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Gopher · 07-04-2010, 09:19 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening

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Stewart Robert Hinsley wrote:
Yellow Rattle (Rhinanthus spp.) is a parasitic plant for which the host
is assorted grasses. If you could establish Yellow Rattle it would
decrease the vigour of the grasses on which it was growing.

So ... once it's established, how does one go about removing the yellow
rattle plants ... ?

Please check the link I gave in my previous response - essentially
they're annuals. Cut them before they have set seed and that's it. But
they are also very pretty and make a lovely sound when the wind blows
(once the seed has set but not dropped.

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Gopher .... I know my place!