I think it spreads whatever you do Alex. Its nuisance value depends on your garden style. It doesn't trouble me much but I should think growers of alpines find it more of a pain. It actually looks quite nice between stones on a paved area
It crops up in our veg patch from time to time - I attack it regularly with the hoe as soon as it appears, and it retreats - it hasn't spread into other areas, but that's only because I'm on my guard!!!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I find it helpful to do it in really dry weather when the roots shrivel when they're left on the surface of the soil - if the soil is damp it's best to rake after hoeing to gather all the little be$$ers together and burn them
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I think it spreads whatever you do Alex. Its nuisance value depends on your garden style. It doesn't trouble me much but I should think growers of alpines find it more of a pain. It actually looks quite nice between stones on a paved area
In the sticks near Peterborough
'Oxalis corniculata has a creeping habit and small yellow flowers followed by upright seed capsules. A purple-leaved colour variant is quite common'
I am reading RHS now to find out best way to get rid of it
methinks I have the purple -leaved variant. and I hate it.
Always seem to snap off leaving the roots behind.
It does spread by seed pots - so my idea is to weed it before it flowers. I am not fussed about getting rid of it, just reducing the amount
My technique is to use a small two pronged claw and carefully pull up slowly to get the root - but it often snaps off as Hostafan says.
It crops up in our veg patch from time to time - I attack it regularly with the hoe as soon as it appears, and it retreats - it hasn't spread into other areas, but that's only because I'm on my guard!!!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thank you all for your responses
it's one of those weeds we inherited when we moved here, but I'll not give up.
Thanks
I find it helpful to do it in really dry weather when the roots shrivel when they're left on the surface of the soil - if the soil is damp it's best to rake after hoeing to gather all the little be$$ers together and burn them
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.