How to get rid of milkweed

I have milkweed growing by my garden and need to get rid if it. Can you recommend something. Up Jill it off.

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 07/22/2019 @ 9:23 am

Glyphosate is the most common herbicide used to eradicate milkweed. Application after the plant has budded and before it has bloomed is most effective.
In my own garden I just pull up the unwanted plants leaving just enough for the Bees and Butterflies.

#2 Comment By MichiganDot On 07/22/2019 @ 11:41 am

You can dig it out by going deeply enough to find the common lateral rhizomes that send up new plants. I removed common milkweed, Asclepias syrica, because I found it too aggressive in my garden. After digging out the obvious plants, I’ve pulled baby plants while weeding as they appear. Since I didn’t go after the rhizomes, I expect this will take up to 3 years. If you decide on herbicides, make sure you don’t have monarch caterpillars on the plants and remove the flowers so pollinators don’t land on treated plants.

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