Onion Weed big time - Help

[George.com]

"Greg William" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
>
> I did some landscaping last year and put in about 10 Ton of "PREMIUM"
> garden mix (at about $50.00 per ton)
>
> I got this from a very reputable supplier,thinking it would be "weed"
free.
>
> Every where I have put this "soil", heaps of onion weed has come up and is
> thriving!
>
> I have notified the supplier of the problem,to see what they have to
say,but
> what is the best way to get rid if it?
>
> I have used roundup ,and ended up killing some other plants as well as the
> onion weed

if the weed is not too dense try applying a little dab of neat roundup (or
cheaper generic brand) to the stem or leaf of the weed and see how that
works).

rob

[George.com]

"HC" > wrote in message
...
>
> If the OP slices all those tomatoes, I'd love to see a photo!!
>
> Sorry......shouldn't make fun of someone's problem but couldn't help
> myself!!
>
> Truly, I think Glysophate (Roundup) in a wick wand would be the way I'd
> go. Time consuming I know but from what I've heard, Onion Weed is a
> giant PITA!!

tomato and onion on Pita, sounds like a healthy sandwich.

rob

[Greg William]

Hi,

I did some landscaping last year and put in about 10 Ton of "PREMIUM"
garden mix (at about $50.00 per ton)

I got this from a very reputable supplier,thinking it would be "weed" free.

Every where I have put this "soil", heaps of onion weed has come up and is
thriving!

I have notified the supplier of the problem,to see what they have to say,but
what is the best way to get rid if it?

I have used roundup ,and ended up killing some other plants as well as the
onion weed

A lot of it is not real easy to get too, as its growing up under other
plants.


TIA

Greg

[China]

G'day Greg,
Other than full soil fumigation (big bucks and kills
everything), I know of no other solution than glyphosate, and it takes many
repeat treatments. An initial spraying usually kills the main bulb, but then
the small side bulbs emerge. You just have to keep at it. Digging them out
is hopeless as you will just spread it further. In the days before glypho
the only realistic solution was to sell and move. Frankly I think you need a
solicitor, as the damage done will cost both money and hours of time,
devalue your property and ruin your enjoyment of your garden. Soil merchants
like this should be publicly exposed and dealt with by law. I'll bet you are
not the only customer with the problem, class action stuff.

What can I say, have a nice day?

China
Wingham
NSW

[Terryc]

Greg William wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I did some landscaping last year and put in about 10 Ton of "PREMIUM"
> garden mix (at about $50.00 per ton)
>
> I got this from a very reputable supplier,thinking it would be "weed" free.

Please post the supplier to save other people this problem.

>
> Every where I have put this "soil", heaps of onion weed has come up and is
> thriving!
>
Well, Gerry on Gardening Australia said all you needed to do was to put
a few drops of car oil down the centre of the plant, but I must be using
the wrong grade oil or something because they seem to still be thriving
months later. <plueeeee>

I've never had glychophospate achive much on them as the *******s just
keep growing.

My next trick is just to soak the onion weed patches with used car oil
and turn my front lawn into a large chess/draughts board {:-).

[Farm1]

> "Greg William" > wrote in message

> Every where I have put this "soil", heaps of onion weed has come up
and is
> thriving!
>
> I have notified the supplier of the problem,to see what they have to
> say,but what is the best way to get rid if it?
>
> I have used roundup ,and ended up killing some other plants as well
as the
> onion weed

I know this is going to sound silly, but one of the books I have says
that a slice of tomato placed directly on top of the onion weed kills
it.

[Jonno[_1_]]

Terryc wrote:
> Greg William wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I did some landscaping last year and put in about 10 Ton of "PREMIUM"
>> garden mix (at about $50.00 per ton)
>>
>> I got this from a very reputable supplier,thinking it would be "weed"
>> free.
>
>
> Please post the supplier to save other people this problem.
>
>>
>> Every where I have put this "soil", heaps of onion weed has come up
>> and is thriving!
>>
> Well, Gerry on Gardening Australia said all you needed to do was to put
> a few drops of car oil down the centre of the plant, but I must be using
> the wrong grade oil or something because they seem to still be thriving
> months later. <plueeeee>
>
> I've never had glychophospate achive much on them as the *******s just
> keep growing.
>
> My next trick is just to soak the onion weed patches with used car oil
> and turn my front lawn into a large chess/draughts board {:-).
>
>
Open a wrecking yard. Never see much union weed in those places.
Suggest suing the supplier of the soils supplied to you would be the way
to go.
Also would run an Ad in the local paper and look for other victims of
this supplier of free weeds.

[Farm1]

"Jen" > wrote in message
> "Farm1" <please@askifyouwannaknow> wrote in message
> >> "Greg William" > wrote in message
> >
> >> Every where I have put this "soil", heaps of onion weed has come
up
> > and is
> >> thriving!
> >>
> >> I have notified the supplier of the problem,to see what they have
to
> >> say,but what is the best way to get rid if it?
> >>
> >> I have used roundup ,and ended up killing some other plants as
well
> > as the
> >> onion weed
> >
> > I know this is going to sound silly, but one of the books I have
says
> > that a slice of tomato placed directly on top of the onion weed
kills
> > it.

