British Columbia: Lamium

trying to eradicate large and ever expanding patch of variegated lamium in a friends woods, prefer not to use herbicides , but digging is out of the question , any suggestions? thanks

 

Good Luck. It will survive a forest fire...

 

That's not what I wanted to hear, but thanks anyway

 

I don't know of any means to eradicate it other than herbicide or digging. It is actually easy to pull out, but spreads so fast that it is often a big job.
https://bcinvasives.ca/documents/Yellow_Archangel_TIPS_2017_WEB.pdf

 

thanks, if I was 30 years younger I'd try digging it out but now I'd end up in physio !

 

Oh, the link does mention smothering it. If you want to avoid chemical methods, maybe you could try that.

 

unfortunately it's a large natural forest setting,and uneven ground,the owner said it was never a problem before,she couldn't have been out in her yard much,thanks again in any case

 

Maybe have a weed-pulling party? Looks like it is best done in autumn to early spring: Yellow archangel identification and control: Lamiastrum galeobdolon - King County

 

Thanks for the info,doing anything for the next few weekends??,in any event I'll do what I can to contain it,I used to gather all the leaves from this property and use it as mulch in mine, maybe it would be better used to smother this monster

 

Heh, I enjoy visiting Campbell River, but the demands on my weekends are pretty high as it is.

 

just as I thought lol, another time then

 

Although I respect your desire not to use a herbicide, you could very likely eradicate your lamium problem permanently with one thorough spraying of glyphosate. There are still people who are unconvinced that it's toxicity is minimal but, it you have time to read the many scientific reports about it, I think you may be assured that this would be a low-risk solution . . . it's not like you'd need to repeat applications year after year. Digging in a large, forested area or even trying to smother these weeds could create more negative environmental consequences than a one-time application of glyphosate..

 

May be a relatively low risk to the person applying it, but it is highly damaging to other flora and fauna in the area. Don't use it!

 

The idea is to use it only on the subject weeds!

 

Thank you both Margot and Michael, that's the dilemma I'm facing , to eradicate this weed using herbicide will more than likely eradicate any native plant as well, it has interwoven itself through the woods,up and down native shrubs , ferns,etc,the area is far too big to manually pull weeds,will have a chat with the owner tomorrow and see what she can tolerate more, the invasion or the elimination