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Old 04-18-2012, 05:42 PM
 
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It took me several years to get rid of lemon balm, and I'm hoping I managed to kill off the Dutchman's Pipe vine. Although I loved both plants, they just started running amuck and taking over, and spreading and spreading.

I have those wild strawberryish vines too, also something that looks like raspberry canes (prickly), and more kinds of clover than I knew existed. I gave up. That section of my garden now holds a large lilac bush surrounded by plastic mulch covered by a thick layer of bark mulch.
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Old 04-18-2012, 05:52 PM
 
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If you want another herb that is rather prolific, try dill. Its another one you will be beating back for years!

I think "weeds" are renamed "herbs" when its realized that they will never go away!
And they are called "fobes" if they are good for wildlife.
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Old 04-18-2012, 07:30 PM
 
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It took me several years to get rid of lemon balm, and I'm hoping I managed to kill off the Dutchman's Pipe vine. Although I loved both plants, they just started running amuck and taking over, and spreading and spreading.

I have those wild strawberryish vines too, also something that looks like raspberry canes (prickly), and more kinds of clover than I knew existed. I gave up. That section of my garden now holds a large lilac bush surrounded by plastic mulch covered by a thick layer of bark mulch.
What is plastic mulch?
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Old 04-18-2012, 09:16 PM
 
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What is plastic mulch?
It's that thick black plastic sheeting you lay down to smother weeds. There's also a lighter weight stuff, called Weed Block, that has holes in it to let water through.
Besides the plastic or Weed Block, you can also use thick layers of newspaper, which works very well in smothering weeds between plants.

To use newspaper, it's best to dampen it in a bucket of water, that helps prevent the paper from being blown about by the wind. You need to lay down a good thickness, at least 5-6 sheets thick, then cover the newspaper with mulch, whether it be be bark, straw, or whatever.
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