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Soleirolia (Mind your own business)
Does anybody know how to get rid of Soleirolia in lawns apart from digging the lawn up.
Lawn weedkiller does not appear to work. Thanks TerryC |
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In article , TerryC TerryC.1uhq7z@gar
denbanter.co.uk writes Does anybody know how to get rid of Soleirolia in lawns apart from digging the lawn up. This has already been answered in the 'mind your own business' thread. -- Kay "Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river" |
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On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 18:56:28 +0000, TerryC
wrote: Does anybody know how to get rid of Soleirolia in lawns apart from digging the lawn up. Lawn weedkiller does not appear to work. My impression (second hand) was that it did work (see very recent thread). Perhaps I was wrong. I must read the RHS link quoted by Steve! Rather surprisingly, Hessayon doesn't mention MYOB in his 'The Lawn Expert', at least not in my 1982 edition. PS. I've just checked with my source, and selective lawn weedkiller does kill MYOB but has to be applied several times to fully eradicate it, and knowing my source, probably using a double-strength solution relative to what's recommended. -- Chris E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net |
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Chris Hogg wrote:
On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 18:56:28 +0000, TerryC wrote: Does anybody know how to get rid of Soleirolia in lawns apart from digging the lawn up. Lawn weedkiller does not appear to work. My impression (second hand) was that it did work (see very recent thread). Perhaps I was wrong. I must read the RHS link quoted by Steve! Rather surprisingly, Hessayon doesn't mention MYOB in his 'The Lawn Expert', at least not in my 1982 edition. PS. I've just checked with my source, and selective lawn weedkiller does kill MYOB but has to be applied several times to fully eradicate it, and knowing my source, probably using a double-strength solution relative to what's recommended. My guess, but it's only a guess, is that the problem isn't with the strength of the solution but with the smallness of the leaves. There are probably an awful lot of separate little plants in there, and so perhaps it's hard to get a lethal dose to stick on enough of each one. A tiny drop of washing-up liquid might help, by acting as a wetting agent. But I can't see repeated treatments failing. I wouldn't be inclined to increase the strength, as that might start killing the grass. I'd recommend patience. -- Mike. |
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