Getting Rid Of Wild Onions

RE: Getting Rid Of Wild Onions Post By Dave (Guest Post) (05/26/2008) Do the tops turn an orange-yellow color when it gets warm ? We just got 2 or 3 days of 75-80 degree weather and the lawn is a mess. I'm still not sure what I have in my yard. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting Rid Of Wild Onions Post By karen. (Guest Post) (05/08/2008) is the stuff 2,4-D ok for dogs? We have two dogs and would hate to kill them. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting Rid Of Wild Onions Post By kazoo (Guest Post) (05/03/2008) Well all I know is I have 2 1/2 acres of onions I just bought.I can't exactly go rubbing each plant with weed killer or even hand dig every one. I do pull them everytime I am walking in the field. I may not be able to get them all that way but at least I killed that one. Thinking maybe about getting a couple goats and see what kind of damage they can do. I have a feeling this is going to be a tough battle. But I WILL win! If the neighbors did it I can! Good luck to yall. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting Rid Of Wild Onions Post By kathy (Guest Post) (04/22/2008) I want to clarify something that Mark Green posted on 4/6 He said to "Go to any farm store (like TSC if you have one in your town/city)or seed store and ask for 2,4-D" Is it called "2,4-D"? There is a comma in the name of this product? Just clarifying before I head out to store. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting Rid Of Wild Onions Post By Mark Green (Guest Post) (04/06/2008) Go to any farm store (like TSC if you have one in your town/city)or seed store and ask for 2,4-D. You can only buy it in 1 quart size which is more than anyone needs for their yard. Any size above that you need a special license. It will wipe out wild onions and most other unwanted weeds in your yard. It killed most of the onions in my yard with one spraying and after a second round they were all gone for the summer. Very few came back this spring and you can spot treat those. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting Rid Of Wild Onions Post By Kevin Graves (Guest Post) (03/22/2008) I sprayed Round Up in the bottle all season one time and it did nothing but picker the smooth leaves. We took the whole summer once and removed every plant, And I mean every one, but obivously there were bulbs left. We've learned to live with them. They appear in March and are gone by May. Our dense St. Augustine lawn hides them in summer. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting Rid Of Wild Onions Post by Spear7 (1) | (03/09/2008) Contact I hate these doggon things! They are completely taking over my yard. Ah! I did some research online and found a lawn, landscape and gardening website at www.stwebsite.com that has a link and an answer to my prayers. "Kill Wild Onions, Wild Garlic, and Wild Leeks". I will give this a try. I have tried everything else. I might simply resort to eating them. Up to now that seems to be the only thing that they might be good for. LOL Spear7 Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting Rid Of Wild Onions Post by kibby (66) | (03/07/2008) Contact Could you try boiling water or a steamer with a long extension cord? No chemicals and it might work. Heard it works for crabgrass and weeds coming thru sidewalks. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting Rid Of Wild Onions Post By Martha Bigelow (Guest Post) (03/07/2008) We have dug them up several times and they still return. Thanks for the tips in these feedbacks. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting Rid Of Wild Onions Post By walter (Guest Post) (03/04/2008) I read where you could mow wild onions when the Zodiac sign was in the heart, in 2007 the dates were March 17,18,19. I tried that last year, the onions did not come back for a year, but they started back in December, 2007. Not sure how to kill them. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting Rid Of Wild Onions Post By Bill (Guest Post) (09/17/2007) There is a product called "Image" manufactured by Amdro that will do the trick. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting Rid Of Wild Onions Post By john (Guest Post) (09/16/2007) Dig them up. Wash them. Saute` them with wild morels. Eat them. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting Rid Of Wild Onions Post By E Holt (Guest Post) (06/20/2007) I read that you can cut your lawn and a week later cut your grass again. I tried this and guess what, it really works. I cut my grass. In six days I cut my grass again. Five days later I cut my grass again. Now I don't have wild onions and I have not cut my grass in a month. Please note that I did not use chemicals. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting Rid Of Wild Onions Post By Carl (Guest Post) (04/05/2007) http://www.ppdl.purdue.edu/ppdl/weeklypics/3-10-03.html http://www.babbonyc.com/in-ramps.html The top link will show you what wild onions (and wild garlic) look like, and give a little information about them. The second link is for information about "wild ramps" which are the onions many here mention eating. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting Rid Of Wild Onions Post By Chico Tim (Guest Post) (04/02/2007) I've gotten rid of them in two ways. Both work wonderfully. The second is a bit more easy than the first. The first time I got rid of them I dug them up. A whole yard full of them. 12" down. A yard of 20 by 45. I had the dirt hauled away. New brought in from 40 miles away. Gorgeous plan. It worked The second time I got rid of a much smaller batch, though still quite large. I used a great chemical killer. It wiped them all out, and their future relatives, in 2 applications. BRAVO for Chemicals in this case. That smell still haunts my dreams. The oiils get on your shoes and live in and out of your hosue for days. I may have to head for counseling to stop reliving those days. Good luck folks. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting Rid Of Wild Onions Post By onion fields no more (Guest Post) (03/27/2007) I put on a heavy rubber glove and with a sponge doused in no less than 50/50 water and Round-up, I start at the roots and sponge the round up on the onions. They die pretty quickly and it only took me 2 springs to kill the entire yard of onions. It was time consuming the first time, but going back and only picking on the ones that didn't turn yellow was the way I got rid of them. That is now my "system" for undesirables. Spot kill. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting Rid Of Wild Onions Post By J.C. (Guest Post) (03/24/2007) Weed-be-Gone will kill wild onions, but you have to spray in early spring when they are tender and growing rapidly. It works really well on young bunches. On mature bunches you may have to mow over them and spray in about 4 days when they have 4-6 inches of new growth. Wild onions do come back over time, from neighboring property etc., but this works for about 2-3 years. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting Rid Of Wild Onions Post By Andrew Mays (Guest Post) (03/23/2007) My daughter just called me yesterday and asked how to get rid of wild onions. I told her Roundup, but to keep from killing things around, apply it using rubber gloves and a sponge. Rubbing vigorously will break the wax on the leaves and get better results. One lady mentioned her neighbors onions smelling loud. The only way they will smell that way is if they are crushed or mowed. Mowing makes them smell wonderful and want to fry up a mess. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting Rid Of Wild Onions Post By Margaret Stalions (Guest Post) (03/15/2007) There are plenty of questions - we need answers. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting Rid Of Wild Onions Post By wendy brown (Guest Post) (03/09/2007) I contacted a local nursery that has been in businees for over 2 decades, they recomended a product called Weed Out. The only problem is that Lowes and Home Depot do not sell it. The only place that we have found it at is Espisitos, a 2 hour drive from our home. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting Rid Of Wild Onions Post By (Guest Post) (03/03/2007) i have been told that the only way to stop wild onions is to dig them up round up will not even stop them"" Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting Rid Of Wild Onions Post By Denise McKenzie (Guest Post) (07/03/2006) We have this wild onion smelling up our entire neighborhood. I have never heard of it. My neighbor next door is growing a new garden. Could it possibly be in her garden? Thanks for your help. What can one possibly do to get rid of it. It is irritating my sinuses and making us sick. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting Rid Of Wild Onions Post By liz (Guest Post) (03/28/2006) MINE ARE GROWING IN WITH MY PLANTS AND I DONT WANT TO KILL MY PLANTS SO I JUST KEEP DIGGING THEM UP...MUST BE SOMETHING ONE CAN DO TO GET RID OF THEM AND STOP THEM FROM COMING BACK .MORE THIS YEAR THAN EVER !! THANKS Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting Rid Of Wild Onions Post By Kathy. (Guest Post) (03/17/2006) Has anyone heard that there is a certain day in the spring that if you mow the green onions they will not come back? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting Rid Of Wild Onions Post By Heather Dooley (Guest Post) (03/04/2006) Yes you can eat wild onions.I used to eat them all the time when I was a kid.They taste just like green onions from the store. Report Spam or Abuse eating wild onions Post By Beth (Guest Post) (03/04/2006) We have wild onions growing in our grass in South Carolina. Does anyone know if they are safe to eat? They look and smell so much like chives. Editor's Note: This is from the website listed after: "Want new vigor in your salads? Add fresh-picked wild onions or sheep sorrel to your store-bought greens for concentrated flavors and extra bite. " http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/Cl ... der/Wild%20About%20Wild%20Stuff.html I've never eaten wild onions so can't speak from experience. Susan from ThriftyFun Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting Rid Of Wild Onions Post by photos (1) | (12/12/2005) Contact Wild onions sprout up in my flower garden by the thousands. Does anyone know how to get rid of them? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting Rid Of Wild Onions Post By Adam (Guest Post) (05/22/2005) Wild onions, wild leeks, and wild garlic, are completely different. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting Rid Of Wild Onions Post By Sandy (Guest Post) (04/21/2005) Do wild onions die off in the summer and come back each spring? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting Rid Of Wild Onions Post By linifan (Guest Post) (04/17/2005) Do your wild onions sprout a 4-5 leaf white flower? I have what looks to be the same thing in my yard and they are multiplying rapidly every year. If I dig up the whole plant it seems to work, otherwise if I pull off the tops they are like rabbits breeding. I can't spray RoundUp because they are in my flower beds also. HELP!! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting Rid Of Wild Onions Post By (Guest Post) (04/04/2005) I was told to put a thin dusting of lawn lime to get rid of wild onions?Ihave not tryed it yet. Also there is a wild ramp that you can eat.In fact its a big event in several western mountain countys. they have ramps and fried mountain trout.The ramps have a strong oder after they are eaten.So have some good mouthwash. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Can someone eat these Wild Onions Post By kathy (Guest Post) (03/30/2005) I've been wondering if these are good to eat? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting Rid Of Wild Onions Post By JC (Guest Post) (03/26/2005) Wild onions are not the same as wild garlic. The garlic is harder to get rid of. It takes 2-3 applications of Roundup, mixed at a very high concentration to kill the onions. Dont buy the premixed Roundup, only the concentrate. Ive had success by first mowing the area and then spraying the onions while they have exposed ends. The waxy surface doesnt recieve the spray very well, thats why I think the mowing helps. Remember that the Roundup will kill everything else it touches. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting Rid Of Wild Onions Post by gardenway (6) | (03/14/2005) Contact Are these wild onions also called wild garlic? And now, wild leeks? I have them in my yard; or least I'd like to know exactly what it is. When lawn is mowed there is a wiff of onion. A neighbor said they are edible. I think I used some in soup one time, or maybe I just thought about using -!! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting Rid Of Wild Onions Post By (Guest Post) (03/13/2005) Round-up will also kill off all the grass if this is a lawn they are growing in. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting Rid Of Wild Onions Post By Linda (Guest Post) (03/12/2005) Round-UP will kill anything! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Getting Rid Of Wild Onions Post by Donna Marie (5) | (03/12/2005) Contact Just curious. Are these wild onions what they consider to be wild leeks? If so, put up an ad because around here, people go wild for them. Excuse the pun, but I'm serious. They are incredible pickled and are a natural antibiotic. Once dug up, they won't return. Report Spam or Abuse