Help I`ve got ground elder in my garden, how can I get rid of it???

Question

Help I`ve got ground elder in my garden, how can I get rid of it???

Answer 1

What the h**l is that?

Answer 2

Old know all is right, every bit of root has to carefully dug up, aand it takes ages, good luck

Answer 3

It sure is a nightmare.  I had it in my garden and you really have to keep at it and persevere.

Characterised by apple-green, lobed leaves and flat heads of cream-white flowers in summer, ground elder spreads rapidly. What makes it even more difficult to eradicate is it can creep between cultivated plants. It creates large clumps of foliage that obscure and smother smaller plants. Ground elder dies down below ground in winter, which means it's difficult to spot when cultivating the soil. However, it's capable of re-growing from only small fragments of root, making it a particularly virulent plant.

Solution Organic

In existing flowerbeds, it's best tackled by digging up the cultivated plants and washing their roots to tease out the cream-white roots of ground elder. Regular cutting of the foliage, just below ground level with a hoe will gradually weaken the plant, but this needs to be done every 7-10 days, as soon as regrowth appears. Alternatively, fork through the soil every 10 to 14 days, removing every piece of ground elder root that's found.

Solution Chemical

Apply systemic weedkiller to the foliage as soon as it appears in spring. Re-apply throughout the growing season at four- to six-week intervals, or as soon as any re-growth appears.

All the best

Answer 4

You can do it but it is a long job. You must remove every single piece of root. You will even find 2 plants several feet apart sharing the same root. Keep digging, don't despair and good luck.

Answer 5

Round up weedkiller will make it die back, but only lasts a couple of months before it grows back. If you go for this tempory measure, it's best to paint it onto the leaves so that you don't get any on your precious plants.

Answer 6

Sorry den but old know all seems to have all the as

answers.

Answer 7

The only answer is to dig it out (and make sure you get rid of every bit).  Weedkillers, flamethrowers and atom bombs won't touch ground elder.

Answer 8

elder

try small spray round-up

be aware other plants could suffer

check local nursery