I will triumph eventually, but right now onion weed is winning in a corner of the gardens at Struan Farm.
Allium triquetrum, onion weed, is also know as three-cornered garlic. It has white snowdrop-like flowers and a strong onion scent. It is edible (bulbs, greens and flowers), can be used like spring onions, but we're not going there--this plant it is horribly invasive, multiplying both by bulb division and seed.
I've read the following with respect to getting onion weed under control:
1. Mow it.
2. Dig it out.
3. Cut it (some sources say covering it with grass clippings afterward helps).
4. Spot spray or wipe with Roundup or Amitrole.
Right now I am digging it out, will try cutting whatever grows back afterward, since it's growing under trees and in areas where we simply can't mow. Spray is always a last resort for me, not something I use unless absolutely necessary.
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