading.
• Cotoneaster – berries, arching branches.
• Mother-of-Thyme – fragrant, low.

Match to slope aspect: south-facing = sun lovers; north-facing = shade tolerant.

Deck First, Then Plant

Build deck, lay weed barrier underneath, then plant edges.