On Wed, 8 Jul 2009 13:04:16 +0100, "Spider"
wrote:


"K" wrote in message
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echinosum writes

Ground elder in a lawn is adequately controlled by regular mowing. It's
only a problem in flower beds, etc. Save the glyphosate for the
bindweed.

Regular (weekly) mowing should get rid of the bindweed too.

I don't consider clover a problem in a lawn. There are many other
things that are far worse. After all it is delivering nitrogen for you,
is a nice green colour, and with regular mowing it should be kept
dwarfed and in control. If you really want a totally weed-free lawn you
have to regularly apply lawn weedkillers. (Pesticides are for killing
animals.)

We had this argument a couple of years ago. Despite my belief, and all
logic, I think the conclusion was that 'pesticides' include killers of
plant pests as well as of animal ones.

--
Kay


I agree. 'Pesticide' is a cover-all term. 'Insecticide', 'herbicide' and
'fungicide' are the individuals terms that are covered. A snail, of
course, isn't any of those, so I suppose one would have to have a
gastropodicide. Sounds very clumsy. Can anyone improve on that?


Thrush?