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About the Author john8169 Sydney 18th September 2008 7:52pm #UserID: 1382 Posts: 5 View All john8169's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jantina says... Hi John, failing any brilliant solutions from anyone else here are my suggestions.1, learn to live with it. 2,spray with roundup again (I loath the stuff myself) and when it comes up again mulch it heavily and whenever a bit comes through mulch it again until it gives up.Onion weed is a little bulb and if the leaves cannot get to sunlight to photosynthesize it will eventually starve and die.3,simply repeat the above mulching steps without the roundup(that would be my choice). If you put cardboard down first and sheetmulch over that it makes it that much harder for the onion weed to come back up. lots of luck. p.s. you must be vigilant about any bits that come back up or it will take off again. Jantina | About the Author Jantina Mt. Gambier S.A. 20th September 2008 2:50pm #UserID: 1351 Posts: 1272 View All Jantina's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Scott G says... The onion weed bulbs are usually only a few cetimetres below the surface carefully slicing the topsoil away and disposing of it should take the bulbs with it. This is assuming that the soil hasnt been disturbed thus mixing the bulbs throughout the soil. Otherwise I would expect a good infestation of onion weed to take a few years of routinely applying roundup to kill. Not all bulbs have leaves all the time. So while many get sprayed many stay dormant and sprout up later. John: are you sure you have onion weed (Nothoscordum gracile) in your lawn and not Nut Grass? | About the Author Scott G The Gold Coast 21st September 2008 12:06pm #UserID: 44 Posts: 117 View All Scott G's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John says... thanks for this everyone, pretty sure its onion weed scott. there is a small bulb at the bottom and when i extract them carefully it reveals its 'babies' sometimes about 50 little ones all attached to the main bulb. i guess i didnt get the answer i wanted but at least i know... its going to take years! | About the Author john8169 Sydney 21st September 2008 8:20pm #UserID: 1382 Posts: 5 View All john8169's Edible Fruit Trees |
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lolo says... I had a huge problem too, but it is decreasing every year. I go around each week and pull it back to ground level. The bulbs need the green part to photosynthesise, as someone else mentioned, so if you starve it by just yanking at the green each week, you get rid of it after about 3 goes. Eventually (after 3 goes) the bulb is so skinny it comes out with the leaves. That way, you get rid of it without using poison. I got rid of blackberries using the same method. | About the Author Tasmania 23rd April 2009 6:20pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Steve says... I found out the hard that you never try to dig out the weed as it will only spread at twice the rate of your effort. The best way I found was to use a small paintbrush to apply a little roundup/glysophate onto a couple of leaves. Don't dilute the glysophate - use it at 100% straight from the container. It works every time. It's time consuming if you have a lot of weeds, but it works. | About the Author Steve Coffs Harbour 24th June 2009 8:02pm #UserID: 2290 Posts: 23 View All Steve's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Russell says... Don't confuse onion weed with nut grass they are not the same. Nutgrass is much worse as a weed, apparently the world's worst weed. It spreads through the soil like cooch grass but creates 100s of tiny round brown nuts, all of which will grow. It can take over and ruin an entire farm if let go. Some farmers will remove the enire soil from where a patch of nutgrass is found and burn it on top of a bonfire. Cultivation only spreads it making the problem worse and most sprays, including roundup, only set it back a while. Back to onion weed: (little white bulb with strong onion aroma)The best way to eradicate it from your garden or block is to go round each year in late winter/early spring, when it flowers, with a curved garden trough and bucket, and dig up the bulbs. Generally the soil is moist at this time of year and the bulbs will come out easily with a slight loosening. Don't shake the soil off but throw the whole clump into the bucket then either burn it on a bonfire or bin it. Some bulbs do remain dorment for a season but sooner or later they give themselves away by flowering, their flowers being like little white flags that wave to you the reality of their presence. It is very helpful of them to surrender in such a way. Do this for a few seasons and your block will be onion weed free. | About the Author Russell3 Mt Evelyn, Vic 30th August 2009 5:35pm #UserID: 2729 Posts: 4 View All Russell3's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Russell says... Actually having just been out doing my anual onion weed eradication hunt, and being hit again with the strong onion smell, stronger than normal onions and on a pa with fresh crushed garlic, I wonder whether the common and often maligned onion weed might have a constructive use as a deterent insect spray as with garlic spray. Perhaps if they were washed then put through a juicer, or blender and sieve, the juice sprayed on insect prone plants may be a very good organic insecticide. Could it be that the gardener's enemy turns out to be his best friend?!! | About the Author Russell3 Mt Evelyn, Vic 30th August 2009 9:18pm #UserID: 2729 Posts: 4 View All Russell3's Edible Fruit Trees |
