Controlling Creeping Charlie

Homeowners spend more time trying to control Creeping Charlie than perhaps any other lawn weed. U of I Extension horticulturist Greg Stack discusses methods of controlling this weed.

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Education

Tags:

• lawn
• turf
• gardening
• horticulture

[cozella]

So you can't use pellets that you lay down as you feed the lawn?

[UIExtension]

@cozella Richard Hentschel, U of I Extension Green Industry Specialist, replies: "Liquid applications applied in the late summer or early fall are more readily absorbed by the Creeping Charlie, providing a better level of control than dry fertilizer/herbicide applications typically applied in the Spring of the year. You can certainly use the dry formulations with the understanding that you may not completely eliminate Creeping Charlie from your lawn, requiring additional treatments."

[AudiophileTubes]

Of course, the chemicals you spray onto your lawn are highly toxic and cancerous, which your pets and children absorb when they play on it later!