[garddwr]

Is there a homemade weed killer you can use to kill ground elder. I can use a fork to fork it out of the borders but its in the old stone wall which I can't get to.

Is there any recipe anyone has for creating a spray to spray it ?

I have browsed the net and found that bleach is good and boiling water straight from the kettle and salt and maybe vinegar if its sunny,is any of this true and would boiling hot water be enough to kill it?

Thanks

[richyrich7]

have you tried one of them weed wand things has gas in it will burn them off, or you can buy a weed stick you rub onto them which contains a weedkiller.
all the things you mentioned may well work but like the weed wand will only kill the top growth, you'll need to be very persistent with ground elder.

[Bombers]

I'd keep on diggin' it out., and hope that eventually you'll weaken it sufficiently for it to give it up 

[richyrich7]

I'd keep on diggin' it out., and hope that eventually you'll weaken it sufficiently for it to give it up 

We had it when we moved in to our house 19 yrs ago, found a tiny piece this week !!!

[Bombers]

I'd keep on diggin' it out., and hope that eventually you'll weaken it sufficiently for it to give it up 

We had it when we moved in to our house 19 yrs ago, found a tiny piece this week !!!

Ohh JOY!!!  - Ground Elder.. What a B*gger!

[mumofstig]

all i'm trying to do is stop it getting a hold on my garden next door is full of it and they do nothing
I noticed today that they have a load of mares tail as well ! There is no end of war in sight is there

[richyrich7]

Thats where ours originally came from a dug a trench 12" deep along the fence and lined it down one side with damp proof membrane  to try stopping it. It did help quite a bit.

[Lardman]

Thats where ours originally came from a dug a trench 12" deep along the fence and lined it down one side with damp proof membrane  to try stopping it. It did help quite a bit.

Did you have problems with it coming up between the fence and the DPM ?  I was considering doing this to try and keep the bindweed and creeping buttercup from next door at bay.

[richyrich7]

Thats where ours originally came from a dug a trench 12" deep along the fence and lined it down one side with damp proof membrane  to try stopping it. It did help quite a bit.

Did you have problems with it coming up between the fence and the DPM ?  I was considering doing this to try and keep the bindweed and creeping buttercup from next door at bay.

We had a little, but I stapled the dpm to the bottom of the fence so that seemed to help and we had to continually snap off any new growth that did pop up.

[DD.]

Following feedback from a member, may I bring this to the attention of members.

Acknowledgement given to the RHS website.

RHS - Use of garden chemicals.

https://www.rhs.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/06FEA701-36F2-41AC-BAFA-E3BDBD22D52C/0/c_and_e_chemical.pdf

Quote from....

"Only products approved by
the government can be used as
pesticides, so home-made pesticides
brewed from concoctions of rhubarb,
cigarette butts or even washing-up
liquid are now outside the law."


This is an EU directive, and we wish to remain within the law. The implications are being looked into. In the mean time, may we ask that members be wary of suggesting "home made" solutions in respect of insecticide/herbicide.