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Old 11-04-2003, 08:32 AM
judy
 
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Default removing kikuyu grass

There is a way - we found out last year. Army worm kills it at the roots.
Army worm also left the buffalo alone. But ... who'd be mad enough to try
for an invasion of army worm?
Judy

"Stephanie Franklin" wrote in message
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I read in one of the answers to this that there is a problem with kikuyu
re-germinating. You cannot see the seeds. They are actually in the form of

a
spore. A bit like the spore of fungi. Maybe one morning you went outside

and
thought you had a heavy dew on the lawn. That's what the spores looks

like.
The only way to get rid of Kikuyu is by pulling the roots out by hand.

Then
repeatedly hitting it with Roundup or a similar time of herbicide. Roundup
breaks down fairly rapidly and looses its potence with six weeks. It may
take up to 12 month to fully get rid of your kikuyu. The easy way to

control
kikuyu is not to water it. Bit of a problem if you want to have a lawn
though.
Hope this is a help.
Stan

"Jerome Morrow" wrote in message
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What's the best way of removing kikuyu grass?

Our back lawn is covered with the stuff. Its too invasive and I thought

of
replacing it with buffalo grass.

Cheers!