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My daughter talked so much about 'fighting charlie in the back yard' her friend asked if she had been invaded by the Viet Cong. AND, it's the same with this yard.
Because of the dog I hate to spray anything. I have read that the time to "get it" is when the forsythia blossoms. Guess the waxy coating is not too protective to keep herbicides from entering it's system.
Any other remedies known to control that creep?
If I knew one, I would sure tell the world! It is so out of control here.
Sorry you have the same problem, but if I do find something that works, I'll let you know.
I was working in one of my daylily gardens today, thinking I needed to thin them. Suddenly I tripped, and yes, Charlie did the tripping. It has invaded that garden, and I couldn't see it for the daylily thickness. It is a problem, and I really do have to do something about it now. But I can't spray where my daylilies are, so that means picking it out strand by aggravating strand.
Ugh!
Good to hear from you...you better let me know if you find something that resolves this problem! Otherwise I will be in the DL garden for the rest of my life.
I fought Charlie for YEARS thinking I could win the war without
herbicides. Last summer, my husband chased him back into the
woods from whence he came with a weak Roundup solution - and
I haven't seen hide nor hair of him this year! I won't be letting my
guard down, though - no sirree!
Marsha
I hate using roundup or anything like that, but I have to do something. Problem is, charlie is weaving his way through my daylilies, and now I am furious.
Anyway, thanks for the info.
I am glad to hear something worked for you.
And very good to hear from you.
Watered down, yes. He gets the concentrate so he can adjust
the strength depending on the nature of the beast he's up against.
Charlie had taken such a hold that it was not only running amok along
the ground, but climbing up into all the shrubs in my 250' shrub
border on woods edge. We're very much organic gardeners, but
Charlie required big guns :) English Ivy is our other nemesis that
keeps trying to invade from the woods, and that requires full-strength
when the first new leaves emerge from the ground in early spring.
Enjoyed your article ... always interested in the way plants were
used by our ancestors :)
Marsha
