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Lawn #757431
Asked June 21, 2021, 11:30 AM EDT
Hennepin County Minnesota
Expert Response
Sorry but this does not sound like sound management. Tilling will only cut the roots into smaller pieces, all of which will root and produce more plants. Also, tilling will turn the seeds of Charlie into the soil as it spread both by sending runners and by seed. Boiling water will do more damage than a herbicide. The best way to rid yourself of it is to pull the plants. You will have to make sure to get all roots. There is nothing wrong with using a herbicide following label directions. It will not harm other creatures. If you want to leave the tarps on your lawn, it will have to be all summer. Then you still will have to remove the plants manually. Please read through the suggestions which includes replacement plants in this publication from the University of Wisconsin: Creeping Charlie – Wisconsin Horticulture