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Dandelion spray

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mybarann
Joined: 5/09/2008
Location: Brockton
Posts: 3
Posted: May/09/2008 9:23 PM PST

Hi everyone!

We did a stupid thing the other day....we sprayed the lawn with dandelion killer-the kind that you hook up to your hose and spray. We didn't read the directions and we sprayed some of the perennials (hosta's, clematis, more hosta's and couple that I can't remember their names)and now they are all wilting! Help!! What can we do??

Thank you for any and all help and advice (besides to read the directions next time! )
witt blog photos
Joined: 3/28/2008
Location: The Bucolic Bungalow Lancaster, SC
Posts: 1915
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Posted: May/10/2008 3:19 AM PST

Other than flooding the area with water immediately, I can't think of anything else to do, and that might not even work.
mybarann
Joined: 5/09/2008
Location: Brockton
Posts: 3
Posted: May/10/2008 1:40 PM PST

Thank you, unfortunately that's what I thought. Then it's not looking good for them. I will just have to move some hosta's to fill the gaps. But the clematis!! OOOHHHH
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Posted: May/10/2008 2:14 PM PST

Did it kill the plant or just the foliage? If you prune the hosta it should put out new leaves. And never give up on clematis. There's usually life left in the roots.
mybarann
Joined: 5/09/2008
Location: Brockton
Posts: 3
Posted: May/12/2008 6:14 PM PST

It was just some of the foliage...thanks for the hope!! And for the clematis...it's not completely dead, just very wilted. But on a good note, the dandelions are gone!!
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