Spraying Weeds in Ice Plant?
I have weeds that have infested the ice plant growing on my hill. Is
there a weed killing spray that will kill the broad-leaf weeds without killing my ice plant? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. -- John |
Spraying Weeds in Ice Plant?
John Davison wrote:
I have weeds that have infested the ice plant growing on my hill. Is there a weed killing spray that will kill the broad-leaf weeds without killing my ice plant? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. If your hill has a significant slope, the best advice is to eliminate the ice plant. Ice plant was a factor in causing the surface of my hill to fail in a rain storm. My county removed ice plant from its list of plants recommended for stabilizing slopes. It becomes very heavy when thoroughly watered, but its roots do not go sufficiently deep to hold it in place. It will not only slide down a hill but also carry the surface of the hill with it. -- David E. Ross http://www.rossde.com/ I use Mozilla as my Web browser because I want a browser that complies with Web standards. See http://www.mozilla.org/. |
Spraying Weeds in Ice Plant?
Hi John-
I have ice plant (and a few weeds) on my hillside, too. David is right in that the plant has almost no root system. In fact, mine grows right over large rocks without any soil, so it's obvious that they don't even care if they have dirt to grow in. I am in a very dry climate, so water-soaked plants sliding down the hill is not an issue for me. As far as the weeds go, I get out there about once every 2 weeks or so with my dandelion digger to irradicate them. At first, it seemed like a bit of a chore, but by keeping up with it and not let the weeds get the upper hand, it's no big deal now, as long as I remember to do it. Gary |
Spraying Weeds in Ice Plant?
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