I have an aggressive sedum groundcover that has taken over a flower bed, invaded the lawn and seems unstoppable. Can you help?
The hardy nature of stonecrops grow into a dense mat and can be difficult to control.
Large areas of stonecrops may require the use of a herbicide.
Small areas can be removed by digging up the roots with a small trowel.
If you don't remove the roots, it will simply grow back.
For larger ares you will need to spray with a herbicide. Keep in mind that the chemicals will kill anything that it touches.
You may have to add a surfactant to the herbicide, since the plants have a waxy coating.
Repeat in a week to ensure all of the plants are treated.
I want to broadcast Sedum seeds on the roof of our garden barn. However, weighing 15 stone, I shall have to throw them on the roof as it may be too fragile to take my weight. Should I let them chit first and throw them randomly on in a 'seed and cutting compost' or just do it when the seeds arrive at my home? Your advice please Regards Ian Buchanan
You may be able to just scatter the Sedum cuttings across the planting area with success.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/cacti-succulents/sedum/sedums-plants.htm
What a great garden shed with so much character!
I want to know how to kill them off.
Remove small infestations manually by digging up the roots.
For larger infestations you will likely need to use a herbicide that contains 2 4-D.
Follow all packaging directions.
If you use a herbicide that contains glyphoste, it will kill everything around it, as it is not a selective herbicide.
You may need to add a surfactant to the soluction. A surfactant is recommended for killing weeds with a shiny or waxy surface.
Repeat the application in a week if the plants still appear green.
I am looking to purchase a Sedum Woolly Thyme plant or seeds that grow to about one inch high. I believe it is named Thymus-Pseudol-Anuginosus. I have a 28 square foot natural stone walkway and need the plant/seeds to fill the in between spaces. The sun shines on this area about 50% of each summer day. Can you help me with either seeds or plants? What do you recommend? Please advise. Earle Rheaume 940 Lucille Way Ottawa (Ontario) Canada K4A 4H9 Tel: (613) 834-2635 E-mail: earleb@rogers.com
I would recommend that you contact your local garden center and make an inquiry about seeds/plants - if they do not have them in stock, I am sure they can special order them for you. There are places that sell them on-line as well - a Google search will yield several offerings such as those listed below:
http://www.greatgardenplants.com/perennials/drought-resistant-plants/creeping-thyme/woolly-thyme
http://www.americanmeadows.com/woolly-thyme?
For more information on the care of woolly thyme, please visit the following link:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/thyme/woolly-thyme-ground-cover.htm
Sedum plants started out with pink flowers, then in late September started drying up with not much color. They should still be blooming and changing colors at this point, but just don't look right. What can I do or should I do nothing? This is the first year I planted these. Bought them from a nursery when about 7 inches high and seemed to do well after planted.
How your Sedum transitions into late summer and autumn will vary with the varieties that you are growing.
Some low growing or creeping varieties bloom early in the season and the flowers do dry up. The plants can be dead headed to maintain a neater appearance and promote a 2nd flowering.
Some varieties such as Autumn Joy will darken and come into brilliant color as the weather cools into Fall.
Check the variety that you are growing and it's growing pattern.
If you would like to upload and image for us to help you identify your plant, please do so!
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/cacti-succulents/sedum/sedums-plants.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/cacti-succulents/sedum/sedum-plant-pruning.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/stonecrop/stonecrop-plant.htm
What needs to be done for Sedum for winter? Do they get cut down?
I prefer to cut down the Sedum in the Fall. It generally tends to fall open and is easier to clean up now instead of spring.
Do sedums like more acid in the soil? Is there a good supplement I should be using? When I planted my sedum it had beautiful maroon leaves, every year since then they are just green. i would like to have them maroon again. Thanks for you help.
Sedums survive in nearly any soil conditions.
You may have planted the commonly found Autumn Joy Sedum.
An Autumn Joy Sedum does best in moist soil with a ph between 6.0 to 7.5 which would be moderately acidic.
Each spring you can sprinkle a balanced light fertilizer in granular form around your Sedum plants.
Scratch into the soil and water in.