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How to get rid of this stuff? I believe it's liverwort so I've sprayed it twice with Yates Moss & Algea killer, which also lists Liverwort, but no change after weeks. (self.offtopic)

submitted 1 year ago by sylverstream to c/offtopic

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See this photo. https://imgur.com/a/xxvKKCU

It's growing and spreading across the wood chipped part of our garden. According to Google Lens it's liverwort, so I've bought Yates Moss and Algae killer, which also lists Liverwort. I've done this twice, but I see very little change. I've also tried generic weed killer.

It's also growing on our footpaths between rocks and that's very hard to get rid off by hand. For other areas I could use garden tools to clear it, I'm aiming to get rid of using weed killers. So it's just for small areas.

Any tips for a weed killer that works on this?

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[–] Dave 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have no idea how you might get rid of it, but it likely grows there because the conditions allow it to thrive. If you kill it, it will probably just come back.

Do you have options in changing the condition? Is it wet and shady, which could be helped by trimming back a tree, or something like that?

Also, roundup/glyphosate can be difficult to get to stick to "slippery" leaves. You can usually add some dishwashing liquid to it to help with that, but soap/surfactants are really bad for insects so try to keep it away from flowers.

[–] sylverstream 2 points 1 year ago

Good point. Yeah it's damp / wet there. Not a lot I can do about it. Perhaps I'll just let nature do it's thing here. Thanks.