I Accidentally Sprayed Weed Killer on Flowers

My boss did the same thing! Post By John (Guest Post) (05/31/2006) I work in an office in a small row of terraced houses on a very beautiful tree-lined street in a small town in Ireland. The office is one of 6 houses in a new terrace built to complement the existing Georgian terraces in the area. My boss, with great forethought planted about 40 creepers of varying types in the gardens and shared laneway, which he has been tending for 5 years now. Some of them are very beautiful indeed. Last Thursday he accidentally sprayed them all with weed killer thinking he was treating them for black spot. We await the outcome with bated breath. RE: I Accidently Sprayed Weed Killer on Flowers Post by ThriftyFun (4042) | (04/25/2006) Profile | Blog! | Contact Unfortunately weed killer also kills flowers. You could try rinsing them with water. Spray the foliage with water and try to spray them off so the water goes outside the bed if possible, then just soak the bed. It may help dilute the weed killer so some of them make it. If they are already dying, it is probably too late. Eat a lot of humble pie and tell her you are sorry and will replace all the plants that die. You won't want to replant in that bed for a week or two, depending on the kind of weed killer you used. Read the instructions and see how long it lasts. RE: I Accidently Sprayed Weed Killer on Flowers Post By (Guest Post) (04/25/2006) Some of them should still live, as flowers are not always weeds. In the meantime, salvage your relationship by putting extra work into her flowers. If some are dying, remove them (ONLY AFTER) you have purchased some other flowers to replace them with, & if at all possible, extend her garden to make it more beautiful. If you leave it nicer than it was previously, I think she will be happy. I would! haha Patsy RE: I Accidently Sprayed Weed Killer on Flowers Post By Connie A. (Guest Post) (04/25/2006) If I were you. I'd start digging NEW flower beds right away and replant. RE: I Accidently Sprayed Weed Killer on Flowers Post By (Guest Post) (04/25/2006) How about bringing her flowers? Not cut flowers, but flowering plants. A box of chocolates couldn't hurt, either. RE: I Accidently Sprayed Weed Killer on Flowers Post By (Guest Post) (04/25/2006) Geeeze, my husband could have written this! He did the very same thing last year to my flowers! Sorry to say, but you are in big trouble boy!! The weed killer will kill off the flowers eventually. It may take awhile, but they will die. You better go get her a gift certificate to her favorite nursery to buy more and vow never to go within 50 feet of her garden again. I now have a restraining order against my husband to not go near or around my flowers again!!