I have lots of what we call elephants ears, but I think they are more
likely some sort of alocasia and I want to control them. Glyphosate
won't ( I've sprayed directly and have also cut the plant at ground
level then painted on neat glyphosate), nor will tree and blackberry
poison. To dig them out could wreck parts of the garden. Any
suggestions please?
TIZ

On Sat, 14 May 2011 18:44:37 -0700, tathraman wrote:

I have lots of what we call elephants ears, but I think they are more
likely some sort of alocasia and I want to control them. Glyphosate
won't ( I've sprayed directly and have also cut the plant at ground
level then painted on neat glyphosate), nor will tree and blackberry
poison. To dig them out could wreck parts of the garden. Any
suggestions please?
TIZ

I would suggest that poison is going to do more damage than digging
up the plant you don't like.

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,
tathraman wrote:

I have lots of what we call elephants ears, but I think they are more
likely some sort of alocasia and I want to control them. Glyphosate
won't ( I've sprayed directly and have also cut the plant at ground
level then painted on neat glyphosate), nor will tree and blackberry
poison. To dig them out could wreck parts of the garden. Any
suggestions please?
TIZ

Dig & pull. They are persistent. Nice plant for xerogardening.
--
- Billy

Bush's 3rd term: Obama plus another elective war
Bush's 4th term: another Judas goat

America is not broke. The country is awash in wealth and cash.
It's just that it's not in your hands. It has been transferred, in the
greatest heist in history, from the workers and consumers to the banks
and the portfolios of the uber-rich.
http://theuptake.org/2011/03/05/michael-moore-the-big-lie-wisconsin-is-broke/

Occlusive mulch. Cut the plants down to the ground, cover with
a light-occlusive mulch, Once a week, inspect and remove any new sprouts;
add more mulch as needed. Depending on the biomass underground, it may
take several years, but the plants will be dead, and you won't have to dig.
Cheap, safe and easy, if tedious.

gasolene

On Mon, 16 May 2011 14:20:40 -0400, (EVP MAN)
wrote:


gasolene


"Light blue touch paper and stand well back"

David

Who needs eyebrows anyway.

On May 17, 9:00*am, David Hare-Scott wrote:
On Mon, 16 May 2011 14:20:40 -0400, (EVP MAN)
wrote:



gasolene

"Light blue touch paper and stand well back"

David

Who needs eyebrows anyway.

OK _ I'll bite - are you kidding?

On Mon, 16 May 2011 19:06:51 -0700 (PDT), tathraman
wrote:

On May 17, 9:00*am, David Hare-Scott wrote:
On Mon, 16 May 2011 14:20:40 -0400, (EVP MAN)
wrote:



gasolene

"Light blue touch paper and stand well back"

David

Who needs eyebrows anyway.

OK _ I'll bite - are you kidding?

Yes, as was (I hope) EVP man.

D

OK - looks like I'm in for the hard slog. Arrrgh!

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,
tathraman wrote:

OK - looks like I'm in for the hard slog. Arrrgh!

We had them all over our yard. I dug them up and planted asparagus in
the midsts of where they had been. I just pull off the leaves when I see
one and have the time. I don't use herbicides. They don't grow that
fast. If you can get the whole root, that'll end of the problem. We're
growing dwarf citrus where one stand of them used to be. It's all
cleared out except one that has found a difficult place to get at
between the slabs of concrete that make the stairs down to the house
from the road. I transplanted a half dozen of them along the fence
facing the street. They are very low maintenance, and they are slowly
replacing the ivy that was there.

Why are you in such a rush to replace them? How many are there? They are
basically a winter plant here. Soon they will bloom, and then they will
die back.

Sounds like you are getting worked up over nothing, but then I don't
know what your problem is.
--
- Billy

Bush's 3rd term: Obama plus another elective war
Bush's 4th term: another Judas goat

America is not broke. The country is awash in wealth and cash.
It's just that it's not in your hands. It has been transferred, in the
greatest heist in history, from the workers and consumers to the banks
and the portfolios of the uber-rich.
http://theuptake.org/2011/03/05/michael-moore-the-big-lie-wisconsin-is-broke/

We had them all over our yard. I dug them up and buried asparagus in the midsts of area they had been. I just cull off the leaves if I see one and accept the time. I don't use herbicides. They don't abound that fast. If you can get the accomplished root, that'll end of the problem. We're growing dwarf citrus area one angle of them acclimated to be.