Re: Entangled plants

Act now, before the weeds go to seed.

My two cents

Nan




>  I'm trying to get rid of chickweed and other creeping weeds, but
>they are entangled with the creeping phlox (Phlox stolonifera 'Sherwood
>Purple'). I've already damaged or pulled out some of the good with the
>bad.
>     Any suggestions on how to deal with this situation? It's taught me
>that next year I must deal with the creeping weeds right away; it's hard
>to find the base clump when the stems are this long. As for the current
>tangled mess, I think it would be easier to dig up the whole thing and
>separate them clump by clump at the soil line. They're blooming now,
>though; should I wait until the bloom is over? That means that the weeds
>will have seeded, too.
>
>Janet
>
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San Diego County California
Sunset zone 24, USDA hardiness zone 10b or 11

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