Sorting out the mint.....
 

On 03/11/2020 11:51, Martin Brown wrote:
Only for ground elder do I resort to chemical warfare prior to digging.
Since that has a tendency to come back from every tiny piece you miss.

We have ground elder. After 5 years of proper weeding it's no more than
an irritant. (maybe it doesn't like clay much?)

Andy

Sorting out the mint.....
 

"Vir Campestris" wrote in message
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On 03/11/2020 11:51, Martin Brown wrote:
Only for ground elder do I resort to chemical warfare prior to digging.
Since that has a tendency to come back from every tiny piece you miss.

We have ground elder. After 5 years of proper weeding it's no more than an
irritant. (maybe it doesn't like clay much?)

Andy

Having read all of these contributions, because your mint has encroached
into other plants, the only way is for you to follow each stem with a trowel
and keep removing the roots bit by bit. Tedious I know but apart from
digging everything up and starting again there is no other way.