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Chickweed growing between patio slabs
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Hello,
What's the best way to eliminate the above?
It keep growing between my patio slabs and in areas of my gravel garden.
I sprayed the patio concrete joins with white wine vinegar (avoiding plants) which seemed to help last year. But I still have patches of it in planted areas where I don't want to put the vinegar.
Any tips please?
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Chickweed is usually pretty easy to pull up and chuck before it seeds. Are you sure it's not Hairy Bittercress? That's a PITA when it gets between paving slabs.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
It's a nightmare and just keeps coming back.
The leaves are very small, not sure if that's what hairy bittercress is like as the pictures of it online make them look much larger.
These are quite small, some quite tiny.
Can you upload a photo Metalmama? We are quite good at identifying things.
Thanks everyone.
Here's a couple of photos taken from the slab and border.
Any ideas, please?
The second pic looks like random seedlings - can't tell what they are yet.
Could the first pic be 'Mind your own business' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soleirolia ?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Yes, Dovefromabove! I think that is what it is.
It's a real headache as just keeps appearing no matter what I do to try and get rid of it
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Good call Dove. Metalmama, here's another site with close up photos to compare:
http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/mind-your-own-business
Agree about the 2nd photo as most seedlings look similar at that stage.
Thank you : )