Re: How to Control Gound Ivy?

**N* S* <s*@earthlink.net>**

Folks, I'm leaving the prior message in tact as my information  
relates. Scotts is selling the same product
Iron HEDTA under thier new all organic line Whitney Farms www.whitneyfarms.com 
. The chemical is  manufacture by the German company,  Neudorff, the  
same company that
makes the Sluggo, etc. The Whitney Farms Lawn Weed Killer is a ready  
to use spray. According to the directions it kills weeds but not the  
grass. I believe it
has to do with the size of the leaf. The label says it kills common  
weeds. I used it for the first time today, so can't give any feedback.  
I don't have ground ivy, but did
use it on some invasive perennials. Will keep you posted. It will only  
be sold at independent garden centers.
Nancy Szerlag
On May 7, 2011, at 7:41 AM, Hamptongar@aol.com wrote:

> Lois:
>
> Last summer I did trials with Iron-X which is sold by Gardens Alive  
> and
> their related companies.  It's an iron derivative and it was very    
> affective
> in controlling ground ivy.  It's not cheap but for small areas   
> where you
> don't want to use chemicals it will kill the ground ivy with two
> applications.  We did our test on a 100 square foot plot of lawn  
> during the  summer.
> The lawn in this area was thin with ground ivy and dandelions  being  
> very
> pervasive.  We used a one gallon watering can to get good  coverage  
> and no
> drift, followed the label rate and the first application  gave  
> noticeable results
> with the second application as a follow up as per the  instructions.
>
> I think I saw a similar product containing HEDTA  in a RTU  spray  
> bottle at
> a garden center this week.  Not sure I'd want to spray it  though as  
> any
> drift onto other dicots may affect them as well.  As it gets  warmer  
> we're
> going to try using a foam paint brush with the product this summer   
> for spot
> applications.
>
> The product is also sold in Canada under a different trade name and  
> is one
> of only a few herbicides permitted under the very restrictive Canadian
> regs.  that apply to herbicide use.
>
> I think I did an extensive posting on the list about our trials so  
> you may
> find it in the archives.
>
>
>
>
> Andrew Messinger
> The Hampton Gardener is a  registered trade mark and is published  
> every
> Thursday in The Southampton Press,  The Press and the Easthampton  
> Press
>
>
> In a message dated 5/6/2011 2:17:14 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> loisdan@juno.com writes:
>
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Nancy Szerlag
Columnist for Detroit News
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