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VLR says... I have onion grass in my lawn that I dig out very carefully (the bulbs tend to detach and remain in the soil if I pull the leaves too hard). It's hard work but there seems to be a lot less this year than last year (I only moved into my new place last year). Whatever method you try, definitely get to them before they go to seed. Are they poisonous to dogs? My dog likes to "help" with the gardening and flings them around though I take them off him before he eats it. | About the Author VLR Perth 31st August 2009 12:12am #UserID: 2329 Posts: 35 View All VLR's Edible Fruit Trees |
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kylie says... i have 5 acres which is totaly covered in onion weed, it's in the garden beds every where, i hate it, but can anyone tell me is there an animal out there that eats it. horses and cattle don't, i am now trying goats and sheep, but they don't seem to be doing much either, some one told me if you just keep mowing it, it will eventually die off, is this true. | About the Author kylie3 geelong, vic 14th September 2009 4:59pm #UserID: 2785 Posts: 1 View All kylie3's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jantina says... Hi kylie, it's a bulb so if you constantly remove the green above ground part it will weaken and die but mowing would probably leave enough green leaf for it to continue feeding the bulb, my feeling is that it might slowly weaken the bulb but could take years and you'd still probably have some. Clare, unless your compost is very well managed and reaches very high temperatures the bulb will survive. I'd put them in the fire or in the rubbish bin. | About the Author Jantina Mt. Gambier S.A. 15th September 2009 12:00pm #UserID: 1351 Posts: 1272 View All Jantina's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... I hope it's OK to ask a chook question 2? ... is there anything that is No-No for feeding chooks? I have never had them b4. U are right about the onions n dogs sunshine77, BTW. We had a tame parrot and avocado was strictly off the menu... For the onion weed - I would glue/stick some sponge bits onto the thumb and forefinger of a pair of rubber gloves - put them on, dip them into NEAT glyphosate and "wipe" all the leaves with it. Much quicker than a paintbrush? Not much good for 5 acres tho' Kylie! :( Have u thought about biting the bullet and nuking the whole lot and then starting again with a heavy sowing of perennial grass seeds? | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. WA 18th September 2009 10:27pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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nissa1054 says... One of my goats ate the onion weed right down. However because I don't have him anymore, they have come back good and strong. Onion weed is not a member of the onion family, it gets its name because of the smell, so it is not harmful to dogs. It seems some goats are better at controlling the weed that others - cashmere and boer crosses are two that come to mind. Good luck with the onion weed problem. Looking at getting another goat, hopefully it will eat the weed down ...lol | About the Author nissa1054 melbourne VIC 3rd October 2009 3:58pm #UserID: 2864 Posts: 1 View All nissa1054's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Colin says... Brad, Jantina, thanks. On checking the flowers I found tiny seeds hiding inside. I'll give the old Onion weed 10 out of 10 for resilience, tenacity and perseverance. Until they start sprouting small arms and legs and carrying tiny uzi's, my mission is to destroy them. Bring it on Onion Weeds. | About the Author Melbourne 26th October 2009 9:50am #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Louise says... I was advised only this morning that the best way to get rid of anything that has a bulb or any weeds in general is to sterilise the soil by using a product called Zerdane. It will kill the seeds under the soil including the dormant ones and was told if I had nutgrass to give it two shots about a week apart, leave it for 4 weeks and then dig them up. I would think that it will kill all plant seeds so may not want to try it on lawn or do a test patch first?? | About the Author Adelaide 9th December 2009 