On Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:23:50 +0100, Janet wrote:

In article ,
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On Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:28:06 +0000, rockitdog
wrote:


i've had the dubious pleasure of renting a property that has a severe
ground elder problem (approx 4/5 of the garden completely covered) but i
suffer from 2 frozen shoulders, so digging is not recomended. i've also
got neighbours that are trying to sell their property so i don't want to
cover the garden with carpet as it's going to look really pikey and not
please my neighbours.

can i kill this horrible stuff with weedkiller alone? so far i've tried
SBK stump and root killer which seems to knock it back a little but
nowhere near enough, glycophosphates don't even touch it.

if it was my own place, i'd spend the cash on removing the whole garden
and starting afresh.

i know the best thing to do is move, but trying to find a rental
property that accepts pet dogs is like looking for rocking horse dung...
anyone got any helpfull advice?

Glyphosate is usually pretty effective against ground elder though you
need to reapply every 4-6 weeks until growth stops. Some people
recommend applying in the evening as this gives more time for the
plants to absorb the weed killer before the sun evaporates it.

IIRC there is a (lower) temperature limit below which it won't be
effective. Check the instructions.

Janet

You are correct, Janet, but I didn't think that was a likely issue
now. FWIW, the temperature range in which glyphosate is most effective
is, AFAIK, 60-85F. I've also dug something out which recommends that
if you are using Roundup as opposed to the pure stuff (the added
ingredients seem to be intended to reduce the size of droplets to
minimise run-off) the best time is between 10.00 am and 4.00 pm.
Glyphosate is also less effective in drought conditions.

Cheers, Jake
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