"H Ryder" wrote in message
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how can I get rid of this from my veg patch? How does it spread? And is it
ever used as a green manure? There is so much of it growing that I can't
believe that it has got there naturally.

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Hayley
(gardening on well drained, alkaline clay in Somerset)


Lesser Celandine seems to thrive in wet/damp soil. I would not compost it or
use it as a green manure as you would just spread it even more widely.
It's making an appearance here with a vengeance but, at the risk of getting
my head kicked in, I think it's quite pretty in flower beds.
I do appreciate it will be more of a pest on a veg plot.
By the time everything else is growing properly the celandine has vanished
and I just remove any surface nodules.
You need to dig deep to get it out.You can spread table salt on the leaves
which is absorbed very quickly and seems to be quite effective. Glyphosate
is even more effective.