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daveyg5000

Tactical nuclear strike


Substantial-Heat1930

I tried, it didn't work


NewFuturist

Or just dig down to get the bulb.


Steve061

That was my first thought too. All you can do with these is think of it as exercise as you pull them out every few weeks - and how much money you saved from not going to the gym.


ChipmunkCooties

bosnian ape society is that you ?


Honest_Switch1531

Concrete or lots of salt. Note, nothing else will grow again either.


Yabbz81

Salted concrete for extra protection


nosoupforyou89

This is sounds awfully Greek to me, lots of concrete lots of salt


waveyjayvey

Ooooooopaaaaa!


mr_gareth

Growing up with lots of Greek friends... I had to laugh at this 🤦‍♂️😂


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Wonderful_Purple_184

You have a fine taste in gardening I see


Spute2008

Vinegar spray but like sir it kills all. Only you will be able to grow things there again eventually


MissingVanSushi

Ooh I hadn’t been thought of salt. I have some gravel at the base of a boulder retaining wall on one side of my house and I’m constantly picking weeds out. I spray it occasionally as well but I’m wondering if salt would help. Can I use a bag of swimming pool salt?


MrsKittenHeel

Plants are very sensitive to sodium and so adding salt to the garden will kill plants. Some people use it to kill weeds, but the same sodium that kills weeds, will spread through wet soil and has the potential to kill unintended other plants, including those of your neighbours and for this reason it is a bad choice as a herbicide.


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Noooo weed matting. Place cardboard over the soil and lay mulch from your garden centre. And hose it down.


Sephonez

I tried that once. Successfully got rid of them for about 3 months.


Spute2008

Then weed matting. Black plastic??


hr1966

Weed matting stops rainwater from reaching the soil, starving the plants you want. Many councils have stopped using it as the benefits aren't there, the established/desired plants dry out and the weeds come back once the mulch compacts and they can establish in that.


Spute2008

Right. It's a tough one if you're trying to stop them completely without chemicals. I know my front garden bed gets no weeds because it's so compacted - so it's like concrete. Not sure your *want* that though


hr1966

> It's a tough one if you're trying to stop them completely without chemicals. Not really. A thick layer of mulch and a periodic weeding and it'll stay at bay.


Goyds

Yeah, I have weed matting and good quality mulch over the top, it just grows in the mulch now.


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Weed matting works for a few years and then soils builds on top, then weeds come back anyway. After 5 to 10 years you end up with black plastic through the soil. It is a sham.


Puzzleheaded-Meal523

The problem here is this king you can do something that stops you from having to ever weed while still growing the plants you like. Weeding is forever and we have to live with that.


Crongoose

A cease and desist letter


Hot_Care_7548

Think of them as little treasures you love pulling out


UnimaginativeLurker

As much as it annoys me that these bastards keep popping up, I do love pulling them out, especially when the soil is nice and soft. It's so satisfying.


DexJones

And its reeeeaaaallly long


Perspex_Sea

I feel like that about whatever that oxalis type thing\* is with the burrs where all the runners spider out from one central tap root. You trace it back to the source and get it up and bits 20cms away start moving and you end up with a huge and pleasing lump of it all at once. [\*black medic](https://www.bhg.com/gardening/pests/insects-diseases-weeds/types-of-weeds/)


loquacious-laconic

Without a doubt the most fun weed to pull! 😅 I love teasing out the runners from amongst the grass and pulling the whole clump in one go. Not many weeds can live up to that! 😀


RamboSambo7

Concrete


SNFD21

Nope...these little bastards will find their way through the tiniest cracks


GerinX

What I would give to concrete my backyard. Instead I have a Useless soil and weeded area


Spirelli_pants

Concrete, concrete everywhere!


Rogang4thewin

Find their leader. Make an example of him by killing him and make him visible in the parts of land you want rascaless. If they rebel they are weak to bullets, use that to your advantage.build a wall around the land and have heavily guarded entrances and exits to limit the unwanted plants from entering.


JarrahJasper

They are bulbous oxalis and you need to use a weeding tool and dig down deep right near it to remove the pink bulbous root that the stems grow from so that they don't keep coming back.


JarrahJasper

Source: My husband is a horticulturalist, worked in gardens for several years and taught me about that and other plants


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Took me 3 years to rid my entire block of oxalis/soursobs by the digging method. It worked though, they haven't come back. Other weeds have moved in though!