> Imagine all the tomato he'd use if he's got as much as he says.

:-)) One big tomato salad for a garden :-))

[Jen]

"Farm1" <please@askifyouwannaknow> wrote in message
...
>> "Greg William" > wrote in message
>
>> Every where I have put this "soil", heaps of onion weed has come up
> and is
>> thriving!
>>
>> I have notified the supplier of the problem,to see what they have to
>> say,but what is the best way to get rid if it?
>>
>> I have used roundup ,and ended up killing some other plants as well
> as the
>> onion weed
>
> I know this is going to sound silly, but one of the books I have says
> that a slice of tomato placed directly on top of the onion weed kills
> it.


Imagine all the tomato he'd use if he's got as much as he says.

Je

[HC]

If the OP slices all those tomatoes, I'd love to see a photo!!

Sorry......shouldn't make fun of someone's problem but couldn't help
myself!!

Truly, I think Glysophate (Roundup) in a wick wand would be the way I'd
go. Time consuming I know but from what I've heard, Onion Weed is a
giant PITA!!

Farm1 wrote:
> "Jen" > wrote in message
>
>>"Farm1" <please@askifyouwannaknow> wrote in message
>>
>>>>"Greg William" > wrote in message
>>>
>>>>Every where I have put this "soil", heaps of onion weed has come
>
> up
>
>>>and is
>>>
>>>>thriving!
>>>>
>>>>I have notified the supplier of the problem,to see what they have
>
> to
>
>>>>say,but what is the best way to get rid if it?
>>>>
>>>>I have used roundup ,and ended up killing some other plants as
>
> well
>
>>>as the
>>>
>>>>onion weed
>>>
>>>I know this is going to sound silly, but one of the books I have
>
> says
>
>>>that a slice of tomato placed directly on top of the onion weed
>
> kills
>
>>>it.
>
>
>>Imagine all the tomato he'd use if he's got as much as he says.
>
>
> :-)) One big tomato salad for a garden :-))
>
>

[Geoff & Heather]

I've got a truck load of "topdressing" arriving at the weekend and am
dreading how many weeds it will bring - put the grass desperately needs it.
I agree - talk to a solicitor - or at least approach the Nurserymans'
Association if the supplier is a member


"Jonno" > wrote in message
u...
> Terryc wrote:
>> Greg William wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I did some landscaping last year and put in about 10 Ton of "PREMIUM"
>>> garden mix (at about $50.00 per ton)
>>>
>>> I got this from a very reputable supplier,thinking it would be "weed"
>>> free.
>>
>>
>> Please post the supplier to save other people this problem.
>>
>>>
>>> Every where I have put this "soil", heaps of onion weed has come up and
>>> is thriving!
>>>
>> Well, Gerry on Gardening Australia said all you needed to do was to put a
>> few drops of car oil down the centre of the plant, but I must be using
>> the wrong grade oil or something because they seem to still be thriving
>> months later. <plueeeee>
>>
>> I've never had glychophospate achive much on them as the *******s just
>> keep growing.
>>
>> My next trick is just to soak the onion weed patches with used car oil
>> and turn my front lawn into a large chess/draughts board {:-).
>>
>>
> Open a wrecking yard. Never see much union weed in those places.
> Suggest suing the supplier of the soils supplied to you would be the way
> to go.
> Also would run an Ad in the local paper and look for other victims of this
> supplier of free weeds.

[John Savage]

"Greg William" > writes:
>Every where I have put this "soil", heaps of onion weed has come up and is
>thriving!

Flocks of sulphur-crested cockatoos descend on parks to pull up onion-weed
for its tasty onion bulb. You don't have a pet one you could train?

>I have used roundup ,and ended up killing some other plants as well as the
>onion weed

I believe I've heard Graham Ross (Ch 7) say that the only way to have
any success in getting rid of onion weed is to use an eye dropper and drip
a couple of drops of neat Zero straight down into the crown of the plant so
it runs into the heart and kills all the bulblettes in the cluster. Repeat
this exercise each Spring.
--
John Savage (my news address is not valid for email)

[Jonno[_1_]]

John Savage wrote:
> "Greg William" > writes:
>
>>Every where I have put this "soil", heaps of onion weed has come up and is
>>thriving!
>
>
> Flocks of sulphur-crested cockatoos descend on parks to pull up onion-weed
> for its tasty onion bulb. You don't have a pet one you could train?
>
>
>>I have used roundup ,and ended up killing some other plants as well as the
>>onion weed
>
>
> I believe I've heard Graham Ross (Ch 7) say that the only way to have
> any success in getting rid of onion weed is to use an eye dropper and drip
> a couple of drops of neat Zero straight down into the crown of the plant so
> it runs into the heart and kills all the bulblettes in the cluster. Repeat
> this exercise each Spring.
I dug all the litle ba*&^%$ds upby removing the soil, placing layers of
Newspapers over what was left, new soil, and had great success till what
was left (hidden and not seen) started the cycle again. I let the missus
take care of it, so she just pulled them out, making a molehill into a
mountain...All the bulblets had a picnic at being brought to the surface
She was told what to do,dont pull them out as it makes them spread, as
JS wrote, roundup neat applied does the trick, but took no notice. After
all the backbreaking work, I figure its now her problem... But now she
appears to have spread them to my vegetable garden. I will have to
dispose of her body soon!!! ARRRGHH>

