Farm1 wrote:

It's a selective herbicide which will deal specifically with Cape
Weed. Roundup/glyphosate will knock everything but MCPA will only
impact on the Cape weed and other weeds like it. Yes, you go to a
rural supplier or a halfway decent garden centre and ask for MCPA - if
they know what they are doing then they will recognise the name in the
same way that they will understand the generic name of "ghlyophosate"
(as opposed to Roundup or Zero). As I understand it, MCPA has no
withholding period and no residue problems but that halfway decent
garden centre/rural supplier should also be able to supply you with a
Materiel Safety Data Sheet too so you can check it's safety for
yourself.

Unfortunatelyt the only real way to get rid of Cape Weed is to spray
it. You could spend every weekend out there with a knife and the
transistor but it is one of those weeds which is soooooo prolific with
it's seeds that you'll never live long enough to eradicate it
organically. MCPA does work as does making sure that you always
retain good soilcover but once you get a few drought spots or bare
earth, it'll be back with a vengeance.


What great information. You're a gem Farm1. Thanks heaps.

L.