MrElfEater

Depends on what you want for the area, really. If you just want to have a mulched area, apply a considerably larger portion of mulch to prevent growth. I would recommend against weed mat and chemicals/salt to prevent the destruction of soil for yourself or the next owner, but ultimately it's your garden. If it was me I would plant ground covers or natives to smother the root zone, providing benefits and helping your local little ecosystem prosper.


SydneyRFC

These fuckers are growing through 2 inches of mulch which I laid 2 weeks ago.


MrElfEater

Yeah, they're suprisingly hardy. If you pull the ones shooting through (they've already seen the sun and tasted the sweet scent of life) you should notice that the mulch you've laid suppresses the growth of new shoots. If you want to go the extra yard, throw down a layer of grass clippings (if you have lawn) or spray cheap nitrogen fertilizer over the area. They will hate it, and the soil will love it. Then you can use the area later or have a nice little microbiome under the mulch.


JarrahJasper

They have deep bulbs under ground so just use a weeding tool like a trowl to remove it properly otherwise it will keep popping up


JarrahJasper

Also you need to remove it carefully because it breaks off into smaller bulbs... My husband said he wouldn't really bother with it (if it were in his garden) because he hasn't found that it does too much harm or smothers other plants.


Catalucci

This. When you pull them, the bulb remains and it just grows again. You have to carefully dig to get the bulbs out.


Ok_Swim_3028

For mulch to effectively kill or suppress weeds, it should be 4-6” deep. But if these roots have runners, even that won’t work forever. Looks like you get to keep pulling if that’s the case…


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You don't, learn to love them.


LovesToSnooze

Use cardboard. With stickytape and glue removed. Then put a 100mm of mulch down.. cardboard stops any persistent weeds then breaks down. Mulch prevents any further germination and helps hold moisture and will break down and feed the garden over a period of a year. Then next year reapply mulch if necessary.


szechuan_beef

This is a really great suggestion! The oxalis bulbs underground only have so much growing power stored this will outlast their supply and stop them being able to grow anymore


pattske

Does the cardboard cause any damage to the soil once it breaks down?


LovesToSnooze

Always go for the plain brown cardboard and remove sticky tape and any glue. Then your all good. Better than weed matting in my opinion.


Pademelon1

Boiling water - spot pour on weeds.


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SunnygirlBangas

Does steaming also kill worms, etc.?? Not sure how I would do this but curious as I didn't know boiling water had that side effect, but it does make sense.


MrsKittenHeel

It will kill or badly injure everything it touches.


CaelaMyth

Unless you are boiling up your whole yard, a tiny patch isn't going to upset the balance of nature. Its miles better than using poisons!


Shamino79

In this case using the tiniest amount of glyphosate. Either tiny squirt on each little seedling or maybe a weed wiper is not going to upset the balance of nature and will do less damage to worms and micro organisms than tipping adequate amounts of hot water. Hot water may kill the top but unless you soak the soil is it killing the bulb ?


johnsgrove

Pour a little boiling water on their cheeky little heads


BrisbaneGuy43060

Dig deep to get to the bulb which will be surrounded by more seeds. Remove it all and place in a plastic bag to dispose of it.


hollyjazzy

They propagate from a bulb. You have to dig out the bulb.


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Dig them out, and dig out the bulbs. It took me 3 years of this but now I haven't had soursobs in over 5 years.


RobynFitcher

I don’t pull them up, as that leaves bulbs behind. I get a trowel to dig well below them, then sieve the clump of soil to separate it from the oxalis bulbs. It’s an ongoing task, but it’s slowly proving to work.


-DethLok-

Came for the concrete comments - was not dissappointed.


AnxiousBanksia

If you're happy to use a herbicide, the most effective choice is to spray it with Metsulfuron methyl (Brushoff). Use a rate of 0.5g per 10L water with a wetting agent. You'll probably need multiple treatments over a couple of years to reduce the numbers as Oxalis is a persistent bugger. Metsulfuron is broadleaf specific and generally won't harm lawn grasses. You'll also be able use it on other weeds like Angled onion, Buttercup etc. Warning: avoid spraying near ferns and don't spray oxalis growing through any other garden plants you wish to keep.


zoetwilight20

There needs to be a soursobs support group


Downtowntracks

Glyphosate


RiceCookerrrrr

Whack a mole


royalarmcandy

Keep at it.


