Spanish bluebells

[agrumpycow]

Every year we dig out all the spanish bluebell bulbs we see in our garden and every year even more grow back

I know it's probably expecting too much but is there a way of getting rid of them once and for all, the number this year in our garden is beyond anything we could have imagined!

[KeenTeen17]

you need to make sure that you have dug out all the roots and the main part is the bulb itself. Some plants can take a long time to remove from a garden. E.g. SilverArchangel and Ground Elder

[Tormentil]

Originally Posted by agrumpycow

Every year we dig out all the spanish bluebell bulbs we see in our garden and every year even more grow back

I still get them after 20 odd years, so good luck.

[ron1863]

Originally Posted by Tormentil

I still get them after 20 odd years, so good luck.

Sounds a bit like Haemorrhoids, once you've had em they never really go away

[Hobjob]

Originally Posted by KeenTeen17

you need to make sure that you have dug out all the roots and the main part is the bulb itself. Some plants can take a long time to remove from a garden. E.g. SilverArchangel and Ground Elder

Mine go down as deep as one metre - good luck with digging them out.

I know how to get rid of them though - get the deer in

[diggleken]

Originally Posted by Hobjob

Mine go down as deep as one metre - good luck with digging them out.

Haemorrhoids?
K.

[agrumpycow]

Oo-er, so my wishful hoping of a quick (ish) solution has gone down the pan then
Oh well, thanks guy, I'll get digging.....and digging.....and digging.......and digging

[Hedera]

The trouble is that if they set seed it can stay in the ground for years, then you get lots of tiny bulblets. The only way to halt this is to pick off all the flowers before they form seed pods. Of course you could use glyphosphate on the leaves, but it takes ages.

[Hobjob]

Why not just enjoy them ????

[svenrufus]

Originally Posted by Hedera

Of course you could use glyphosphate on the leaves, but it takes ages.

I asked about this a while back and was advised that as the leaves are quite glossy, the glyphosate treatment is likely to roll off it pretty quickly and so have a much reduced impact. What was suggested was to mix the glyphisate with some flour to make a paste and smear it on the leaves to keep it in contact for longer. I nevergot round to doing this, but would be interested to hear from anyone who is so inclived to do it, whether it works.

I have been doing a bit of digging myself, and it does seem to have been relatively successful failry quickly. each year a few more stragglers offer themselves up, but wwhip them out as soon as you see them and my experience is that you will get most of the job done in a few years. The seed bank does present a problem though, and I'm not sure if that is why some people have said it takes decades - we'll see.
Good luck!