I have a very invasive weed that's causing havoc in my garden. Much of my problems started when I installed landscape fabric, which I have since removed. This weed has white roots that would run along the underside of the landscape fabric and sprout out at every opening. The effect is similar to that of strawberry plants. I see this leafy weed interspersed in my landcaping beds with the sprouts interconnected by a netword of roots. This weed seems to thrive in and around my hostas. How do I get rid of them? Can I use weed killer on the sprouts and hope that the poison will be absorbed in the root system?
Yes you can, try to use a broadleaf weed killer such as Killex. And yes it will translocate through the root system. Good coverage by spraying as many of the leaves as you can will increase the effectiveness. Jim.
Thanks Jim, Any danger of the Killex translocating into the root system of my desirable plants since this weed is inter-twining with them? Mike
Not a problem as long as you keep it off the foliage of other plants. And it may or may not soak into the exposed roots of your weed, as foliage is the main intake. Soon as the herbicide hits the dirt it will go inert and start to break down, thus leaving a very extremely minimal chance of below surface root intake of other plants. Never seen it happen in 21 years of using Killex. Jim.
