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How to Kill Weeded Creeping Charlie With Borax
How to Kill Weeded Creeping Charlie With Borax. Creeping charlie, or ground ivy, is a flowering weed that grows in shady, moist areas and, if left unchecked, can quickly take over other areas of your lawn. The first step to ridding the lawn of creeping charlie is to utilize a tool called a dethatching rake to remove all or most of the weeds from...
Creeping charlie, or ground ivy, is a flowering weed that grows in shady, moist areas and, if left unchecked, can quickly take over other areas of your lawn. The first step to ridding the lawn of creeping charlie is to utilize a tool called a dethatching rake to remove all or most of the weeds from the affected area. After this has been accomplished, it is important to ensure that this pesky flowering invader no longer attempts to take over your yard. This can be accomplished with the household product borax.
Things You'll Need
Borax
Water
Bucket
Sprayer
Garden hose
Long-sleeved shirt
Gloves
Long pants
Socks
Shoes
Goggles
Face mask
Add 10 oz. of borax (such as 20 Mule Team brand) into 1/2 cup of warm water.
Pour the borax mixture into 2 1/2 gallons of water. Mix the solution until the borax is completely dissolved. This will cover 1,000 square feet of lawn, so use less if the area to be treated is smaller.
Pour the borax mixture into a sprayer that can be attached to a garden hose.
Put on a pair of gloves, a long-sleeved shirt, long pants, socks, shoes, goggles and a face mask.
Spray the borax mixture onto the weeded creeping charlie during the springtime when there is no rain in the forecast for at least the next two days, making sure to place the mixture on evenly.
Apply this borax mixture once more next year around the same date.
