I don’t tho k you need any tools other tha a shovel and a lot of elbow grease. I would just double dig the area, put the dirt on the tarp and then rake out the lily of the valley roots from the loosened dirt. You have to go down about two shovels depth to get them all. It’s an opportunity to dig some compost into the earth as you return it to the bed. The Black Earth Compost pile is at Codman Farms right now and costs a dollar a gallon. Go with some pails then combine it with the dirt you put back in the bed. If you really want to improve the soil while you have it out, add some manure, peat moss, and a handful or two of lime and bone meal. You will still be pulling lilies of the valley out by their roots for a couple of years, but you will have broken the back of the problem….and created some great soil in the process!
- Sent from iPhone. Typed by thumb. Excuse misspellings! > On May 14, 2023, at 7:47 PM, sally kindleberger <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Years ago I planted lily’s of the valley in my small garden plot and they > took over! I couldn’t get rid of them. I put tarps over the garden and there > they stayed for over four years. When I took off the tarps today there were > still roots of the lilies ready to start growing again. > I am thinking the only way I will get rid of them completely will be to turn > over the earth completely using some sort of small plow or rotatilling tool. > Does anyone have something that I can borrow? > Or any other ideas! > Thanks, Sally > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to [email protected]. Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. Change your subscription settings at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln.
