It spreads underground. One must not leave pieces of the root........... t=
o sprout more plants. Sift the soil for root pieces if necessary. Ro=
undup will slow it down, but not kill it entirely unless you are lucky.
Chickweed is a very minor nuisance compared to bindweed and goutweed. S=
peak to a local 'expert' on garden weeds such as these.
Billy
William F. Matthews
65 Witch Hazel Road
Portugal Cove-St. Philip's, NL
Canada
A1M 3N3
----- Original Message -----
From: CHRISTY GREENE
To: dahlias@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 12:15 PM
Subject: Re: [dahlias] Chickweed -- Can it be eliminated with a systemic =
weedkiller & NOT hurt dahlias?
The weeds I have seen the most of are in the lawn. I do know of a weed t=
hat looks like a vine...It grows anywhere but I've seen it in the flower be=
ds. When I've started diggin itout with a shovel, there's umpteen more whe=
re it came from...GR!
Cristy
