creeping charlie- aggressive

Oh boy.
Years of tolerating it in a certain location ( gee this isn't so bad and kinda cute) have led to this year it being all thru the grass for an area all over five feet outside its former happy home!

I'v been fighting c c for YEARS short of digging up the whole yard I don't know how to get rid of it so I pull pull all summer long :0(

Good link on controlling Creeping Charlie: http://turf.msu.edu/ground-ivy-control-for-home-lawns

good info! thanks

I had the same problem and was pulling them, but I came up with an inexpensive longer term solution.

I started pulling out creeping charlies and replacing it with a geranium that is not invasive but replicates itself well - Bevans variety. It's leaves grow together and create enough shade such that the cc can't grow.

In the first pic, see the little geranium to the right? That's on May 11.

2nd pic is on June 12

3rd pic: July 2

4th pic: July 7

As you can see, the growth is quick. I started transplanting them (just pull them up, separate the underground stems and replant) and started moving them to both sun and shade areas around the yard. It's working beautifully for me and it might be a great long term solution to the creeping charlie problem. I have thousands of creeping charlie plants around the yard, but the geraniums block the sun and the places from which I removed them are clear of them.

This message was edited Jul 24, 2013 6:38 AM