Texas Gardening: Weed ID and Extermination, 1 by granny70

granny70 wrote:
We have been digging up this obnoxious weed for several years now and this year they literally took off and are overtaking my day lilies and other plants. They grow up through the plants, mixing in with the plant roots. The stems are long and tubular with a cluster of tiny white flowers at the top. The roots are numerous teeny, pearl-like bulblets that make one large bulb. Even when we're careful to dig deep and remove carefully, the tiny bulblets invariably break off and re-seat themselves. And, we have to bag and trash them lest they re-infect wherever you lay them in the yard. Sometimes they have a very faint onion scent. Are these wild onions? DH says he thinks we will have to dig up the whole bed this fall, shake the soil through a screen then replant. He can hardly wait! Ha. Any suggestions on how to eradicate this mess? Thanks for any help that's offered.