Dispose of the remaining herbicide following manufacturer’s guidelines. Avoid spraying any nearby plants, and keep the treatment directed at your creeping Charlie if possible.

You should add the acorns you collect to your own secret stash. This player grabbed an acorn and added it to their secret stash.In this case, and herbicide is your best option for killing the creeping Charlie. However, you’ll need to choose a selective herbicide that doesn’t kill your grass along with the creeping Charlie. A selective herbicide is the most effective way of killing off that creeping Charlie, preventing it from returning the following year.

The creeping Charlie likes growing in moist, shady areas of your yard. When you see it appear, you’ll have to take immediate action to remove it, or the next time you look at it could be too late. The larger the plant gets, the harder it is to remove. Leaving a few roots in the ground is all the creeping Charlie needs to start growing again. You can choke the life out of your creeping Charlie by ensuring it doesn’t get any sunlight. After a few weeks, the plant dies – but you’ll need to ensure that you cover the plant thoroughly because they still thrive in the shade.

If you roll a single color acorn (blue, green, red or yellow), you will take an acorn of the corresponding color from the acorn holder. This player has rolled a yellow acorn on the die. They will take a yellow acorn and feed it to Charlie. Once too many acorns are added to Charlie it will trigger all of the acorns to fall out of the base. They will slide out from underneath the tree stump. Items that are not available in store will take 3-5 working days (excluding weekends and bank holidays) to be delivered to your nominated store. Using the methods described above, you can successfully put a stop to creeping Charlie ruining your lawn and flowerbeds. However, there is no guarantee that the plant won’t return next year, even if you manage to kill it with one of these methods. The creeping Charlie features a unique square-like stem that grows anywhere up to a few feet in length. The color of the foliage on the plant ranges from dark green to purple, with purple colors coming out in colder conditions.

Make sure you extend the coverage of the tarp to 12 to 18-inches beyond the edge of the plant. The roots of the creeping Charlie can branch out further than the canopy, and you’ll need to ensure the tarp covers this far to make the smothering effective. Wait for 2-weeks for the plant to die. The objective of Chompin’ Charlie is to be the first player to collect five acorns and add them to your secret stash. Setup To begin your turn you will roll the die. What you roll on the die determines what you will do on your turn.If you want to remove your creeping Charlie using an herbicide, make sure you do this in the fall, and well before the plant has a chance to seed. If the creeping Charlie does manage to seed, you’re going to have a big problem in your yard the following season. Creeping Charlie (Glechoma hederacea) How to Remove Creeping Charlie by Hand Removing your creeping Charlie relies on a few factors – the size of the infestation in your yard, and the method of removal. In most cases, it’s better to remove the plant in the early spring or the fall. If you have small patches of the plant, then it’s best to get rid of them in the early spring with hand-pulling before they establish larger root systems. If you roll the double multi-color acorn, you will take two acorns from the acorn holder. You can choose the color for each acorn you choose to take. You can choose two acorns of the same color, or two different colors. This player has rolled two multi-color acorns on the die. They decided to take a green and blue acorn. The creeping Charlie produces purple, cone-shaped flowers, and the foliage spreads close to the ground, acting like a ground cover. Some gardeners might confuse the creeping Charlie for the creeping Jenny. At a glance, both the plants might look alike. However, the creeping Charlie features scalloped edges on the leaves, while the Creeping Jenny foliage is smooth. When Do I Get Rid of Creeping Charlie? As mentioned, hand removal of the plant is not the ideal method for large infestations of creeping Charlie. This method will take forever with large plants and only offers you limited success.