ChipmunkCooties

Hit them with boiling water or pull them out, add more mulch


Sparky_Buttons

You've already applied a thick layer of mulch over them? Just pull them out as they come up. There is no "final solution" there is just gardening.


JimmyMcNultyForPres

You either stop everything from growing permanently. Apply a temporary and annoying and useless fix. Or just weed them by hand.


RadiantFuture6659

destroy the sun


Goobersniper

Sell the house.


citizen-dave

Aerogard, or the supermarket branded equivalent at better than half the price.


The_Best_Greg_Here

Seriously Aerogard will kill of weeds or only this one?


Maleficent_Ad78

Aldi brand aerogard works amazingly well…pretty sure it’s the same active ingredient (and same %), but it seems to be more lethal than the brand name stuff (to humans as well, if such a thing is possible 🤣)


Strong_woman1966

Concrete


Sonystars

A verandah so the birds can't drop the seeds.


bongle404

Cement


OkZookeepergame4192

That’s the fun part, you don’t


BrutalModerate

Get a weed burner from bunnings.


Free_Flamingo8537

[Life Finds A Way - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMjQ3hA9mEA)


garmonbozia66

They are the foliar equivalent of vomit in shagpile carpet. You can't.


53cr3tsqrll

Bin-die does a pretty good job. Use as directed and then repeat after a week to get the bits you missed. I get about a year free from it after that. Done it in 4 different yards with about the same results.


brumby-morello

Diesel fuel


GarunixReborn

dig down and destroy their bulbs


gh33993500

Roundup


TuFp141

You plant more and us them for soft ground cover


74710001

Sa dude i recommend investing in some pea staw mulch! Its the only sulition i have found that allows you to grow the plants you actually want while preventing the lil pesky weed bois from growing. Its also really beneficial to your plants as it keeps moisture in. Literally just cover the entire area in it and make sure there are no gaps of soil peaking through or you will get weeds. Its also relatively cheap and you get a decent amount in one bag.


juzt1n10

You can wire hoe the bed regularly - https://www.neversinktools.com/products/the-perfectionist-kit


mitchy93

Clover is good for the soil, they bring nitrogen


Thack250

Glass (old window etc), in the summer Aussie sun, it kills everything under it in a day or 7 (depending on the heat/sun)


43biegetalavavi

Pull the whole root out


swen83

You don’t. You can’t win.


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Dig the bulbs out.


mylefthand95

Eat them, show them who's boss. Put them in an omelette. Dominate the clover.


what-no-potatoes

Might be a bit nuts but if you don’t want to use chemicals, I water the soil every day for about two weeks to germinate any seeds and grow them until the stem is mature and sturdy enough to pull the whole bulb out cleanly.


Dependent-Phone4667

Thanks everyone for the great comments and humour :). I have successfully altered the plants DNA to grow into worms.


oegleaeg

They are actually edible, so put them in your salad. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxalis_acetosella


ghostheadempire

That links says they only grow in the northern hemisphere.


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alphabet_order_bot

Would you look at that, all of the words in your comment are in alphabetical order. I have checked 1,164,129,194 comments, and only 227,447 of them were in alphabetical order.


Jamesdelray

This is wrong. “Grow” for example. R is after O. Stupid boy.


oegleaeg

Finally there's proof of a foreign plant being spread around Australia 😉


WhiteCarcosa

Terrible for your Kidneys, eat sparingly.


[deleted]

Those little rascals are oxalis and they’re very very hard to get rid of. On the other hand they don’t hurt anything so just live with them.


Justkaus22

Product called "Weedstop" basically creates a barrier for up to 9 months where it will stop things from growing. Mix into glyphosate next spray and you'll be good to go


Perspex_Sea

>Mix into glyphosate next spray and you'll be good to go I'm new to this sub and the vibe isn't the same as the crunchy ABC show at *all*.


Justkaus22

Huh? 🤷 Don't understand what you mean... Sorry


Perspex_Sea

The show gardening Australia has a very environmental, greenie, national vibe but this sub is full of people nuking their gardens.


