Creeping Charlie/Ground ivy eradication
molman
4 years ago
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Comments (12)Thanks for all of the suggestions. I will look for Greenview. I was considering WeedBgone max for lawns but the creeping charlie is so widespread that it would take several gallons of spraying to cover all of the creeping charlie with the danger of drifting into my gardens. I got an email from the Scotts company which said that applying Scotts Step 2 in the spring would control creeping charlie. Here is the text of the email: "In northern lawns, Creeping Charlie can be spot treated with Ortho Weed B Gon MAX. Follow the instructions on the label and spray on the foliage when no rain is expected for 1 hour. Creeping Charlie may also be controlled with Scotts Step 2 in the spring. This application will provide control of the weeds along with a fertilizer for a stronger, healthier lawn. Apply to wet foliage and allow the granules to remain undisturbed for at least 24 hours. For southern lawns, Creeping Charlie may be spot treated with Ortho Weed B Gon MAX Ready-To-Use or with a broadcast application of Scotts Bonus S. The Scotts Bonus S will provide control of the weeds along with a fertilizer for a stronger, healthier lawn. Apply either the Scotts or Ortho products once daytime temperatures are consistently above 65 degrees. Do not mow for 2 days before or after application. A second application of the Ortho Weed Be Gon MAX may be necessary 2 weeks later. Follow all package instructions for best results."...See MoreSpeaking of invasive - anyone have luck removing Creeping Charlie
Comments (23)It's a little trickier than most broad leaved weeds but I still wouldn't rank it as the worst. Not at all. In a lawn: the best is something containing triclopyr: there are "homeowner" formulations out there, in the big box stores, that are a little weak and use the amine. I'm pretty sure the current version of "Weed B Gone" is tc amine. At the very least add a few drops of dishwashing detergent, because I think they skimp on the surfactant, and use the strongest dilution recommended. It is best to do it in the fall, but it might have seeded at that point, second best is spring, summer is the worst because I think it goes semi-dormant. I personally used a triclopyr ester in the fall and got complete kill of huge patches. A "3 way" formulation works too, albeit not quite as well as triclopyr so I wouldn't bother. Crossbow would work but again that's a "professional" product and I wouldn't recommend it unless you can handle using those. Just in a bed? Use a strong dilution of glyphosate, again, with enough surfactant to completely wet the leaves. Trust me, if applied correctly, it will die. Maybe not until 10 days later, though. When you're done with the glyphosate, please don't drink it or use it as a cocktail mixer. It might 'cause cancer': just as dairy (even organic), red meat, alcohol, or refined sugar might. I just spot treated some tiny areas of it with triclopyr ester, but this late in the season you have to be very careful about the vapors hitting nearby plants if you dealing with it near an ornamental bed. I once got into a bit a trouble with a huge area-wide application of tc ester to kill charlie and violets: we had an inversion that night, totally still air which is very unusual here, and fog formation. The vapor hung in the air and somewhat burnt the foliage of a Cedrus 'Shalimar' and a couple other ornamentals. They survived but it was a learning experience. Nothing would have happened if there had been some wind that night. I share the story to say: be careful with ester formulations. But, violets and charlie are completely gone from the main part of my lawn. (the spot treatment I mentioned was for a side area of grass, near ornamental beds, where I didn't want to use my ATV sprayer)...See MoreCreeping Charlie
Comments (8)You planted it on purpose? Oh, Jessaka, say it isn't so! : ) This stuff appeared in our yard, on the edge of our pond, four or five years ago. Since then, I have mostly been able to dig it out (not easy in clay soil and bermuda grass) but it keeps popping up here and there over and over again and I keep digging it out over and over again. I probably just should have hit it with Round-Up the first time I saw it, but I hate using chemicals, so I didn't. Luckily, we don't have a lot of wet areas in our yard most years, so it has remained contained in a very small area, but I've never been able to completely get rid of it even though there have been times I thought it was finally gone. Creeping Charlie spreads by roots, seeds and rhizomes so it can be very persistent. The one thing you have to decide is whether you want to have all of it or none of it. Understand this--if you keep any of it at all on purpose, you will be fighting it for the rest of your life. It is relentless and grows and spreads. I don't think it could ever crowd out Bermuda grass completely--and even if it could, would you really want to unleash something on your landscape that is more aggressive than Bermuda Grass? So, your choice is to remove it or live with it. You cannot keep it and contain it, especially in your perpetually wet soil. Even if you could put down some sort of barrier--like metal landscape edging in an effort to contain it, it still would creep over it or under it, or seeds would blow around and sprout elsewhere. If you want to remove it, you can use a herbicide on it, you can use a pe-emergent to try to keep the seeds from sprouting, you can dig it out....you can try all the above, and be prepared to have to work for several years to get rid of it because it will keep coming back. The only way I know of to really, really get rid of it is to sell your house, pack up and move someplace else where there is no Creeping Charlie. I've linked some more detailed info on how to try to get rid of it. If you don't choose to get rid of it, it will take over every plant bed you have and much of your lawn too. This is not a plant that can "peacefully co-exist" with anything else. Good luck with this monster, Dawn Here is a link that might be useful: Controlling Creeping Charlie...See Morecreeping charlie?
Comments (7)That kind of does look like it might be "Glechoma hederacea" which can be a tough plant to get rid of. Many sources still state that this plant is a shade plant, and it is, but it has adapted quite well to growing in full sun as well. The best method of control is a good healthy soil that grows strong and healthy plants that can crowd this one out. These are adventitious plants and will grow wherever the seeds can find some place to germinate. Soil pH, a balanced nutrient level, and ample soil organic matter seem to inhibit growth. The place to start any control measures is with a good reliable soil test for soil pH and major nutrient levels and your Wisconsin State University does that through the Cooperative Extension Service. You can spray a plant poison (2,4,D and Dicambra) and then in a few weeks spray some more and then keep doing that and harming the environment at the same time or properly correct the soil so that becomes unnecessary....See More
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