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cleavers

tina laxtontina laxton Posts: 33
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Hi all,I am a bit new to gardening. we have a very bad problem with cleavers it is everywhere, we are trying to pull it out before it seeds again. Is there any poision that you could recomend that wont harm a privite hedge as some of the monster is entangled deep in one. thank you

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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    It's an annual. just pull it off, it won't regrow



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,138

    I agree, it's easy to pull out - it's just that it grows really quickly in the spring and you think it's going to take over, but it's easy to weed out as you can feel where it is if you weed without gloves, just pull it out and bin it image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • barry islandbarry island Posts: 1,846

    On beechgrove they call it sticky willy.

  • tina laxtontina laxton Posts: 33

    thank you all for your advise

  • OldtykeOldtyke Posts: 155

    Apparently it is edible!

     

  • WelshonionWelshonion Posts: 3,114
    Beware though, it has a nasty trick of breaking off just above the roots, so then it will grow again.



    They are so easy to remove I certainly wouldn't waste weedkiller on them.
  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328

    Some people are allergic to cleavers - may be useful to wear rubber gloves if you have a tendency to eczema etc.  image

    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
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