How do I erradicate this weed from my lawn and now my borders. Most
Feed & Weed compounds seem to encourage its growth. Difficult to spot
weed and if you try to remove by hand and leave only a small piece
behind - its back again!!! Apart from destroying my lawn and starting
again, any suggestions would be welcome.

Some interesting comments about your weed on this site.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/gqt/fshe...sheetsq3.shtml

Regards,
Emrys Davies





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How do I erradicate this weed from my lawn and now my borders. Most
Feed & Weed compounds seem to encourage its growth. Difficult to spot
weed and if you try to remove by hand and leave only a small piece
behind - its back again!!! Apart from destroying my lawn and starting
again, any suggestions would be welcome.

I have the same problem and I am now of the opinion that I just have to live
with it. The only thing that kills it in my garden is a very hard frost. I
have attacked it with Sodium Chlorate (which kills the grass as well) . The
grass tends to come back on its own (in small areas) but the MYOB will not
be far behind.

I have it in patches all over the garden (it was there when I moved in). It
is in the rockery, the borders, and the lawn. It does seem to thrive best in
the damp sheltered areas. It is easy to remove by the handful but as you say
it just grows back.

There is an interesting point in the BBC link posted by Emrys about bruising
the foliage first. I will give that ago. I also intend to grow the grass a
bit longer this year to try and drive out the moss, I wonder if overcrowding
will work.

regards
AndyP