Black-eyed Susans, I thought we had an understanding
Like Captain America, I don't want to kill anybody. I just don't like bullies. And it turns out that black-eyed Susans are the biggest bully on the block. You may recall that this spring, I cleaned out The Big Bed in front and all was tidy and nice.
Three months later, it looked like this.
Three months later, it looked like this.
And so last week, I was back on a killing rampage, two hours a day for three days after work, just me and Weedy. Behold the carnage.
I filled four giant garden bags full of black-eyed Susans, and still left two little patches alive. Whether that is a dreadful mistake, only time will tell. Meantime, I'm looking for some perennials to fill in the new gaps (and hopefully help prevent another black-eyed Susan takeover in the future. Any suggestions?
I planted these from seed 2 years ago. This spring, half of my garden bed had a green fuzzy carpet of black-eyed susan seedlings. I let the mature plants grow and bloom, and troweled the seedlings under before they got ...well.. like yours did.
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