15-06-2003, 10:20 PM
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Professional Help with Horsetail?
In article ,
(Matt & Kim) wrote:
Greetings Everybody:
I've been battling horsetail all year in my Seattle garden, and have
done a ton of web and newsgroup research to try and figure out what
approaches would give me a fighting chance. There's a lot of
contradictory advice out there, I've tried many different techniques,
and the only treatment that seems to have had ANY effect is the use of
Casoron after clipping the plants off at ground level.
One question I HAVEN'T seen answered, however, is whether the use of a
professional gardening or landscaping service would make any
difference whatsoever. Do these types of firms have access to any
magic chemicals or secrets that I don't have access to as a novice
gardener? I know a lot of people say to just live with the horsetail,
but it absolutely ruins the appreciation of my yard and it also (I'm
positive) will diminish my home value in the long run if I don't keep
it under control. My neighbors are also starting to give me dirty
looks...
If anybody can tell me whether it's worth calling a professional
service for help with this problem, I'd greatly appreciate it!
The roots extends for blocks & blocks in all directions -- everywhere you
see it, it's really only one far-ranging plant, hence pretty much
indestructible. If an entire neighborhood spent two to five years
rigorously & religiously poisoning it on a regular basis, there'd be a lot
less of it eventually, but then the ground where it had been would be
polluted by repeat use of chemicals.
The stuff really ain't so bad it's worth poisoning the world over. So hack
it to the ground regularly wherever you seriously can't stand it, &
otherwise learn to appreciate its very real beauty as a garden-worthy
presence.
-paghat the ratgirl
--
"Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher.
"Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature.
-from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers"
See the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com/
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