Viewing post #1145022 by Oberon46

I have lamium but am going to dig it up. It looks so ratty when there are so many other things that look very good soon in the spring. Will try the creeping Jenny also. I have some of it by my pond and it does well there. I never thought of it in other places as I thought is needed really moist soil? Not so. I will try it where I dig out the lamium. I have some places that are wide open enough I may plant nasturtiums. They are a very common plant but do wonderfully well here and spread like mad. Maybe it would help keep light from the dratted horsetail. Doubt it. Nothing kills that horrible stuff. Also MUST remember to order a truck load of playground fine chips. The ones from two years ago are still there but look pretty dismal. If I keep reapplying and it keeps sinking then it should rot and add to the soil. Hoping anyway. Wonder if I spread lightly steer manure on it and then put the new chips over the top if it would speed up decomposition. Or what about blood meal. You put that in the compost bins to crank them up don't they?

Was also thinking that I read that horsetail thrives on poor soil - doesn't say much for my garden soil does it. So maybe that would also discourage them.