My entire yard is filling up with Spiderworts. Does anyone know what will kill them or how I can get rid of them?
2007-03-21 06:59:05 · 6 answers · asked by mfryland08 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
I have this problem too. As you have probably realized, spiderworts were brought to Earth from deep space (at least that's my theory). They spread underground by those tentacle-roots as well as by seeds, and they keep spreading and spreading.
The easy way to get rid of them is Roundup. The hard way is with a shovel. That's what I'm doing. The method is: stick the shovel down about 6 to 8 inches; pop the spiderwort + rootball out; gently pull the plant + roots loose from the soil; put soil back in the hole; toss spiderwort into trash can. Repeat. Be sure you get all the orange tentacles, or they'll regrow.
I've been working on them for a couple of years, whenever I feel like some exercise. I've cleared them out of about 3/4 of their territory. Before next spring I'll eradicate them from my yard.
2007-03-21 07:14:38 · answer #1 · answered by Christopher P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am digging mine up, I started out digging ten a day, I can do that, then I decided I must do at least thirty a day to ever get rid of then. I tried to find beauty in spider-wort but I can't.
2015-05-03 15:45:42 · answer #2 · answered by nebolady 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to make sure you get every little root. I like them, but if I wanted to get rid of them I would keep a bag of topsoil handy and spade up spiderwort a section at a time, dirt and all, then fill in the hole with topsoil and some gress seed or flower seeds.
2007-03-21 08:02:09 · answer #3 · answered by Kacky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Place a piece of fruit or food onto a pile of dirt. If you don't care to have a mound of dirt just lying around you can put it into a large empty flower pot. Wait until you see many ants swarming the bait and dump a bucket of soapy water onto them. Stir the water around in the soil to kill many ants at once. Be sure not to do this near your home, set the planter or dirt pile at the far edge of your property. Repeat this as often as you would like to kill of large number of fire ants
2016-03-17 00:11:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spider-wort plants are native to the east coast, so you may find some takers if you live on the east coast. A lot of people are "going native". You can dig up your plants and give them away to other people. That's how I got mine and I love them!
2007-03-21 07:40:26 · answer #5 · answered by J F 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get rid of them quick,they are not good 4 plants,,,cannabis
2007-03-25 04:57:14 · answer #6 · answered by Norweiginwood420 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