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29-04-2007, 10:56 AM
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Weed killers
"Paddy" wrote in message ... Got a patch of land to clear on clifftop prior to sowing with wildflowers. At the moment it has some dockens and lots of hogweed. We have stuff for the dockens but not sure of the hogweed. We have roundup but would like to keep the grasses growing to hold the soil surface together. Past years we have just cut the hogweed down with a strimmer but been burnt that many times I would like to clear them for good. swap male for mail Treatment with Glyphosate is the recommended way to clear Hogweed. The problem is that the plants will have produced thousands of seeds which will germinate for several seasons. If you can slice through the root structure underground then you will dampen the plants ardour but they will resprout with fresh young growth fairly quickly. If you hit this young growth with Glyphosate the plant will eventually die. Don't be too impatient because it may take several weeks before you notice any effect. A more labour intensive but perhaps quicker solution is to pump weedkiller directly into the stem at various heights by use of a syringe. ps. I actually grow this beast as an ornamental plant --just one:-) |
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