Bindi eradication/control
 

Hi everyone, I'm having bindi issues at the moment, and wondering what the best time to attack them would be. I've got some hortico bindi and clover killer, but there's a fair few popping up so I'm worried they might be a bit too established. any suggestions? Cheers, Josh.

"supajosh" wrote...
Hi everyone, I'm having bindi issues at the moment, ...

I pull them out by hand.

Of course, it depends upon how large your yard is and how many you have, but
this guarantees that you don't kill anything else. Also it's quite
cathartic (although you can get stabbed a bit if you're not careful...)

-
Stephen Oakes

"supajosh" wrote in message
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Hi everyone, I'm having bindi issues at the moment, and wondering what
the best time to attack them would be. I've got some hortico bindi and
clover killer, but there's a fair few popping up so I'm worried they
might be a bit too established. any suggestions? Cheers, Josh.


--
supajosh

AFAIK you are supposed to use the bindi-specific sprays in late winter to
early spring (depending on your location) so that you get them when they
start the new season's growth but before they set out new thorns. You may
have some seeds left over from last year that are coming up now too.

David

Glyphosate (roundup) kills just about anything
"supajosh" wrote in message
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Hi everyone, I'm having bindi issues at the moment, and wondering what
the best time to attack them would be. I've got some hortico bindi and
clover killer, but there's a fair few popping up so I'm worried they
might be a bit too established. any suggestions? Cheers, Josh.


--
supajosh

The double horned variety is used as a viagra substitute. Might be worth
cultivating if you have the right one. hehehe
Jim

"supajosh" wrote in message
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Hi everyone, I'm having bindi issues at the moment, and wondering what
the best time to attack them would be. I've got some hortico bindi and
clover killer, but there's a fair few popping up so I'm worried they
might be a bit too established. any suggestions? Cheers, Josh.


--
supajosh

supajosh writes:
Hi everyone, I'm having bindi issues at the moment, and wondering what
the best time to attack them would be. I've got some hortico bindi and
clover killer, but there's a fair few popping up so I'm worried they
might be a bit too established. any suggestions? Cheers, Josh.

Any time before they flower and begin to set seed I'd say. :-)
Wait until most of the seeds have sprouted so that you hit the lot if
you are going to spray. But I agree with others, start pulling some out
by hand. Aim to do 1 just sq m per day and see how you progress.

An eco-friendly method to get rid of clover, according to Graham Ross
(of Ch 7's gardening tv program) is to water with superphosphate solution.
The excess of nitrogen in the super overwhelms the clover (which can
synthesise all its nitrogen needs and this excess results in its death)
but its effect on other grasses that don't fix nitrogen is as a fertiliser.

Obviously you won't be seeing our Ch 7 programs there in the UK though.
--
John Savage (my news address is not valid for email)

G'day supajosh,
Rule no1: ...Don't let them flower and seed!
Rule no 2: ...Any time!

China
Wingham
NSW

p.s. ...if you have buffalo grass in your lawn, chech the lable!

G'day John and All,
Yes I largly agree with your advice, except
the bit about pulling them out.
Cut or twist them out if possible. I often find that the clovers form a
roset that can often be cut at the base or twisted until it breaks. Then
spray any re-growth. The less you disturb the soil surface, the less weed
seeds you will unearth.

China
Wingham
NSW


p.s. Amateurs built the Ark.
It took professionals to build the Titanic!

"China" wrote...
Yes I largly agree with your advice, except
the bit about pulling them out.
Cut or twist them out if possible.

?!

Surely it's best to pull the entire plant out, roots and all?

The less you disturb the soil surface, the less weed seeds you will
unearth.

....but bindi seeds exist on the plant, not underground in the roots.

--
Stephen Oakes

G'day Stephen,

You wrote: ... Surely it's best to pull the entire
plant out, roots and all?...

The clovers are legumes adding both nitrogen and organic matter to the soil,
why not leave it there?

You wrote:...but bindii seeds exist on the plant, not
underground in the roots.

Yes, but the insects and the elements store much seed below the ground, the
first for storage and the later for opportunity.

The less you disturb the soil surface, the less weed seeds you will
unearth.

China
Wingham
NSW