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How long for ground elder to die from starvation and dehydration

nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
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Around April I was given a hellebore in a pot. It contained more ground elder than hellebore.

I decided to sacrifice the hellebore and put the whole lot in the GH and left it to dry out. May/June I tipped it all out on a metal tray, still in the GH, a solid lump, nothing has moved or crumbled and it's very dry.

Do you think the Ground Elder is dead yet? Can I put the lump on the garden somewhere to melt down over winter? It's quite a big lump, 15 inches maybe.



In the sticks near Peterborough
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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,139

    I wouldn't ........... maybe in 2115 ............ but only maybe image


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





  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    Thought so Dove. I wonder where it could go. To whom shall I donate thatimage



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,888

    council tip?

    Devon.
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    Might be the way to go Hostafan. It's still heavy even though dry. I was hoping for somewhere within sack trolley range



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    Yes, I think that was nearly dead when it arrived Verdunimage



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  • gardeninglily1gardeninglily1 Posts: 424

    I have had an ongoing battle with ground elder since I moved to my house in 1979 - I cleared the borders many times in the early days when my borders weren't as full as they are now. These days I just try my best to keep on top if it. Go and buy yourself a hellebore and save yourself a lot of timeimage

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    Coals to Newcastle doesn't cover it gardeninglily. There are so many hellebores here from years of seeding that I had to have a cull last year.image

    My problem is an inability to say no when someone says 'do you want a.........'

     



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  • gardeninglily1gardeninglily1 Posts: 424

    One way of getting your own back is to eat the young leaves - fry with garlic and serve with pasta ....image

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    Would that finish it off do you think pansyface?

    I think it has to be the council tip, maybe it's a bitl ighter now it's had a summer to dry out.

    maybe OH will do it for meimage

    I'll just have the garlic and pasta thanks glily

     



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