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I wild onion grass that I am not of how to get rid of. I live Ohio, the onion grass is in landscaping more in the shaded areas some in the direct sun all day. what can be done kill the wild onion grass?
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Have you tried weed killer? Is it an area where you could dig them up?
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Consider checking with your county extension service for a selective herbicide. If your desirable vegetation was dormant i could recommend but i don't know your specific needs to do that.
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https://www.roundup.com/en-us/library/specific-weeds/what-wild-onion-and-how-do-i-control-it
I do disagree with there suggestion to not dig them up, a simple stand up bulb planter will pull up a plug out of the grass with little damage and the bulbs can just be picked out.
I do disagree with there suggestion to not dig them up, a simple stand up bulb planter will pull up a plug out of the grass with little damage and the bulbs can just be picked out.
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Can you take a picture and post? Positive ID will help a lot.
I'm in California now, but I lived in Ohio for 20 years before, so I'm a lot more familiar with the weeds than I'd like to be.
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They are insidiously invasive. We have a couple of large patches which have come up this year.
From everything I've read, there are a couple of specific herbicides which work on wild onions/chive/garlic, but Roundup is NOT one of them. The leaf tops will die back and go dormant in the hot summer weather, but will just come back again in the fall. Even digging them up is difficult due to how the root system spreads.
I tried some hot boiling water on a small patch, and it seems to have worked, but don;t know yet if they will come back this coming fall.
Digging them out carefully is the best solution for removal and eradication!
From everything I've read, there are a couple of specific herbicides which work on wild onions/chive/garlic, but Roundup is NOT one of them. The leaf tops will die back and go dormant in the hot summer weather, but will just come back again in the fall. Even digging them up is difficult due to how the root system spreads.
I tried some hot boiling water on a small patch, and it seems to have worked, but don;t know yet if they will come back this coming fall.
Digging them out carefully is the best solution for removal and eradication!
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Are they edible?
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Chives, yes and this reminds me I must go check on ours that were here when we bought the ranch. The wife cooks with our Chives.
https://savingdinner.com/recipe/high-fives-fresh-chives-2/
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I would dig them up. I have some that comes back every year, in the same spot so I don't know how invasive that is. they haven't moved in 14 years. It's great chopped up on baked potatoes.
Dig them up and add them to your garden....if you don't have a garden then start one.
Dig them up and add them to your garden....if you don't have a garden then start one.
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There are many many members of the genus Allium, which is a part of the lily family that includes onions, chives, Chinese Chives, garlic and many more.
Some can be very invasive, though I've never experienced the kind of invasiveness of, say nut grass.
(Running screaming out the front door of the Dark Tower. Be right back . . . . )
Some can be very invasive, though I've never experienced the kind of invasiveness of, say nut grass.
(Running screaming out the front door of the Dark Tower. Be right back . . . . )
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