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How to Get Rid of Wild Onion
How to Get Rid of Wild Onion. Wild onion is a tall, green plant that grows naturally in most landscapes and it can be bothersome due to its pungent order, its tendency to choke out the existing plant life nearby and its fast reproduction rate. It's best to remove the plants from the land as soon as possible. Luckily, ridding your garden of wild...
Wild onion is a tall, green plant that grows naturally in most landscapes and it can be bothersome due to its pungent order, its tendency to choke out the existing plant life nearby and its fast reproduction rate. It's best to remove the plants from the land as soon as possible. Luckily, ridding your garden of wild onion is relatively straightforward.
Things You'll Need
Shovel
Dicamba spray
Herbicide spray
Remove Plants and Roots
Identify all of the wild onion plants in your garden because it is important to remove all wild onions at once to discourage reproduction.
Grasp the plants at the base, about one inch from the soil, and pull up firmly.
Relocate the soil where the wild onions were growing with a shovel to ensure that both the roots and bulbs are eradicated. Move the soil to an unused location where wild onion growth is not bothersome.
Spray Landscape With Herbicide
Speak with a gardening expert at a local nursery about the ideal herbicide to use in your garden. Generally, this is a last resort because herbicide may hurt surrounding plants or produce.
Purchase the herbicide and remember to consider the plant life surrounding the wild onion plants and the local wildlife to make sure you do not inadvertently harm them.
Spray the chemical around the wild onions according to the instructions found on the herbicide packaging. Wild onions are capable of reproducing quickly, and spraying will discourage new weeds that may be in the process of sprouting.
Tips & Warnings
Dicamba, a popular and effective herbicide that's available at most gardening supply stores, is another option for eradicating unwanted wild onion plants. If you cannot find dicamba, ask a nursery employee to help you locate a similar product.
