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Rhubarb Rhubarb Rhubarb!!!!!!
I have been trying to kill a patch of rhubarb, weed killer won't do it, so I
have been trying to dig it out (down to 4 foot), and it still goes down further than that. Is there a easy way to do it. |
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Rhubarb Rhubarb Rhubarb!!!!!!
Pathclear perhaps? Seems to kill off everything in its way.
Available at all gardening shops; B & Q etc "Dgethin" wrote in message ... I have been trying to kill a patch of rhubarb, weed killer won't do it, so I have been trying to dig it out (down to 4 foot), and it still goes down further than that. Is there a easy way to do it. |
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On Aug 2, 10:42 pm, "Roger" wrote:
Pathclear perhaps? Seems to kill off everything in its way. Available at all gardening shops; B & Q etc Definitely not Pathclear! As its name suggests it is a nasty persistent weedkiller intended only for use on PATHS. Using it off licence will only cause problems - notably that nothing much will grow in the soil for at least 6 months afterwards and you won't want to eat anything that does for a fair while after that. Glyphisate or a broad leaf specifici weedkiller will get it. Just be patient! BTW How long have you waited before saying that weedkiller didn't work? A translocating weedkiller like glyphosate in a big bulky plant can take 3-4 weeks to take full effect. First signs are yellowing of the new growth. You might even find some neighbours who want a decent sized rhubarb plant to dig it out and take it away. Regards, Martin Brown "Dgethin" wrote in message ... I have been trying to kill a patch of rhubarb, weed killer won't do it, so I have been trying to dig it out (down to 4 foot), and it still goes down further than that. Is there a easy way to do it.- Hide quoted text - |
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Dgethin wrote:
I have been trying to kill a patch of rhubarb, weed killer won't do it, so I have been trying to dig it out (down to 4 foot), and it still goes down further than that. Is there a easy way to do it. Maybe cutting off the leaves everytime they appear will help? I understand there may be a nice backup stored in the roots, but they're only half the feeding system so perhaps you can exaust your plant into extinction. I heard they liked a lot of compost, so maybe not using that either. Good luck! (although why someone would want to do without rhubarb is beyond me. ) Greg -- No ficus = no spam |
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Rhubarb Rhubarb Rhubarb!!!!!!
"Gregoire Kretz" wrote in message ... Dgethin wrote: I have been trying to kill a patch of rhubarb, weed killer won't do it, so I have been trying to dig it out (down to 4 foot), and it still goes down further than that. Is there a easy way to do it. I do wonder if rhubarb will grow from those roots, the rhubarb I have grown allways has a faily large lump from which the stalks grow, I would have thought that a minor root would just die. Have you tried just leaving it for the moment and see whether it does regrow? |
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