if I need weed killer, I use the 20% vinegar I get from the nursery.  stinks to high heaven but it will kill anything.  very effective & totally safe.

Thanks Zem.

Well, I went back out and managed to pull most of it.  Felt  better abt it than  chemicals. I’ll have to stay on top of it though. Thanks for listening to me.

And the last item is Campanula Cherry Bells. It will definitely be gone by week’s end!

 

Kitty

 

 

From: o*@hort.net [mailto:o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of Zemuly
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2019 6:31 PM
To: g*@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] weeding-roundup

 

I only use Round-Up for Heavy Brush and Poison Ivy.   In your case I might try the Dr. Earth Weed Killer which is organic.  Ordinary Round-Up takes about three weeks to work. 

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On May 6, 2019, at 5:06 PM, Kitty Morrissy <1*@rewrite.hort.net> wrote:

Yes, I do some stupid things. A couple of years ago I was invited to a plant swap of people who know little more than the flower color of their plant. No name. It looked familiar but I couldn’t place it. Turned out to be a Commelina which spread like there was no tomorrow and seeded excessively. I have it more/less under control now by just pluck-pluck-plucking. I really should have known better.

 

Now it’s Persicaria Brushstrokes, Tovara. It seemed reasonably well behaved. A few volunteers here and there, but last fall it was all over the place and getting thick. I’ve pulled about half of it and these plants have really good roots. Awkward around the valuable plants I’m trying to protect.  Now I’m at an area where I originally planted it and there is not much else there. Since there are so many tiny seedlings everywhere, I know I’ll be fighting it for years to come around the valuable plants. But here where there’s little else, do you think Roundup might be in order?

 

Kitty

Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A