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Willowherb

Symptoms

Willowherb will take over any domestic garden, spreading by seed and tough underground roots to form dense clumps.
Find it on: all over the garden
Time to act: early spring to autumn

Overview

Willowherb, or fireweed, Chamerion angustifolium, is a pretty plant that looks at home in a wild garden, but will take over any domestic garden, spreading by seed and tough underground roots. Left unchecked, it will invade the space of other plants and restrict their growth.
Solution
Willowherb will take over any domestic garden, spreading by seed and tough underground roots to form dense clumps.
Organic
Keep digging the plants out. Willowherb can be forked out fairly easily - especially when the soil is loosened after rain - and will not survive repeated cutting or pulling.
Chemical
Use a weedkiller such as glyphosate. Spray directly onto the plant and avoid spraying on a windy day and near other desirable plants.



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pybarlow 24/11/2011 at 15:29

why do my seedling grow tall like cress?