"Des Higgins" wrote in message
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On May 14, 6:24 pm, Martin wrote:
On Wed, 14 May 2008 18:08:34 +0100, Graham Burley

wrote:
Anyone know what this is?

http://www.encompasserve.org/~burley/dsc00091.jpg

It's rampant. I thought I'd dug it out the year before last, but
a single plant appeared last year, this year it's covered a plot
of about 8 x 4 ft.

How to get rid of
ithttp://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/problem-solving/ground-elder/
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That is a good consise sensible link. Those two methods do work but
you have to be patient and persistent. If you go organic, you have to
be willing to keep digging it out for years. You will get it but it
will take time. Glyphosphate/roundup does work but here you have to
persist. Do it 2 or 3 times at 2 or 3 week intervals. Then you just
need to get the stragglers next year and the year after.

Martin


My patent technique is a variation on:

Chemical
Apply systemic weed killer 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



week 1 glyphosate

week 2 weedol to burn off top growth

week 3 glyphosate on new growth

week 4 weedol

continue till the bugger gives up!

pk