why would you want to move something that you call invasive ????

kill it in place.. and be done with it .. crikey ...

ken

Well, I was tempted on one level, because the size and bright color are perfect for my side yard. I have trouble getting things to grow there, as it's really hard to bring the hose to it. This thing could duke it out with the ditch lilies, which keep coming back when lesser plants wimp out and die.

But digging this out would be quite an ordeal. It's on the upper level of a 2 tier raised bed, right at the edge. It would be hard to do the vigorous pitchforking required without shifting the blocks on the retaining wall. I'll start spraying it before it gets tall. I'll have to use a paintbrush to treat the shoots coming up through the daylilies.

I find the regular wild goldenrod quite easy to pull up. It just doesn't have a deep root system, but runs near the soil surface.

if you keep pulling the tops EVENTUALLY the solidago will go. thats what i did after i put some in the compost heap and spread it all over the garden.

Like mad_gallica, I don't find Solidago rugosa particularly difficult to dig out. Find the parent from last year, and cut fibrous roots with garden scissors or knife to lift. Remove the thick runners. Done. It won't resprout from the small fibrous roots.

Oh, that's reassuring. I'll give that a try. Thanks!

It's out. Less work than expected. Forked out the main plant, then ran my fingers around to snag remaining rhizomes. Lifted 2 daylilies and a phlox to get ones that had come up in the clumps.