Propagating Horsetail
I have a slightly unusual horsetail problem.
Our local nature reserve has some wood horsetail, which is quite common, but not around here, so for us it's quite special. Unfortunately, it's growing in a area where it might be vulnerable. How would we got about transplanting some of it to a safer place? -- Kay |
Propagating Horsetail
On 7/9/08 23:54, in article , "K"
wrote: I have a slightly unusual horsetail problem. Our local nature reserve has some wood horsetail, which is quite common, but not around here, so for us it's quite special. Unfortunately, it's growing in a area where it might be vulnerable. How would we got about transplanting some of it to a safer place? Form an orderly queue.......... ;-)) -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
Propagating Horsetail
"Sacha" wrote after... "K" wrote: I have a slightly unusual horsetail problem. Our local nature reserve has some wood horsetail, which is quite common, but not around here, so for us it's quite special. Unfortunately, it's growing in a area where it might be vulnerable. How would we got about transplanting some of it to a safer place? Form an orderly queue.......... ;-)) Quite! I can't imagine why anyone would want to plant the stuff having had it on our last allotment. However whilst in the Pas de Calais last week we went to the Blockhaus at Eperlecques where the Nazis put together the V2 rockets and where, in the woods, there were clumps of a much larger Horsetail up to 3ft tall which did look rather good (in that setting!). If anyone goes to N. France I can recommend the Blockhaus, it hasn't been sanitised like La Caupole and is by far the more sinister and thought provoking because of that. K, if you must plant it just dig up some roots and you will have it for ever. -- Regards Bob Hobden |
Propagating Horsetail
On Sep 8, 8:43 am, "Bob Hobden" wrote:
"Sacha" wrote after... "K" wrote: I have a slightly unusual horsetail problem. Our local nature reserve has some wood horsetail, which is quite common, but not around here, so for us it's quite special. Unfortunately, it's growing in a area where it might be vulnerable. How would we got about transplanting some of it to a safer place? Form an orderly queue.......... ;-)) Quite! I can't imagine why anyone would want to plant the stuff having had it on our last allotment. However whilst in the Pas de Calais last week we went to the Blockhaus at Eperlecques where the Nazis put together the V2 rockets and where, in the woods, there were clumps of a much larger Horsetail up to 3ft tall which did look rather good (in that setting!). If anyone goes to N. France I can recommend the Blockhaus, it hasn't been sanitised like La Caupole and is by far the more sinister and thought provoking because of that. K, if you must plant it just dig up some roots and you will have it for ever. -- Regards Bob Hobden Equisetum telmateia can be 3 feet or more tall. In Ireland it is widespread. You get it in damp banks (e.g. stream banks) and verges. E.hyemale and E.variegatum are very decorative and you see them (or something similar) cultivated in ponds. E.sylvaticum (the one K is talking about) is found in woods (surprise surprise :-) but I do not know it. E.arvense is the invasive weed. The rest are probably harmless. Des |
Propagating Horsetail
"K" wrote in message ... I have a slightly unusual horsetail problem. Our local nature reserve has some wood horsetail, which is quite common, but not around here, so for us it's quite special. Unfortunately, it's growing in a area where it might be vulnerable. How would we got about transplanting some of it to a safer place? Well if you can find a method that "doesn't" work please tell the world about it? -- Chris. Drink is the curse of the land. It makes you fight with your neighbor.It makes you shoot at your landlord and it makes you miss him." - Irish Proverb |
Propagating Horsetail
On Sep 8, 11:16 am, Des Higgins wrote:
On Sep 8, 8:43 am, "Bob Hobden" wrote: "Sacha" wrote after... "K" wrote: I have a slightly unusual horsetail problem. Our local nature reserve has some wood horsetail, which is quite common, but not around here, so for us it's quite special. Unfortunately, it's growing in a area where it might be vulnerable. How would we got about transplanting some of it to a safer place? Form an orderly queue.......... ;-)) Quite! I can't imagine why anyone would want to plant the stuff having had it on our last allotment. However whilst in the Pas de Calais last week we went to the Blockhaus at Eperlecques where the Nazis put together the V2 rockets and where, in the woods, there were clumps of a much larger Horsetail up to 3ft tall which did look rather good (in that setting!). If anyone goes to N. France I can recommend the Blockhaus, it hasn't been sanitised like La Caupole and is by far the more sinister and thought provoking because of that. K, if you must plant it just dig up some roots and you will have it for ever. -- Regards Bob Hobden Equisetum telmateia can be 3 feet or more tall. In Ireland it is widespread. You get it in damp banks (e.g. stream banks) and verges. E.hyemale and E.variegatum are very decorative and you see them (or something similar) cultivated in ponds. E.sylvaticum (the one K is talking about) is found in woods (surprise surprise :-) but I do not know it. E.arvense is the invasive weed. The rest are probably harmless. Des ooops badly phrased; they are probably all harmless except the common one (E.arvense) |
Propagating Horsetail
Des Higgins writes
