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| Hi all,
Is pulling up wild violets and chickweed a good way to get rid of them? I hit them with Brush B Gone about 5 days ago, but was feeling up to the task, so I starting pulling them up today. Will this help get rid of them or is it just a waste of time? Also, for those that have been following along and helping me out, I think my renovation has turned the corner. My KBG is waking up and the weeds are starting to knuckle under. Here is what it looked like last week:
And here is what it looks like today:
Making progress! |
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| PLEASE tell us that you used the application rate for CCO Killer and not the Brush-B-Gon application rate. The application rate sticker is the only difference between the products. If I remember right, the BBG rate is twice the CCO rate. That rate can seriously hurt grass. |
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| Yep, I'm good. (1oz per gallon vs 4) Read the other thread on the topic. Thanks for looking out. How about the question though? |
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- Posted by garycinchicago Z5 Chicago IL. (My Page) on Sun, Apr 25, 10 at 20:40
| Some weeds have such a great root structure, that pulling them is only exercise for the laborer. They just come back with a vengeance. Never having pulled violets or chickweed, I can't say if this is the the case here. Andy is known by his neighbors as Mr. Violet, so he can better say. |
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| The answers are different for Chickweed and Wild Violets, but the end-result is the same... Wild Violets: my nemesis! At least 50% of the time the underground tuber breaks when you are manually removing them. End result: now you have two wild violets, each of which will probably survive. Not too good! Chickweed: I question whether you actually have Chickweed if you're considering removing it manually. It gets so entangled with the surrounding grass that you would have to be a MUCH better person than me to even try to get it manually without destroying the entangled grass. I don't know of any great method for controlling those two pests without an herbicide. If you have an objection to herbicides, let us know what they are and we'll work with you. Otherwise, there is an excellent herbicide to wipe out BOTH of those pests. Let us know if you want to explore that avenue... |
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| Thanks Andy. Here is what I am talking about that was previously identified here as chickweed:
Since the new KBG is still so short, they weren't getting horribly tangled and were pretty easy to pull up. I'm definitely not opposed to herbicides. In fact, I had already hit them with Brush B Gone (at the CCO rate). Let me know if you think there is something better. As for the violets, I won't pull any more up manually and be patient and let the herbicide work its magic.... |
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- Posted by whiteirishtiger none (My Page) on Sat, Feb 18, 12 at 0:38
| why not eat it? chickweed, dandilion, wild violets are edible (and that's how I ended up here from google!). you have a garden tryin to grow! :D wish I could come pick it for you ;) |
Here is a link that might be useful: eat your weeds
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