2:55pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Russell says... Oxalis is another weed that has the potential to take over a property if left unchecked. Like onion weed it multiplies in two ways by seed and by growing new baby bulbs around the mature bulb. Also as with onion weed cultivation only spreads it further. Though it is backbreaking work the best way is to carefully dig it up and burn the bulbs. Don't try to shake all the dirt off the bulbs as you will undoubtably shake off tiny bulbs as well. Through plants into a bucket then burn it on a bonfire. A good soaking of deisal helps this process well. These weeds, nutgrass, onion weed and oxalis need to be treated like a cancer that is spreading through your property. If left unchecked they can render the property useless in terms of cropping or gardening and greatly decrease its value. There are farms in the Dandenong Ranges that are completely overun by these weeds because the owners did not take the neccessary trouble of digging up these weeds when they first appeared in a small patch on their farm, generally accidently brought in on equippment or in soil around purchased plants. Now is the time to dig up oxalis as it is flowering (white flowers)and has the distinctive clover like leaf. Back to onion weed, you will have to wait to next spring to attack that, when it flowers again. Our half acre house block was littered with it when we bought it. We paid the kids per bucket to dig it up, which they got into. Now I systematically recheck it every year and have virtually wiped it out. Even five acres can be done with a systematic approach. | About the Author Russell3 Mt Evelyn, Vic 15th December 2009 10:54pm #UserID: 2729 Posts: 4 View All Russell3's Edible Fruit Trees |
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kate says... I've been attacking near to two acres of onion weed without the use of herbicides and it's a slow process that you need to remain vigilant at, but it *is* doable! Dig up the bulbs by hand as soon as they appear when the weather cools! I spend my Autumn and Winter systematically digging up the bulbs and the earlier in the season, the better! Later in the season, the older bulbs grow little bulbils which can easily become detached and remain undetected in the soil, when the main bulb has been removed, ready to grow the next season! Keep on top of cleared areas! If the weed appears in a previously cleared area, dig deeper to remove it!!! It's quite likely that you detached the bulb whilst you were digging and in my experience, the older the bulb, the deeper in the soil it sits! An older bulb will be bigger and the blades will grow stronger and longer! Newly seeded bulbs grow fine tiny blades that won't flower for another season, but can easily be overlooked, because they may blend in with other grasses or 'good' plants! Later in the season, pull off any flowers and bin them! I patrol my block as often as possible and try to pull them off before they bloom! A flower left to seed creates a 'grove' of about twenty tiny 'blades' that will be even more difficult to remove come next Autumn! If neighbours aren't as vigilant at removing their weeds, create a mulch barrier- strip a few feet wide! The flowers tend to seed in fairly close proximity to the plant. (I just sweep all the autumn leaves into a ten foot strip down the boundary line!) And lastly, mow/whipper snip the blades as the weather is warming! *Not essential, but it *does* reduce the 'fuel' returning into the bulb once the growth has died off in late Spring. Hope this helps! | About the Author kate11 Melbourne 2nd July 2010 3:30pm #UserID: 3890 Posts: 1 View All kate11's Edible Fruit Trees |
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dnaplscraple says... Two options I can recommend. 1. You can use non dilute white vinegar, pored directly on each onion plant. The low ph will knock out the onion grass. You would need to take care and in time, get the problem solved. 2. Cover the with a geotextile (we use 4 layer of newspaper covered with a mulch) used for weed prevention. This will cut out sunlight and kill off all vegetation. The fabric will need to smother the area for at least 4-6 months. | About the Author dnaplscraple Sydney 28th August 2010 8:30pm #UserID: 4159 Posts: 2 View All dnaplscraple's Edible Fruit Trees |
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stuart says... "Oxalis debilis var. corymbosa and Onion Weed Nothoscordum gracile growing in lawns are so easy to eradicate. Find where the leaves emerge from the ground and dribble machine oil onto them so that it can coat and smother the bulbs to death." Found this on ABC's Gardening Australia website fact sheet for organic weed control.I am going to give it a go on a trial patch of my lawn. | About the Author stuart3 Dubbo 11th September 2010 5:51pm #UserID: 4211 Posts: 2 View All stuart3's Edible Fruit Trees |
