How to Eliminate Yucca Plants
Yucca plants add unique texture to home gardens. However, yucca plants can also grow out of control and steal nutrients from other plants, strangling them until they are dead. Yucca plants also can be a nuisance if you have children because their leaves have sharp ends that can cause an injury if someone brushes against them. Though yuccas are tough plants, you can easily eliminate them if you use a broad-spectrum herbicide. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Put on protective gloves and add a small amount, about 2 to 4 ccs, of the herbicide into the plastic bowl.
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Fill the syringe will the herbicide up to the 4 cc mark.
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Inject the herbicide into the yucca plant at the center point of the plant's whorl of leaves.
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Repeat for each yucca plant you wish to eliminate. Safely dispose of both the syringe and the plastic bowl when you are finished.
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Dig up and the plant once it dies. Pull up all the roots, as well. Dispose of the plant.
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Keep an eye out for unwanted seedlings once you eliminate your yucca and kill them by either pulling them out by hand or using the same method if they are large enough.
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Tips & Warnings
This method is most effective if implemented during the growing season, in spring and summer. Texas A&M University recommends that you use the herbicide Remedy for this method, but not Remedy RTU.
Do not use this remedy on yucca plants when they are wet. Do not get herbicide on your skin, and try not to directly inhale it.
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