Use protective eyewear and gloves when handling the chemicals. (My yard consists mainly of grass that is NEVER treated, so no worries there.) If you can’t get rid of it and you really want to, you might want to take into consideration why Creeping Charlie is growing in your yard and what you want, isn’t. Using a garden hose, soak the area with the creeping Charlie. I looked it up, and it was Creeping Charlie, or Ground Ivy, which is NOT good for rabbits.
Lincoln, NE: Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Will I eat it? Now, it has proliferated into a hard-to-kill Creeping Charlie tea, perhaps? is an aromatic, perennial, evergreen creeper of the mint family Lamiaceae.It is commonly known as ground-ivy, gill-over-the-ground, creeping charlie, alehoof, tunhoof, catsfoot, field balm, and run-away-robin. David Beaulieu is a garden writer with nearly 20 years experience writing about landscaping and over 10 years experience working in nurseries. Creeping Charlie has a square stem that varies in length from a few inches to 2 feet long. I think it's worth a … It is also sometimes known as creeping jenny, but that name more commonly refers to Lysimachia nummularia. If your patch of creeping Charlie is too large to hand-pull, using an herbicide or a weed-control product might be your only option.
One or two seedless grapes, white or purple, given 1-2 times per week would equal a nice treat for them. So keep an eye on the area to catch new plants as soon as possible.
Spray the herbicide onto the creeping Charlie, concentrating on the leaves and stems and allowing the solution to soak down to the roots. Too much product can harm your soil, and too little might not kill the weed. Creeping Charlie grows in … However, hand-pulling often requires several attempts throughout the season to fully eradicate the plant. The Spruce uses cookies to provide you with a great user experience and for our Trim the leaves and creeping stems from the plant with your gardening shears, leaving just enough above the ground to pull with your hands. Read the complete listing of the plant to get details regarding which parts to avoid. Loosen the soil with a pitchfork to expose some of the roots and rhizomes (little white roots). Creeping Charlie prefers to grow in moist areas that include waste areas, hedgerows, shady locations, and woodland margins. Depending on your level of infestation and your chosen removal method, creeping Charlie is best removed in either spring or fall. Till and amend the soil with a nitrogen-fixing natural fertilizer. With a garden trowel or weed tool, inspect the area for any leftover rhizomes and remove them. You can also "smother" a creeping Charlie patch by completely covering it with newspaper, cardboard or a heavy tarp. But I may just think of my weed pulling efforts as more of a harvest, and give the plant the respect that it deserves. I noticed that she was very attracted to this one plant that grew across the ground. Will my chickens, goats, or rabbits eat it? Removing all the rhizomes you see will make any subsequent elimination efforts easier. If the roots are particularly deep, rework the soil with the pitchfork, so you can remove them all in one pull. Hederacea means “like Hedera,” a genus of ivy, and refers to this herb’s creeping habit, as do many of its common names: besides creeping Charlie, ground ivy, gill-over-the-ground, runaway Robin, and Lizzie-run-up-the-hedge are just a few of the alternatives. Select a day when there will be little wind, and make sure it won't rain or snow within 24 hours of application. Yes, Rabbits can eat grapes, skin and all, but again, do not allow them to eat the seeds and they should only be fed in moderation. Many plants listed here are not all poisonous, only parts of them are.