[Nancy]

"Greg William" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
>
> I did some landscaping last year and put in about 10 Ton of "PREMIUM"
> garden mix (at about $50.00 per ton)
>
> I got this from a very reputable supplier,thinking it would be "weed"
> free.
>
> Every where I have put this "soil", heaps of onion weed has come up and is
> thriving!
>
> I have notified the supplier of the problem,to see what they have to
> say,but what is the best way to get rid if it?
>
> I have used roundup ,and ended up killing some other plants as well as the
> onion weed
>
> A lot of it is not real easy to get too, as its growing up under other
> plants.
>
>
> TIA
>
> Greg

Same thing happened to me except in Esperance WA it was $100 a ton.
I kept pulling the onion weed out as it grew.
I have been doing it for a year and it seems to have nearly all gone.
You have to keep on top of it or it seeds very quickly, hence another lot
pops up.
good luck
Nancy

[Terryc]

John Savage wrote:

> I believe I've heard Graham Ross (Ch 7) say that the only way to have
> any success in getting rid of onion weed is to use an eye dropper and drip
> a couple of drops of neat Zero straight down into the crown of the plant so
> it runs into the heart and kills all the bulblettes in the cluster. Repeat
> this exercise each Spring.

I will bet that he has never actually done this in reality.

[meeee]

"Terryc" > wrote in message
...
> John Savage wrote:
>
>> I believe I've heard Graham Ross (Ch 7) say that the only way to have
>> any success in getting rid of onion weed is to use an eye dropper and
>> drip
>> a couple of drops of neat Zero straight down into the crown of the plant
>> so
>> it runs into the heart and kills all the bulblettes in the cluster.
>> Repeat
>> this exercise each Spring.
>
> I will bet that he has never actually done this in reality.

Unless he has a pocket-hankerchief lawn....


--
Never, ever forget that...um...

[Greg William]

Thanks for all your replies and advise.

I have contacted the supplier and they are sending somebody out to have a
look.

I have to say,they really didn't waste any time getting back to me after my
email to them,which I hope is a positive sign.

I have a bit of a stockpile of the Garden Mix that I never used, and the
bloody stuff is even growing in that.

I will post the outcome.

Greg

"Nancy" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Greg William" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I did some landscaping last year and put in about 10 Ton of "PREMIUM"
>> garden mix (at about $50.00 per ton)
>>
>> I got this from a very reputable supplier,thinking it would be "weed"
>> free.
>>
>> Every where I have put this "soil", heaps of onion weed has come up and
>> is thriving!
>>
>> I have notified the supplier of the problem,to see what they have to
>> say,but what is the best way to get rid if it?
>>
>> I have used roundup ,and ended up killing some other plants as well as
>> the onion weed
>>
>> A lot of it is not real easy to get too, as its growing up under other
>> plants.
>>
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Greg
>
> Same thing happened to me except in Esperance WA it was $100 a ton.
> I kept pulling the onion weed out as it grew.
> I have been doing it for a year and it seems to have nearly all gone.
> You have to keep on top of it or it seeds very quickly, hence another lot
> pops up.
> good luck
> Nancy
>

[Jonno[_1_]]

Greg William wrote:
> Thanks for all your replies and advise.
>
> I have contacted the supplier and they are sending somebody out to have a
> look.
>
> I have to say,they really didn't waste any time getting back to me after my
> email to them,which I hope is a positive sign.
>
> I have a bit of a stockpile of the Garden Mix that I never used, and the
> bloody stuff is even growing in that.
>
> I will post the outcome.
>
> Greg
>
> "Nancy" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>"Greg William" > wrote in message
...
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I did some landscaping last year and put in about 10 Ton of "PREMIUM"
>>>garden mix (at about $50.00 per ton)
>>>
>>>I got this from a very reputable supplier,thinking it would be "weed"
>>>free.
>>>
>>>Every where I have put this "soil", heaps of onion weed has come up and
>>>is thriving!
>>>
>>>I have notified the supplier of the problem,to see what they have to
>>>say,but what is the best way to get rid if it?
>>>
>>>I have used roundup ,and ended up killing some other plants as well as
>>>the onion weed
>>>
>>>A lot of it is not real easy to get too, as its growing up under other
>>>plants.
>>>
>>>
>>>TIA
>>>
>>>Greg
>>
>>Same thing happened to me except in Esperance WA it was $100 a ton.
>>I kept pulling the onion weed out as it grew.
>>I have been doing it for a year and it seems to have nearly all gone.
>>You have to keep on top of it or it seeds very quickly, hence another lot
>>pops up.
>>good luck
>>Nancy
>>
>
>
>
Good Luck with that....Dont settle for anything less than complete
removal of onion weed and new soil...