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Submitted by Poppylover on Fri, 04/04/2008 - 09:22

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Wild onions are everywhere in my flower beds and yard. I have been pulling these since Febuary, but they keep on comin'! Does anyone have any tricks for getting rid of these things? They are driving me crazy!!

I am actually not sure if

Submitted by Poppylover on Fri, 04/25/2008 - 06:12.

I am actually not sure if they are wild onions or garlic. My neighbors, my Mom and my inlaws say its wild garlic. They do produce the small bulblets. When I'm planting or just digging them up I try to get all the bulblets also. They are such a pain. Thanks to you guys though it is slowly getting better! Mostly using the dig and dump, but have also enjoyed mulching and mulching to try and smother them! Oh, I don't think I'll be eating them though. Doesn't sound to apealing to me! Thanks for all the help guys!

Jen

I have a few of those things

Submitted by randy cobb on Fri, 04/25/2008 - 10:13.

I have a few of those things around too, but not in my garden plot. I've never tried eating any of them either. They smell pretty strong.

Thanks for the great tips

Submitted by Poppylover on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 16:35.

Thanks for the great tips everyone. Will be trying some of this and some of that and see what works best!

You can always eat the

Submitted by skbeal on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 19:56.

You can always eat the onions if they are edible. They are probably quite flavorful.

As for wild garlic, if you have a problem with bunnies or other small mammals who like to eat stuff in your garden, the garlic may be the perfect thing to keep them at bay!

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Tough one1

Submitted by treeman on Fri, 04/04/2008 - 11:28.

Poppy, I usually do the dig and dump routine., but as Connie says, its not a perfect solution. When I dig, I try to dig around and get the whole root ball and I don't shake the soil off as you risk small bulblets dropping off.

I do have an herbicide solution if you are interested in that.

"He who plants a tree, plants hope" Lucy Larcom

Wes my husband uses 2-4-D to

Submitted by disgett on Sat, 04/05/2008 - 05:50.

Wes my husband uses 2-4-D to help eliminate Wild Onion and Wild Garlic. I didn't know there was Wild Garlic until a year or so ago. What is your herbicide solution? Dale

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Yes but....

Submitted by treeman on Sat, 04/05/2008 - 07:51.

I was going to add that in beds it can be mixed in a 1 to 4 concentration... 1 part chemical and 3 parts water witha couple of drops of dish detergent and painted on the leaves with a small paint brush. Wear good chemical resistent rubber gloves to do this. In this way you will apply the hericide only to the offending culprits and there is much less risk of contacting desirables. In the lawn, grass is not affected by D so standard spray treatments are OK.

"He who plants a tree, plants hope" Lucy Larcom

OOO - those things

Submitted by Lavender2 on Fri, 04/04/2008 - 10:24.

OOO - those things are nasty...one of the hardest things to eliminate, in my opinion. They get little bulblets and it's almost impossible to get them all if you try digging them. They go dormant in summer and if you dig around in there, you spread the bulblets and the problem is even worse the next year.

My favorite remedy for weeds like this in the garden is 'choke and smother'. Cut them off close to the ground and mulch with 4 layers of newspaper and 3-4" of mulch.

I've never had them in the lawn, but I've read that it helps to keep your lawn cut short in spring and early summer. It weakens the onions during their growing season and the problem should lessen. Good luck!

Here's a link with more information... Wild Onions

~ Connie ~ Zone 5 ~ MN

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