Dreaded ground elder

[David Lawrence 88]

Got the new veg beds in

there is a barely meter wide path

 

membrane and gravel

 

Then a hedge along one side

its full of ground elder 

 

will it burrow across to the veg beds ?

 

if I crawl along dabbing on glyphosate with a brush just how carefull do I have to be of the stems of the hedge ?

 

its blackthorn and field maple mostly with some holly and other bits

 

they are probably quite safe but don’t want any disasters 

 

any other solutions?

 

thanks

 

david

 

 

 

[doobin]

Eat it. 

[nepia]

Glyphosate is absorbed through the foliage isn't it so the odd accidental dab on a stem should be ok I'd say.

 

Nature abhors bare ground; if you successfully kill off the ground elder she'll replace it with another coloniser - ivy perhaps or lesser celandine.

Be careful what you wish for!