"Jonno" wrote in message
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"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"

Yes, perhaps. But unfortunately I do not have the time or strength to weed
out a 6m x 4m patch.

I'll let the group know the results of it next Summer.

I'm currently getting good sun and rain in Melbourne now. The wild tomato
plant thats been growing next to the patch is doing well. But no sign of
mass kikuyu regrowth.

I weed out the few kikuyu grass I see - usually on the fringes. But by and
large they are all dead.

If they come back like zombies in Summer I'll let the group know. That
reminds me I better take a photo of the patch.

(iirc I use a double dose of concentrate roundup and zero - about 25ml to 5
litres of water.