Can One Kill Weeds Over Growing Ajuga Ground Cover?

Question

Didn’t get my weeds pulled around my patio this year. Will they just die and go away for next year or will they come back worse? Is there’s something I could spray on the weeds to kill them and not kill the ground cover Ajuga?

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Answer 1

Annual weeds will die out but come back from seeds if they are allowed to form. It looks like you have the perennial Indian or mock strawberry, which will return. The only herbicide you can spray on ornamentals are products for eliminating grassy weeds. So hand pulling is your best bet. Here is more on mock strawberry:

https://durhammastergardeners.com/2019/06/26/i-must-stop-the-mock-strawberry-duchesnea-indica/