I have three small beds for my garden and flowers, and was wonder about the lime, like everyone else I've tried every brand of weed killer that says they kill wild onions, and they all lied, including the barrier mat, the little beggars shot straight through, no way to pull the bulb through the barrier. If there's a possibility lime can rid my gardens of wild onions, great! My problem with lime was that I always thought that was one of the ways you added acid to the garden, guess I was wrong, I never had to. Can someone explain? I have planted catnip every year for my cats, last year the bed was full of wild onions. If I pulled onions I also pulled catnip plants. The cats would not touch the catnip, and the wild onions were the only thing that was different, and this year, It has defied everything I've tried. I thought I had got rid of them and planted the catnip seeds, only to have the wild onions sprout back stronger, the seed is still about a week away from growth, I'm wondering if I can try spraying again? I read a article earlier that was suppose to be a pro Gardener talking, that said Otho extra, weed be gone, for crab grass, he says it will cut the waxy surface of the wild onion leaf and kill the bulbs Does lime have to be mixed into the soil or is it absorbed by watering? For those that say wild onions don't hurt the rest of the plants, they do absorb water needed for growing plants. This year our water levels are already low, if it comes down to a watering ban, it could be a major difference to your plants. Thanks ahead of time!

kari_gardener, They grow wild here in Georgia. Alot of people have problems with them spreading by either knocking parts of the cacti off onto the soil (they sprout roots and grow from those pads) or by attempting to mow them down... I think you have to burn them down to the grown to kill them? I think once you get it down to the ground, you will have to try getting all the roots from underneath the soil. This would be a last resort, but coming from a place where these things can become weeds in seconds, I would try giving some away if you find anyone that wants some and then if you don't want them, kill them... sounds mean, but hey, they sting and they spread like wildfire here. Elizabeth

William Carney, I would never buy from someone with unethical business practices like you are exhibiting. As the owner of your company, Globe Franchise dba ProPlugger, you signed up for Gardenweb just to post SPAM in our forums and knowing that you planned to disregard Gardenweb's TOS. You promised not to post SPAM when you signed up just yesterday, but then did it anyway. Hopefully, your unethical business practices will not lead to profit for you! I wouldn't use your product for this purpose anyway. Wild garlic/onions are often present in larger clumps than your fancy, overpriced bulb digger will handle. What do you think that monster is going to do to our daylily roots? Better to just wait until the soil is moist and pull the plants up, leaving the soil. Again, shame on you and your ripoff business for your disrespect of this website!

what a nightmare weed ... there is no upside to it ... once you are given the latin name.. feel free to further research the plant ... the word herb.. means a lot of things ... hence its hard to answer your question ... ken