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Loseing control.

hopeful_in_Brevard

16 years ago

I planted one little sensitive plant (native) and it spread well ( the first two years.) It looks nice as a ground cover and controls weeds and gives you cute little pink puffs. But now it has almost covered the entire bed and is creeping across the grass path to my interior beds and getting close to the fence and the neighbors yard. It's hard to pull out and Im afraid if I use roundup on the areas where it isn't wanted it will kill more then I want. I live on the sand hill and natives seem to out do thereself here. Any suggestions on how to control it.

Pat.

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junkyardgirl
16 years ago
I planted one once, just to see what would happen. I wanted it to grow into my front yard. It grew into my neighbor's yard instead, and then back into my yard. Now, 5 years later, it's finally heading into the front yard.

My neighbor loves it, and that's good, because she got most of it. I think it was growing toward the sun. I have some I'm attempting to root and grow out in pots right now. It's been hard for me to transplant, even though everyone says it's easy.
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