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stuart says... I don't know, that's why I'll just trial it on a small patch at first, it's only a dribble, enough to coat seeds, and I don't want to spot Roundup as in the past when I have done that inevitably a small patch of lawn around the weed dies too. I'll see how it goes for a few weeks, Ijust want to kill it before it flowers. | About the Author stuart3 Dubbo 12th September 2010 7:38am #UserID: 4211 Posts: 2 View All stuart3's Edible Fruit Trees |
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tomm says... In my case I have an enormous problem of onion weed in my lawn. There is no way I am spending months trying to eradicate it. The beauty of the destiny is I mix it and spray it with no damage to lawn unlike roundup.So far it has got rid of a couple of other types of weeds but has left a couple of other types. The onion weed is slowly dying off. I am sure I will need a few applications over time to completely get rid of it.With Christmas around the corner and my father In-law arriving who judges my character on how well my lawn looks I am starting to grin already :) | About the Author tomm 25th October 2010 7:54am #UserID: 4449 Posts: 5 View All tomm's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Rob says... I have a newish Sir Walter lawn. It came up with tons of onion weed after it was laid down. I tried a couple of different herbicides without any success- after finding most kill buffalo lawns(like Sir Walter). Nurserys also told me I just had to live with the weed. Eventually I found Amgrow Chemspray Bin-Die which is Buffalo safe, mixed it with a little detergent (I read it helps to penetrate the waxy leaves) and put it into a spray bottle - used on jet to target just the weeds. In days the onion weed turned yellow/brown and started to shrivel - zero lawn damage. I mowed the lawn after a week or so and then sprayed any new onion weed leaves that sprung up, another week or two, mowed again - have not seen any more onion weed since. Seriously took no more than a couple of hours in total. Of course I am waiting to see if any new shoots come up, but so far so good | About the Author Rob11 Sydney 11th November 2010 2:01pm #UserID: 4527 Posts: 1 View All Rob11's Edible Fruit Trees |
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snottiegobble says... I dont have onion weed but I do have a very invasive mainly red leaved oxalis with yellow flowers.It has small leaves & tends to thrive in potting mix so I believe it came with plants from nurseries. Now its a bloody nuisance in my above ground vegie garden as it tries to suffocate long season plants like onions, garlic etc. Of course when you remove it their roots become exposed. Anyone know its specific name? | About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busso (smack in the middle) 12th November 2010 2:45am #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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snottiegobble says... Thanks Amanda , thats one of them & the LEAST invasive! The other`s leaves & flowers are similar, but it is a lot darker with washed maroon over the green leaves. The seed pods are pea green, 8cms long, 5 sided & pointed. It forms dense mats & loves bricked paths like I have down the centre of the vegie patch. Dont want to use roundup but, see no options. On the same vein the ocas ( oxalis tuberosa) are going really well Charles. They are over a foot high & I am hilling them up as they grow. They are already shaded by shade cloth. Thank God they dont behave like their relatives eh? How is yours Amanda? Jantina`s oca is just showing thru. | About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busso (smack in the middle) 12th November 2010 1:46pm #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... Hey Snottie and Jantina - I raced out to check my oca after I saw your post Snottie and it has a shoot! I am thrilled to bits :) Now to keep it going to share with others also. Thanks jantina. Snottie - can u take a pic of the weed? If you post it in the "What is it?" thread someone will be bound to know. | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton Mid West WA 12th November 2010 6:20pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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snottiegobble says... Will do Amanda. Just need a little time. I have been potting up ferns for my cafe friend`s courtyard to go round her water feature. Gee, these solar fountain pumps are really good for the money. Watch out for snails & dont forget to shade your oca first sign of really hot weather. Anyone know what the oxalis type plant is that blooms prolifically in clumps in the autumn with bright yellow attractive flowers on long stems? | About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busso (smack in the middle) 12th November 2010 8:19pm #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Julie says... Soursob is the common name - Oxalis pes-caprae. I have about 3/4 acre of the