Ground Ivy AKA Creeping Charlie is one of the hardest weeds to control in the lawn for many homeowners.  The secret to reliably eradicating this weed is TIMING.  The best time for an effective kill of this weed (and many other broadleafs) is in the late Fall.  Spot spray your ground ivy and other weeds after the top-growth in the lawn has stopped but before complete dormancy sets in.  For me that’s Thanksgiving weekend.  Second best time is in the Spring when it’s purple flowers are present.  The best weed killer to use is Ortho® Weed-B-Gon® Chickweed, Clover and Oxalis Killer for Lawns. 

The key to a successful organic lawn program is the soil.  It must be alive with wide variety of beneficial microorganisms and bugs.  Beneficial microbes both feed and protect the plants from other, disease-causing bacteria and fungi.  All the organic gardener does is feed the beneficial microbes and let them do their work.  Beneficial microorganisms include bacteria and fungi found in finished compost.  There are two ways to get the benefit from compost.