Equisetum telmateia can be 3 feet or more tall. In Ireland it is widespread. You get it in damp banks (e.g. stream banks) and verges. E.hyemale and E.variegatum are very decorative and you see them (or something similar) cultivated in ponds. E.sylvaticum (the one K is talking about) is found in woods (surprise surprise :-) but I do not know it. E.arvense is the invasive weed. The rest are probably harmless. Des Equisetum sylvaticum differs from the more usual horsetail in that the branches are themselves branched, so instead of the usual bottlebrush effect, the overall look is very light and feathery. It's growing on a steam bank in amongst rosebay willowherb. -- Kay |
Propagating Horsetail
"K" wrote in message ... Equisetum sylvaticum differs from the more usual horsetail in that the branches are themselves branched, so instead of the usual bottlebrush effect, the overall look is very light and feathery. It's growing on a steam bank in amongst rosebay willowherb. Kay, I'm sure that (however unlikely) you've made a typo. If you haven't, tell me, is 'steam bank' peculiar to your parish? Mary |
Propagating Horsetail
On Sep 8, 3:45*pm, K wrote:
Des Higgins writes Equisetum telmateia can be 3 feet or more tall. *In Ireland it is widespread. *You get it in damp banks (e.g. stream banks) and verges. E.hyemale and E.variegatum are very decorative and you see them (or something similar) cultivated in ponds. *E.sylvaticum (the one K is talking about) is found in woods (surprise surprise :-) but I do not know it. *E.arvense is the invasive weed. *The rest are probably harmless. *Des Equisetum sylvaticum differs from the more usual horsetail in that the branches are themselves branched, so instead of the usual bottlebrush effect, the overall look is very light and feathery. It's growing on a steam bank in amongst rosebay willowherb. -- Kay The only remotely helpful (or not) thing that I can remember about horsetails is that some of them are fussy regarding mineral nutrients which is why some are patchily distributed. Otherwise, to move some, I would (naievely and amateurishly) say to dig some up and stick in in the ground in the new spot. I just read the previous 2 sentences again and it does not look very helpful. I will have a quick google but I suspect you have done that already. Des |
Propagating Horsetail
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from "Mary Fisher" contains these words: "K" wrote in message ... Equisetum sylvaticum differs from the more usual horsetail in that the branches are themselves branched, so instead of the usual bottlebrush effect, the overall look is very light and feathery. It's growing on a steam bank in amongst rosebay willowherb. Kay, I'm sure that (however unlikely) you've made a typo. If you haven't, tell me, is 'steam bank' peculiar to your parish? It's what drives the Chinese Lundry. -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
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from Des Higgins contains these words: The only remotely helpful (or not) thing that I can remember about horsetails is that some of them are fussy regarding mineral nutrients which is why some are patchily distributed. Another is that they take-up compounds containing gold. In areas where there is a lot of gold which is uneconomical to extract, horsetails are dried and burnt and gold extracted from the ash. -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
Propagating Horsetail
On Sep 8, 11:36 pm, Martin wrote:
On Mon, 8 Sep 2008 23:01:57 +0100, Rusty Hinge 2 wrote: The message from Des Higgins contains these words: The only remotely helpful (or not) thing that I can remember about horsetails is that some of them are fussy regarding mineral nutrients which is why some are patchily distributed. Another is that they take-up compounds containing gold. In areas where there is a lot of gold which is uneconomical to extract, horsetails are dried and burnt and gold extracted from the ash. That's a cunning trick to make people dig it up and burn it. :o) Well spotted that man :-) -- Martin |
Propagating Horsetail
Des Higgins writes
On Sep 8, 3:45*pm, K wrote: Des Higgins writes Equisetum telmateia can be 3 feet or more tall. *In Ireland it is widespread. *You get it in damp banks (e.g. stream banks) and verges. E.hyemale and E.variegatum are very decorative and you see them (or something similar) cultivated in ponds. *E.sylvaticum (the one K is talking about) is found in woods (surprise surprise :-) but I do not know it. *E.arvense is the invasive weed. *The rest are probably harmless. *Des Equisetum sylvaticum differs from the more usual horsetail in that the branches are themselves branched, so instead of the usual bottlebrush effect, the overall look is very light and feathery. It's growing on a steam bank in amongst rosebay willowherb. The only remotely helpful (or not) thing that I can remember about horsetails is that some of them are fussy regarding mineral nutrients which is why some are patchily distributed. Otherwise, to move some, I would (naievely and amateurishly) say to dig some up and stick in in the ground in the new spot. I just read the previous 2 sentences again and it does not look very helpful. I will have a quick google but I suspect you have done that already. Of course! Reference to propagation by spores or rhizomes, but can't find a lot of detail - eg how big a chunk is likely to be viable, what sort of site should I be looking for. The original clump is not so large that I can experiment endlessly. -- Kay |
Propagating Horsetail
In message , K
writes I have a slightly unusual horsetail problem. Our local nature reserve has some wood horsetail, which is quite common, but not around here, so for us it's quite special. Unfortunately, it's growing in a area where it might be vulnerable. How would we got about transplanting some of it to a safer place? As a small boy I lost interest in horsetail when I discovered that after pulling it apart, it could not be reassembled. :-( -- Gordon H Remove "invalid" to reply |
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