stuff and no hope of getting rid of it. It has completely taken over and taken the place of the good weeds that used to be there. By 'good' weeds, I mean ones that can be whippersnipped and used as mulch. This stuff dies down to nothing. Any ideas someone? | About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 12th November 2010 9:26pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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tomm says... thanks Markd, hussar and destiny are two different products, destiny just uses the idosulfuron-methyl-sodium where the hassar uses it along with several other chemicals.I have read both MSDS's and as long as you dont eat it, bath in it or fill your fish pond with it and follow the directions I am pretty sure you will be ok. If you read the MSDS on oven cleaner you would not use it either. however the lawn is looking great and that is the most important thing :) | About the Author tomm 15th November 2010 5:56am #UserID: 4449 Posts: 5 View All tomm's Edible Fruit Trees |
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natalieschwab says... Hi everyone, my name is Natalie and I am writing a story about onionweed for the Tombston Epitaph, as it is becoming a big problem in Arizona. Would any of you be willing to do a quick interview with me for the story? We can do it over phone or email, whichever you prefer. I just wanted to talk to some people who have dealt with the issue in their lawns/gardens and have tried to get rid of the weed. Please let me know ASAP as this story runs Friday. Thanks! | About the Author natalieschwab Arizona 25th January 2011 6:33am #UserID: 4829 Posts: 1 View All natalieschwab's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jennifer says... Hi Onion weeds keeps growing with my srouting onions and I use the green from them daily I am a little worried about eating onion weed,I have read it edible although I am not sure that the information is correct..is it true or could onion weed be used for healing as I will just eat it too..I think i am chopping it up with the other onion. | About the Author Jennifer5 Sydney Australia 10th May 2011 2:51pm #UserID: 5281 Posts: 1 View All Jennifer5's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Bev asks.... says... My new garden is heavy clay and is infested with onion weed. Tried carefully digging it out and using Round Up, but altho I have gotten rid of the big ones, babies have arrived. Should I grow loads of groundcovers to crowd them out and smother them as well as place loads of mulch on top of them? | About the Author Bev asks1 Bedford, Eastern Cape 26th May 2011 7:21pm #UserID: 5348 Posts: 1 View All Bev asks1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Charles cant spell says... Treat them as a source of onion, its free grows well and saves you growing more difficult and longer to yield onions. As like everything once you decide its perfectly edible and start using it a few times weekly, it would be long before your running out of that weed. Mulching them while it might smother it, wont kills the bulbs, and they seem to last a few years. Don't eat the ones you have round ups though. You could out compete them with Garlic Chives, the intermingled leaves can be harvested at the same time and it would be irrelevant, due to the nature of the matted garlic chives roots I recon it would out compete eventually. In Pemby we have 5x5 meter patches of the stuff, so short of smothering and solarising its a case of remove the majority and keep coming back to it. | About the Author Charlesstillcantspell1 Perth Innaloo 27th May 2011 1:14am #UserID: 2742 Posts: 411 View All Charlesstillcantspell1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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frankie says... Avoid the temptation of pulling it out, if you do pull it out it will quickly multiply. Each strand of onion weed has numerous dormant bulbs beneath the surface, pulling the strand out activates these bulbs. All you can do is patiently paint the strands with roundup or zero. Sorry for the bad news, I found out the hard way. Cheers Frankie | About the Author Frankie 29th September 2011 9:25pm #UserID: 4189 Posts: 17 View All Frankie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Kasta says... I also have onion weed EVERYWHERE. One garden bed ended up covered after I spent ages digging them out one-by-one before planting carrot and sweet pea seeds. I got no carrots or sweet peas but increased my onion weed population 10-fold. This was despite me thinking I got every one, including the babies. So, I am going to dig the whole bed out, lay down lots of sheets of newspaper/cardboard and then put new soil and compost on top - at least 30cm worth. It is a 13m x 1m bed so will take a while. :) As for the onion weed in all my other garden beds I am going to try to shave off the tops until the bulb eventually "starves". I can't dig out the entire bed because they