Ground Elder

val3147 · « **on:** April 08, 2008, 12:36 »

Hi,

I have sprayed, riddled, hoed, covered, rotavatored it keeps coming back stronger. Any ideas on how to get rid of it?

Celtic Eagle · « **Reply #1 on:** April 08, 2008, 12:44 »

Hi Val

Welcome to the forum

'fraid it's more of the same every time you see some dig it out carefully eventually it'll be gone

If it's round plants paint round-up on the leaves so you dont disturb roots

compostqueen · « **Reply #2 on:** April 08, 2008, 13:42 »

It's a blooming nightmare :evil: Had it in my front garden and it nearly drove me insane. I ended up getting all the shrubs out in the end, hand pulling every bit I could find. It's like damned spagetti, great mats of it despite the fact I thought I'd kept on top of it. I ended up waiting for it to regrow and then zapping the green leaves once they'd got to a size to take the Glyphos. Did that a few times but then I got rid of the border and made it lawn. That way it keeps getting mowed and we hope that will be the finish of it. Doubt it somehow

I didn't dare move the shrubs though in case I just spread the problem to other areas of the garden

Bear · « **Reply #3 on:** April 08, 2008, 13:46 »

I have the same problem in the garden of the new house. It's coming through at one part from next door.

I'm going to dig it out of the border but it's into the lawn as well so I guess no hope of really getting rid!

Yorkie · « **Reply #4 on:** April 09, 2008, 21:31 »

I found a couple of applications of glyphos really weakened a big patch of it. I also dug out as much as I could.

Stripey_cat · « **Reply #5 on:** April 12, 2008, 14:15 »

Keep hoeing it! We got rid of it for my grandmother by hoeing it off as soon as it showed the tiniest bit of leaf. After a couple of years of weekly or even daily hoeing, it gave up!

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