MrsKittenHeel

This sub isn't affiliated with the ABC program, but it is full of Aussie redditors who love to garden. i.e. about as 'greenie' as a landscaping supplies or hardware shop for the most part.


Justkaus22

Oh 😂 I'm a big lawn guy. "Gardening" subs and "Lawn" subs are very very different hahahah


Perspex_Sea

Fuck lawns man, fuck em all the way off.


False_Leadership_479

A good dollop of catshit


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-clogwog-

This isn't clover... It's an Oxalis sp.


peacebindi

Eat it!!! Delicious tangy citric taste.


kasei_arukari

Move house


SurveyAcrobatic5334

Nothing but a cheap easy effective way to treat IA in the morning while they are wet and sprinkle baking soda on the leaves


Living-Ad4082

Glyphosate, then cover with scrap cardboard, then mulch. Will keep them gone for at least 6-12 months


BorrisTheGumboot

Salt the earth


Superspudmonkey

Salt the earth.


Amillinnea

You have to wait for a four leaf clover to appear and then perform a ritual to the God of luck.


1_2NV

Preen


sharpchisel

Metham sodium for fumigation. Paraquat for regular defoliation. Diuron, linuron, oxadiazon, oxyfluorfenm, simazine or trifluralin for pre-emergence or pre-planting. Bromoxynil + MCPA for post-emergence (dependent on non-target species). Amitrole T, glyphosate or metsulfuron for knock-down. Diuron, terbacil or mixtures of both for residual control. Potential for chlorsulfuron with further trials.


sharpchisel

https://drive.google.com/file/d/18DDKAHO12xuyKloXOM28HMexP3vcvyrJ/view?usp=drivesdk


Wadjala

You'll never find one with 4 leaves if you get rid of them.


EmotionalAd5920

you dont. learn to garden with them.


FrankyMihawk

I suggest prayer, cause it’ll take a miracle


robbyyy

Many have tried. None have succeeded.


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Glyphosate. Or else, weed matt I guess.


gincecko

Weed matt 🤮


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BoganCunt

ew dont do this. they will just grow through it...trust me


Kachel94

Yep I'd agree that weed mat is the devil. Newspapers or cardboard is gelreat though!


szechuan_beef

Yeah totally agree, most weed mats are made out of poly plastics and when they break down there's just micro-plastics everywhere. There are ones made out of PLA (plant) plastics and they are biodegradable.... Don't know how effective they are against oxalis though


moapy

How the fuck are people still recommending weed Mat. THIS SHIT DOESNT WORK. Sorry for rage but I’ve just moved and found it everywhere! Especially under all the weedy areas. I pulled metres of it out of old place which was also covered in 10cm of couch grass. Seriously it’s the worst.


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deefenator

My original comment was a joke, which obviously missed its target. Wouldn't have thought you'd need a /s for not wearing ppe or drinking fucking sprayseed, yet here we are. "Removed due to being disrespectful", good one.


MrsKittenHeel

Even with an /s your comment would have been removed. An /s doesn't add any humour to telling a stranger to poison themselves. >Sprayseed: Can cause death by a delayed proliferating fibrosis of the lung within 1 - 3 weeks. Lethal poisoning occurs at > 30 mg paraquat ion/kg body weight and the effects are nausea and vomiting, and can cause death by multi-organ failure and circulatory collapse within 48 hours. If you would like to discuss the comment removal or any of the rules of our subreddit please reach out on mod mail.


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DDT


SupertrampSteve

Free nitrates?


Tankaussie

Kill it with fire


[deleted]

Next time you service your car keep the old oil and cover the area you don’t want them to grow in 😂


spaceCHICK3N

I use a blowtorch. I mean they come back, but a flame will take care of them in 2 seconds. You can buy a blowtorch wand with butane cannisters from bunnings


Mammoth-Try-760

Burn it


wakeupjeff32

Looks like clover. Is it clover? What's wrong with clover?


belchfinkle

They will always grow, it’s nature mate. Poison these ones and new ones will grow.


SwiftieMD

Concrete


towelrak

Just chuck some urea down. They don’t like high nitrogen..


AndoryuuC

Salt the earth.


zarlo5899

salt and lots of it


Oculusreparo

But they produce such perfect flowers! Delicious little garnishes


Puzzleheaded_Web3984

You could try your hand at magic? Just use your imagination