already have established plants in them. I hate this weed with a passion! | About the Author Success1 1st October 2011 5:04pm #UserID: 5907 Posts: 2 View All Success1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jon says... I've been upending my turf with a spade and pulling the onion weed out by the bulb. Does this have the same danger as digging it out? It is most satisfying pulling out a large plant by the bulb! Before I laid my Sir Walter this time last year I read that the soil should have bee "nuked" with weedkiller, covered with plastic and left for a few weeks before rolling out the turf. This seemed like overkill . . . fortunately the onion weed is mostly around the border of the lawn so I can turn over the turf to remove the bulbs without causing too much obvious damage. It is an evil weed though. | About the Author Jon9 Sydney 17th October 2011 9:43pm #UserID: 5991 Posts: 4 View All Jon9's Edible Fruit Trees |
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TreeBee says... Onion Weed!!!! I hope you have success in keeping on top of it John. Nothing is 'overkill' when it comes to Onion weed. I hope it doesnt overrun your lawn. You can always have another go or treat sections. Try a Pine oil based weedkiller and smother the area in black plastic in the heat of summer and let it fry for as long as you can, then sow an Autumn lawn. Best of Luck. | About the Author Swishtree Gippsland, VIC 17th October 2011 10:23pm #UserID: 5992 Posts: 4 View All Swishtree's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Albert says... I have just spent a day spraying half my onion weed patches over 2 acres. Round up is suppost to kill onion weed if sprayed just before or during flowering. I used a 1.5L soft drink bottle with the bottem cut out as a shroud over the end of a spray nozzle. This goes over neatly the flowers with a fine mist. I might find dead perfect round patches over the paddock and lawn in a few months but in will be worth it:) | About the Author Albert2 Moura QLD 20th October 2011 4:05am #UserID: 6001 Posts: 1 View All Albert2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Cathy says... There is loads of good advice here but I am unsure what would be the best approach to take with onion weed that has invaded the garden and is coming up all around and through my rose bushes. What is the safest way to attack it without damaging the roses? I am concerned that even if I wipe Roundup onto the onion weed leaves they might then fall against the rose bush and poison it too! (Some of the roses have sentimental value otherwise I might be tempted to rip them all out, napalm the garden and start again!) | About the Author Cathy8 Sydney, NSW 7th December 2011 10:08pm #UserID: 6225 Posts: 1 View All Cathy8's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jon says... It is more than six moths since I upended the turf and removed the onion weed. None has returned to the previously affected areas and only a view onion weeds now exist anywhere, and they are removed when small. When I cut the taller grass near the garden beds I take the resulting "straw" and lay it around the plants to stop weeds taking hold. All going well, so far. I will let you know if the dreaded onion weed emerges in winter. All the best Jon | About the Author Jon9 Sydney 3rd April 2012 2:13pm #UserID: 5991 Posts: 4 View All Jon9's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Success! says... I am pleased to say that digging out the entire garden bed, even around existing plants, then adding a layer of wet newspaper before filling with new soil has worked really well. No more onion weed or any other out of control weeds for that matter. I am now contemplating doing the same with my wildflower garden which has been overrun by onion weed. I find that if the problem is large enough then poison does not work as it ends up seeping on to the plants too. Plus poison isn't good for the lizards or the little insects either. Good luck everyone! | About the Author Success1 8th April 2012 12:21pm #UserID: 5907 Posts: 2 View All Success1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Seliment says... Could someone please clarify what is "Onion weed". We have a weed everywhere in the Dandenongs. Its botanical name is Allium trifolium, and (proper) common name is "angled onion'. Many ppl (wrongly) call it various names including 'angled onion weed' and 'onion weed'. Af far as I know, there is a completely different plant which is a declared noxious weed in South Aust which is called 'onion weed' in legislation. Angled onion is a plant which smells of onion, grows from a white bulb to a plant about 20-30cm with strappy leaves and has white bell shaped flowers with black seeds. Will grow/spread from either bulb or seed. Which plant are we talking about please? | About the Author seliment Mt Dandenong 17th April 2012 11:11pm #UserID: 6861 Posts: 2 View All seliment's Edible Fruit Trees |
