Re: Weed control question.

Mike 

For the creeping Charlie or creeping Jenny or ground ivy, try repeat
applications of Trimec during the growing season. If this does not work,
you may need to hire a professional, as the effective chemical (name I have
forgotten,  unfortunately, is restricted.

Carolyn
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At 12:08 PM 01/11/2000 -0600, you wrote:
>Does anybody have a reliable way to control the weed I affectionately
refer to as
>'creeping Jenny'  I am not sure of it's official or botanical name.  I do
not find
>that vine
>devine.
>
>As far as using round up before the hosta come up, this will or will not
hurt the
>hosta?
>I've been led to believe it won't but not quite sure.   Also I see folks
are using
>it around
>the daylilies with no harm to the daylilies.
>
>Everybody seems to be mixing the round-up themselves.  I have been buying the
>premix
>off of the shelf at the local shop, is this sufficient or the best
strenght as it
>is mixed by the
>developer?  Just wondering.
>
>I shouldn't even be wondering about weed control yet but as it has
averaged 40
>degrees for the month of January here in Wisconsin the weeds may be
comming up,
>along with the Hosta, in Feb or march.   I am hoping that it gets colder
soon and
>the ground gets a good
>hard freeze again to help keep the plants where they need to be.
>
>
>Mike
>Milwaukee
>
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