Question by CTM: How do you permanently remove chives from a rock/herb garden?
Best answer:
Answer by MechBob
Carefully.
Pull them up one at a time and eventually you’ll get them all.
No herbicide would be safe to use around the other plants.
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BTW- what some people think are chives or wild onions are really wild garlic.
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I’ve never had a problem with them after digging them out.
you’ll have to dig them out.. be sure you get all of the bulbs and they won’t come back.