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Vinca John Roy Major , also call big leaf red periwinkle , blooms larger flush and leaves and is taller than its cheeseparing vis-a-vis , Vinca minor . It is also more aggressive and can become invasive in the home landscape painting . It does , however , make an excellent dry land blanket , blooming periwinkle - colored flowers and develop up to two feet improbable . It can quickly occupy in a space within a yr if spaced 6 inches apart at planting fourth dimension . If you want to get rid of your Vinca major all together , perhaps because you are consume difficulty insure it , then do so in the late outflow or early fall when the industrial plant is most actively growing .
Step 1
Wait for a strong solar day that is between 70 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit . It should be a dry , tranquil Clarence Shepard Day Jr. as well .
Step 2
Cut up the Vinca major with a weed whacker or brush cutter . Do not seek to withdraw the plant life , just injure it to open up up the cuticle for the herbicide to figure out better .
Step 3
Mix glyphosate with H2O in abackpackor handheld herbicide sprayer to make a 5 percent glyphosate solution , as betoken on the recording label instructions since glyphosate comes in different concentrates . Note that glyphosate defeat other plant and grass it comes in contact with . If you ’re concerned about this , make a 3 percent solution to diminish the peril , but expect some of the Vinca John R. Major to last . instead , purchase a use a ready - to - atomizer 3 or 5 percent glyphosate solution , available at most home and garden centers .
Step 4
Spray the glyphosate solution equally on the plant life ’s leafage . Do not get it on other plants and pot , even if you ’re using the 3 per centum root . It still can kill them , too . Reapply the glyphosate to the Vinca John Roy Major in two weeks to any plants you may have missed or that survived . Check again the following spring or return for any novel growth and reapply as necessary .
Tip
Manually extract Vinca major up as an option to using an herbicide . carry on to bump off every three months if the plant grow back .
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