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seliment says... Sorry, I made an error .. The botanical name of Angled Onion is Allium triquetrum. A good reference site is: http://www.southgippslandweeds.com.au/gallery-weeds/angled-onion/ Joe
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annie says... I had a thought the other day regarding onion weed which is rampant in all my gardens. After rain, there seems to be more than triple the number of plants. As they come up close to my vegetables and other plants, I am not sure what to do for the best. Maybe a small hand held spear gun with a hole in the end that would shoot the chemical on the bulbs of the onion as well as those annoying little seeds they leave behind. But where would I find one, other than trying to make it myself? Goodness knows how. Anyone any thoughts? Annie | About the Author annie7 Ballina NSW 3rd June 2012 4:02pm #UserID: 6994 Posts: 1 View All annie7's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Seliment says... Apply straight glyphosate to leaves with a 'dabber' bottle which are often avail for free from the environment dept of your local council. The bottles are actually ( new) shoe polish bottles with the foam applicator on the top. Best time to apply is just as flowering is about to start as that is when old bulb is depleted and new ones have not net formed. By the way --- angled onion is edible -- was reported as such in Epicure section of The Age recently and apparently is widely eaten in Europe. Pity they didn't keep the pest plant there! Joe | About the Author Seliment1 Dandenong Ranges 8th June 2012 6:58pm #UserID: 7008 Posts: 1 View All Seliment1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Ryanbuda.hubpages.com says... Wild onion grass is a really tricky plant. On the one hand, You can eat onion grass. Check out my page on Hubpages where I talk about eating it) http://ryanbuda.hubpages.com/hub/Edible-Wild-You-Can-Eat-Wild-Onion-Grass But if you want to control onion grass, it is difficult because it is a weed I address that to: http://ryanbuda.hubpages.com/hub/Wild-Plants-What-is-Onion-Grass-and-Wild-Onion-Grass-Control | About the Author Ryanbudahubpagescom1 Connecticut 18th July 2012 6:47am #UserID: 7079 Posts: 1 View All Ryanbudahubpagescom1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Ethanhh says... To get rid of onion weed, you have to prevent the bulbs storing food for growth. Onion weed can also produce seed. Cutting off the foliage at ground level will prevent the plants making carbohydrates in their leaves, and also prevent seed forming.In an unused garden area, you can do this by slashing, or mowing, the foliage to ground level, then covering the area with black plastic for several months. Anchor the edges of the plastic with planks, bricks or whatever you have to prevent it blowing away. Deprived of moisture and the sunlight that enables it to store carbon dioxide as carbohydrates (photosynthesis), the bulbs will weaken and die. http://www.greenlawnturf.com.au/ | About the Author Ethanhh NSW 22nd March 2013 4:47pm #UserID: 7839 Posts: 1 View All Ethanhh's Edible Fruit Trees |
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jennyr says... Small area. Dug up and sieved the soil to depth of 800 cm, put it in an Otto bin for three months and the onion weed was still sprouting at the bottom of the bin when I emptied it. No water, air and covered with 2 metres of soil and they still survived!!! admittedly only two bulbs but very frustrating. No more onion weed now. Whew!!! | About the Author jennyr 26th July 2013 6:56am #UserID: 8122 Posts: 1 View All jennyr's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Littlefrog says... I have controlled onion weed successfully by hand pulling large infestations when it is flowering. This is the only time of year that the bulbs come up (mostly - 95%) with the stems. Pull gently, dont yank. This is no more work than individually poisoning each plant, or removing the topsoil, and very satisfying to see an infestation dwindle and disappear over 3 years. The problem with the glyphosphates is they destroy the necessary fungal activity in the soil, and then you get more problems. Cheers - Littlefrog. | About the Author Littlefrog Nangkita. S.A. 23rd June 2014 9:38am #UserID: 10113 Posts: 1 View All Littlefrog's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jet says... I saw my Rabbits like to eat it. So I thought I'd try. In the spring, when greens are expensive and not very nice, it's fine. Here's a recipie. Pull up the whole plant, little white bulbs and green stems. Steam it, till it's hot and wilted (2 minutes).Make a sause with peanutbutter and chilli sauce (tabasco or similar). Pour the suce onto the onionweed. A nice starter, inexpensive, tasty, nutritious. Also you can chop it up and add it to salad leaves or put it on top of soup as a garnish. | About the Author Jet haringey 8th September 2014 1:41am #UserID: 10463 Posts: 1 View All Jet's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Brain Brisbane 8th September 2014 12:59pm #UserID: 6289 Posts: 638 View All Brain's Edible Fruit Trees |
