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NJR2004 Crete, IL Sep 03, 2006

I have a few out of control, many tips?

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indiana_lily Jeffersonville, IN(Zone 6b) Sep 03, 2006

move :)
Make sure you collect ALL the seeds.
I'm overrun by them as well in some areas. It's amazing to see where they'll pop up next.

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NJR2004 Crete, IL Sep 04, 2006

I have been trying for 3 years to rid myself of these. Seems the more I try the more they grow.
Moving sounds like the way to go!!! LOL good tip!

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gardener2005 Baton Rouge area, LA(Zone 8b) Sep 04, 2006

I think an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure..and it is a little work to do. If you don`t get them yanked out and thinned before the seed pods develop then they can really take over from volunteer seedlings. You can try yanking out sections of them to thin them out. Then next spring be diligent to pull any new seedlings you see and leave only as many as you want growing. If you weed diligently at least every two weeks it will help a lot

...unless these are the root spreading kind. I tried digging around some stubborn roots and sprayed some strong weed killer that was for poison ivy and it worked but I had to be very careful because it was close to my other plants. Then each time another one popped up I got after it with the weed killer and let in get on the roots and it did help thin them out a lot.

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NJR2004 Crete, IL Sep 05, 2006

Thanks for the advice, I am going for opition #2. I will remove all plants I want and then go crazy with the ivy killer. They must be the spreading kind, they really grow out of control. TY

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