My neighbor sprays something through the fence to kill weeds on her side. It has now seemed to make all of these bushes sick and killed the grass 2 feet into my property.. Is there anything I can do to help them recover? These have been here and thriving for over 20 years. Thank you for any help.
by thecoinnection
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Perhaps it’s time to wrap the fence in burlap so they can’t spray through it anymore.
As for the plants, they may be done. If it were me, I would over water the heck out of the area and cross my fingers.
Unfortunately your neighbors are beyond saving.
Unless she has some kind of hazardous chemical license, she’s not going to be able to kill a a established Bush with occasional herbicide sprays
Nothing that you could buy at the consumer level would be capable of doing it.
Your bushes will bounce back as long as you get her to stop spraying.
Go to r/treelaw your neighbor owes you a few thousand in damages if you care to pursue this. Hire a certified landscaper to estimate the damages and the cost of replacing everything. Then take neighbor to small claims. Include the cost of the landscaper in your claim
Have you considered spraying your neighbors?
Are you sure it was spray and not like salt or my dear old dad used to use… gasoline. Looks like they might have been trying to clear the gravel of weeds?
Lots of water will help with that. Bit of liquid plant food wouldn’t hurt either, but just a bit.
In theory its possible to save them, but by the looks of your lawn, you got quite a lot of spray. People just hold the nozzle 3ft above the ground and just hold it down letting the wind take the spray everywhere. It may not have been intentional, but whoever your neighbor is has 0 idea how to manage a property or has 0 respect for you for not even trying to target their side only.
You need to talk to your neighbor about his careless spraying.
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Use him as compost to revive your plants.
Looks like inadequate drainage and disease!
” It is a violation of Federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistant with its labeling.
Have you talked to her about replacing what she killed ? She must make amends either voluntarily or the court will force her . Maybe ask a lawnscaper for an estimate for removal of old &planting new.