On 24 Sep 2006 15:38:45 -0700, "Pyrite"
wrote:

Hi there,

I've got about 2 ton of wild ginger lurking in my "garden" .. any ideas
on how I can kill it off without killing the native trees ? (if I kill
the Kauri trees by accident the council will lynch me!)

I'm not kidding about the 2 ton part, the last owner of the house just
ignored it and it's taking over :-(

Thanks!

Mark


You can always pull it out or spray with Roundup. Roundup won't harm
the trees unless you get it on the leaves. I'm wondering how you got
it to grow. I see it growing wild in the woods, usually at lower
elevations. It grows in small bunches here and there. It likes shady
moist acidic soil conditions and that's exactly what I have on the
sloped side of my house. Do you think it will grow there? I'm in
zone 7, e.TN.