Violets in our yard. - Knowledgebase Question

Name: Pat Rehkopf
Rockford, Mi
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Question by crehkopf
May 3, 2009
We have violets growing in our yard and in places seem to be taking over the grass. What can we put on them to get rid of them?


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Answer from NGA
May 3, 2009
Wild violets are difficult to control unless you dig them out of the soil, roots and all. These pesky plants grow from bulbs which are huge storage organs. Even if you kill the tops off or pull them out, the bulbs will have enough stored energy to send up new stems and leaves. If you keep cutting them off at soil level, never allowing them to develop leaves you can eventually starve the plants out, but one single leaf can help restore the bulb so you have to be really diligent about it. I would just dig the nasty plants out and be rid of them once and for all!

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