This Will Take Over Your Lawn!! // Get Rid Of Creeping Charlie, Ground Ivy, Wild Violet

Before you know it, this stuff will cover your lawn!

It's been a few seasons since I've had any issues with creeping charlie (ground ivy) but it's back and it went crazy this season on a portion of my yard. Today I will go over a few ways that you may have heard of to control this invasive plant and I'll show you the results so far with controlling it this fall.

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[obryan]

If it weren't for creeping Charlie I would have no lawn at all

[McScott]

I used to live in the city with a 1/4" acre yard that I kept looking like a manicured golf course -- obsessed over weeds, watered, fertilized, etc. Now we have 6 acres with about 2 acres that we maintain as a yard. It's amazing how your perspective changes. I've come to appreciate the diversity of plants that make up our yard. Creeping charlie, clover, grass, etc. I actually don't mind the low-lying clover and charlie. I only treat the larger weeds that look unsightly. As long as I keep it mowed regularly, it still looks good, and I find it way less stressful to let nature do its thing and not constantly be treating my lawn.

[tonybarnes]

I've been so happy to see these plants succeed grass on our place. Less time wasted mowing, less gas burned to get that golf course-Dineyland look. Always eschewed chemicals. Previous owner mowed all 3 acres; we have let 2.5 acres go to meadow. Abundant birds, more snakes and insects--more beauty, more life, less work.

[MikeH_-_LII]

I have this all over my back lawn. Very Large area. I have two dogs and refuse to use any weed killer. So creeping Charlie stays. Good video for those who wish to tackle this issue though.

[McGnarly]

Great video! For me, t-zone definitely stressed the turf as well, but completely nuked the creeping Charlie. I aerated, fertilized and overseeded a few weeks later and all of those areas bounced back, completely free of the ground ivy (except a few areas I missed with the sprayer). T-zone is no joke.

[Umadbro]

I replaced my entire lawn with commonnmallow, all types of clover, chamomile, mint and lavender. It looks like grass when I mow, is very drought tolerant and looks great in the spots I don’t mow, making a beautiful looking and smelling landscape that takes minimal effort and water.

[Nightowl]

The absolute best way to combat it is too do the de-thatching then plant cereal rye and let grow to maturity, it'll out compete the weeds. Then when it's at maturity, mow it down to the ground and plant new grass seed.

[NatsariymDefender]

Creeping Charlie is edible but if you want a pretty California yard use poisonous herbicides. Not good.

[paulbrown]

I had a pesticide license from my state because i was in the lawn care business. We use to use Trimec, it is hard to get anymore because two of the ingredients in there is in Agent Orange as well. You need protective rubber gloves and a clear face mask because you don't want this one you hands or face or anywhere on your skin, it will get into your blood theough the skin very easy, must ne a professional to use this and have some brains. Trimec works real good unless you water it down to much, then it will take much longer to work and may need another application or two.

BE VERY CAREFUL USING THIS STUFF, IT CAN BE DEADLY.

[theresachiorazzi]

No matter how much time and money you spend there’s always one kind of weed or another coming through I even put down a sod carpet and guess what .. it’s coming through the carpet. I’m not letting it get to me anymore.

[dfghdfghd]

The root is like a little carrot growing sideways. After a deep rain you can dig them out by hand with a weeding fork tool. You have to get that white carrot root!

[kansasgardener]

This product might work and I definitely have creeping Charlie in my yard but this kills bees and other beneficial insects. As you can see I garden so this is a no go for me for sure.

[axkamen]

Creeping Charlie is nice
It grows low to the ground (no need to mow)
It smells nice (mint family)
And the flowers are nice
A weed is a plant that you dont want there. Grass (invasive and nasty) is a weed in my garden.

[judyfrench]

I live in Canada and we are banned from using anything like this. We are not allowed to even buy it on line or in the stores. Do you know of anything else that I could spray on it?

[MFaith]

I love creeping Charlie. I think it’s pretty. ☺️❤️ Plus, it’s medicinal. It helps all kinds of things including tinnitus. Just thought I’d share.

[robertsanders]

Ortho Weed B Gon Chickweed, Clover and Oxalis Killer does the job for me. Edit: the other weed b gon doesn't work on this.

[jimforgrave]

Took me a few years to get rid of this weed anyone who's struggling, ...keep at it. It's worth it

[briancoyne]

You missed it…you said “give it an inch, it’ll take a mile” You should have said “give it an inch, it’ll take your yard!”

[openskies]

Yeah, I'm one of the people who don't consider this a problem. Creeping Charlie never grows very tall, so it does not have to be mowed as often as grass. Therefore Creeping Charlie > grass.

[kevinedwards]

Grass is OVER RATED.
Let the WEEDS take over.
Green all the time, mow when you want, or don’t