Creeping Butterfly

Joyful

This seems to have taken over my garden this year. I did my back in so was unable to weed. I still cannot dig them out. I bought organic weedkiller which did nothing. I then brought in the bad boys that I did not want to use. They had glyphosate which I thought would kill anything. One week later and they look untouched. Remembering that I cannot dig or hoe, does anyone have any suggestions? Even worse is they are choking my plants. Oops Creeping buttercup.

unrecordings

one of those flamegun things ?
about £30, runs on small butane cans

and it's fun :-)

Joyful

I thought they were just for between slabs?

Mojisola

One week isn't long for plants to show the effects of glyphosate - be patient.

Farway

Mojisola wrote: »

One week isn't long for plants to show the effects of glyphosate - be patient.

Ditto, just be patient & give it time to work. First signs maybe leaves distorting. You will not see them turn brown & shrivelled up as you would with a contact weedkiller

unrecordings

Did you mean Creeping Buttercup ?
https://www.lawnweeds.co.uk/weed-identification/creeping-buttercup
If so I'll defer to the other posters. I use flame for spot weeding things that aren't too deep rooted, or have only just germinated, or creep along the surface...

Joyful

Oops. I cant edit the title. Yes it's Creeping Buttercup.

Davesnave

Creeping buttercup is a tough weed. Glyphosate will eventually do the job, though it might take two applications six weeks apart to knock it out.

Even Grazon 90, which I use to spot weed docks and thistles in the fields only makes buttercup shrivel for a while, before it recovers. The other weeds are dead in one application. There are a few pro weedkillers that hit buttercups hard, but I have so many of he latter, I prefer not to worry about them.

In your situation, glyphosate is your best bet. It'll work, given the usual response time.

Joyful

Thank you all. I will be patient and spray again.

Davesnave

If it's among other plants, application by paintbrush is possible too. I used to mix mine with a bit of wallpaper paste for extra 'stick.'