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LAS14 Albany, ME(Zone 4b) Jul 22, 2009

This may be the wrong forum, but I can't find another one dedicated to growing "pests." If there is one, please direct me.

Has anyone ever completely eradicated chickweed? Every year it covers my perennial garden. I pull it and pull it... easier when it gets a little bigger, since the garden is not tiny. I try very hard to pull it before it blooms, and it looks like I'm pretty successful, but then the next year, same thing. If I go away for a couple of weeks I come back to a blanket.

TIA
LAS

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LAS14 Albany, ME(Zone 4b) Aug 02, 2009

OK, I'll re-phrase the question. How many folks have had NO LUCK getting rid of chickweed? If there are lots of responses, and no one claims victory, I'll assume that I just have to keep weeding, and there's no magic solution.

TIA
LAS

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Aug 03, 2009

I only get a few chickweeds here and there and they're usually in my containers so I just hand pull them, but that's probably not the answer you were looking for! LOL You might try the invasive plants forum or maybe even the beginner gardening forum. This forum is more about diseases or the pests with legs & mouths--for a pesky plant you may have better luck one of those other places.

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bobplant2 west midlands englan, Oct 02, 2009

Try Clovertox it kills clover in lawns with-out killing the grass, it allso works well on chickweed

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ceejaytown The Woodlands, TX(Zone 9a) Oct 09, 2009

You also might try a pre-emergent for broad-leaved weeds. Chickweed is an annual, and the pre-emergent will keep the seeds from germinating. You'll need to apply it at the right time, and I don't know what that is for your area. Down here, chickweed is strictly a winter annual, and they die out when the weather heats up. We apply pre-emergent for it around the mid-last of October, and sometimes repeat in January.

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trackinsand mid central, FL(Zone 9a) Nov 04, 2009

a good thick layer of newspaper and then mulch on top will stop chickweed from popping up in the garden.

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Gazoodles Iowa Park, TX(Zone 7b) Nov 22, 2009

Sometimes it helps to use several different techniques such as the ones already mentioned. Also, you could try covering an area with a plastic sheet for the winter/spring to deprive the area of rain. Chickweed likes moist soil. Or try the vinegar that feed stores sell as a weed killer (it works pretty good during hot weather.)

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