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Comment by Harry Larsen on March 12, 2010 at 12:56am

Lisa,

I'm doing the same thing as you. My violets are prolific and I simply have to pull them where they're not wanted. They sometimes have HUGE root systems!

Comment by Lisa Dent on May 15, 2009 at 2:23pm

Thank you so much for your coments. I am working the old fashion way and pulling them out of some of the flower beds.

Comment by Karen Koeberlein on May 15, 2009 at 8:38am

Look at them as free color... I like them, we have them everywhere here in Ky (maybe that is why we are called Bluegrass?)

Comment by Melody Leftwich z8 TX on May 14, 2009 at 11:56am

Fighting native plants is a waste of time and energy. Most of the time, improving soil biology through gentle fertilization discourages wildflowers. After all, that's why they appear in the first place. Their purpose is to improve the soil so that the grasses and trees which follow have a ready supply of nitrogen. When those heavy feeders decline because they've "eaten" the supply, the wildflowers return to start the process again. Using chemical fertilizers makes it worse so use gentle ones like compost, molasses and cornmeal.

Comment by Sonya Ives on May 14, 2009 at 8:33am

to get rid of our violets a couple years ago, we had to pull them out the good old fashioned way, by hand. Time intensive, but effective. (we tried chemicals the year before, but those suckers are resistant.

Comment by Cynthia Jester on May 13, 2009 at 10:55am

I have them showing up everywhere also but I let them do their thing. Removing these agressive spreaders is going to be a chore but this time of year the soil is loose enough that pulling them out should be less intensive. It does look pretty....

Comment by Pamela V Anderson on May 12, 2009 at 9:50pm

No :( They are overtaking my lawn, so I am learning to accept them. I refuse to use any kind of herbicide, as I try to keep chemicals away from my dogs and me.

Comment by Mary Alice zone9/Fl. on May 12, 2009 at 9:24pm

I would think that you have to thin them out early on. At this point you might have to replant and divide. It's very pretty.