Ground elder - HELP!!!

Last post 01-06-2011 10:34 PM by Phot's-Moll. 3 replies.

• 30/05/2011 04:51 PM

  jangle Location: North Wales Joined on: 30 May 2011 Posts: 1

  Reply | Contact  I'm looking at buying a new house which has a lovely big garden, but it's been neglected for years and is covered in ground elder.  I'd thought of spraying it all with glyphosate weedkiller and then covering the whole area with black polythene for a year or so.  Another possiblilty might be to get a pig to do the dirty work for me - the garden is well walled and secure, although I do have small children - how about a  pet pig?  Eventually part of the garden will be lawn and part veg patch, with chickens elsewhere.   I'd really appreciate any advice or ideas, Thanks a lot!

• 30/05/2011 06:15 PM	In reply to
  kaydee Location: Perthshire Joined on: 15 Feb 2009 Posts: 252	Reply | Contact How big is big?

• 01/06/2011 09:47 PM	In reply to
  Florriebunda Location: Cotswolds Joined on: 18 Nov 2009 Posts: 32	Reply | Contact Hello jangle,    glyphosate will do a reasonable job on ground elder, though you may need more than one application - the black polythene shouldn't be necessary.  Alternatively the pig would work well, if you could accomodate one.  I know of a large garden that was completely overgrown, including by mature trees, and which was totally cleared by a small herd of pigs!

• 01/06/2011 10:34 PM	In reply to
  Phot's-Moll Location: The sunny South coast. Joined on: 06 Jan 2007 Posts: 4,550	Reply | Contact  You might be able to borrow some pigs from a local farmer. Whether you think you can do a thing, or think you cannot, you are right.