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LOJO says... I inherited onion weed from a friend that gave me a potted rose. Didn't realize what the bulbs were when they grew. After a couple of years I started getting suspicious of these bulbs so did some research. I was horrified to find they were noxious weeds. I tried cutting off the flowers and dipping the stalks into neat roundup but that wasn't going to stop the rest. I have just removed all the soil from the garden bed. I dug down about 30cm. I started sifting the soil. Very effective but time consuming. I have now put the soil into bins and covered with water. I am hoping this will drown the small bulbs I missed. Not sure how many months to leave them. Prepared to let them drown for 6 months. My neighbour said high concentrations of nitrogen can kill them. It is supposed to explode the bulbs. That might be a way of killing large amounts. If anyone else has tried this I would be interested to hear how it went. | About the Author lojo West Wodonga 29th April 2016 4:53pm #UserID: 13824 Posts: 3 View All lojo's Edible Fruit Trees |
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EmmyLou says... Hi! We had great success in eradicating onion weed from our rose garden. I used round up. As I didn't want to hurt my roses I was advised to wear rubber gloves and then on top of the rubber gloves wear cotton gloves (the white ones) then dip my hand in the solution and rub it all over the pesky onion weed leaves. This worked a treat! Took a couple of weeks for them to die off but they are pretty much gone. We also changed our sprinklers to a drip system on the rose garden so the only plants getting watered were the ones I wanted to grow! Another thing we did was mulch. All three things have gotten rid of the problem! Good luck :) | About the Author EmmyLou Perth 8th May 2016 5:47pm #UserID: 13870 Posts: 3 View All EmmyLou's Edible Fruit Trees |
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AussieTuppie says... EmmyLou, sorry to tell you, but my 7 month old puppy was poisoned last week by this plant. She spent 12 hrs in intensive care, on a drip, fighting for her life! Thankfully after 3 days, I'm happy to say that she survived, now home & back to her exuberant self. Just thought you should know. | About the Author AussieTuppie Rowville 26th September 2016 11:14am #UserID: 14650 Posts: 2 View All AussieTuppie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Fruitylicious1 says... Hi Hanry Husqvarna models 5521p and 7021p came in 1st and 2nd on top 5 petrol mowers review if your proposed lawn land area is less than an acre. The best grass variety for making excellent lawn stripes are the cool season grass type like fescue cultivars. As for roller attachment there's two available; Toro Striping System and the Scag Tiger Striper. Or you can make a DIY lawn striper if you have good hand skills. Lastly, there's also a lawn mowing- striping competition in Australia among lawn nuts. Happy Gardening :-) | About the Author Fruitylicious1 TAMWORTH,2340,NSW 18th February 2018 9:11pm #UserID: 16885 Posts: 709 View All Fruitylicious1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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lojo says... My neighbour told me how to get rid of onion weed and it really works. He said load the area up with high nitrogen because that will explode the bulbs. I used fresh chicken manure. I really loaded up that garden section with it, watered it in and mulched on top. Then I just left it for months. It worked a treat, I was expecting to see the shoots coming through but they didn't. I did a soil test and just adjusted it a little and started replanting. so glad to be rid of that horrible weed. | About the Author lojo 3690 6th August 2019 11:23am #UserID: 13824 Posts: 3 View All lojo's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Bethany says... Are we talking about allium triquetrum here?? It's edible and delicious! We use it for everything - chopped in salads, soups and stirfries, made into pesto, blended with sheep's cheese to make an awesome spread, instead of spinach in anything that uses spinach with garlic, etc etc etc. Whole plant is delicious: bulbs, leaves, flowers, seed-pods. And it doesn't give Mum (who has IBS and can be pretty sensitive to garlic and onion) any issues, so we love it. Only PLEASE CHECK THAT YOURS IS ALLIUM TRIQUETRUM before you try it; there are lots of things that are called onion weed and some may well be poisonous. And there are things that look similar - like snowflakes, white bluebells and lily of the valley - that are definitely very poisonous | About the Author Bethany DERNANCOURT,5075,SA 6th October 2023 1:53am #UserID: 35571 Posts: 1 View All Bethany's Edible Fruit Trees |
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