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honeysuckle not wanted
In another thread I expressed concern about the welfare of a couple of
clematis I planted last year. Thanks to various advices here I'm becoming quietly confident that they'll be ok but their roots are only 12 inches away from those of a rampant honeysuckle, which, if the clematis pans out, as hoped, will be superfluous even threatening. More to the point, I've noticed also that another clematis which I'd like to encourage has popped up almost immediately adjacent to the honeysuckle. I think this must have been planted some time ago and perhaps gave up temporarily in a drought last year. So, what to do with the honeysuckle. I'd like to dig it out but I'm wondering about the size of the root and the task of removing it - particularly now that little clematis is just next door . What advice? Can I just keep trimming it back once a week, or so? Would the honeysuckle's root system continue to burgeon under this regime or would it be an effective way of keeping things stable without developing further. Thanks for any help. |
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honeysuckle not wanted
In article , bob says...
In another thread I expressed concern about the welfare of a couple of clematis I planted last year. Thanks to various advices here I'm becoming quietly confident that they'll be ok but their roots are only 12 inches away from those of a rampant honeysuckle, which, if the clematis pans out, as hoped, will be superfluous even threatening. More to the point, I've noticed also that another clematis which I'd like to encourage has popped up almost immediately adjacent to the honeysuckle. I think this must have been planted some time ago and perhaps gave up temporarily in a drought last year. So, what to do with the honeysuckle. I'd like to dig it out but I'm wondering about the size of the root and the task of removing it - particularly now that little clematis is just next door . What advice? Can I just keep trimming it back once a week, or so? Would the honeysuckle's root system continue to burgeon under this regime or would it be an effective way of keeping things stable without developing further. Thanks for any help. Do you know what sort of honeysuckle it is?, they can be hard pruned each year but the timing varies occording to species -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and Lapageria rosea |
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On Wed, 13 May 2009 13:05:42 +0100, Charlie Pridham
wrote: Do you know what sort of honeysuckle it is?, they can be hard pruned each year but the timing varies occording to species No idea at all. In fact, I have to go away for a week tomorrow and didn't relish the prospect of having to unravel it from the clematis on return so I've taken the initiative and cut it to the ground anyway (there's more honeysuckle only a metre away). To be honest, I'd like to remove it. |
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honeysuckle not wanted
On Wed, 13 May 2009 15:03:03 +0200, bob wrote:
To be honest, I'd like to remove it. Did you leave enough stem to fit a condom? If so you could try neat Roundup in one of Mr Durex's best. Ammonium sulphamate is alleged to be good at stump-killing and breaks down into a fertiliser. |
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On 13 May 2009 14:52:30 GMT, Derek Turner wrote:
On Wed, 13 May 2009 15:03:03 +0200, bob wrote: To be honest, I'd like to remove it. Did you leave enough stem to fit a condom? If so you could try neat Roundup in one of Mr Durex's best. Ammonium sulphamate is alleged to be good at stump-killing and breaks down into a fertiliser. That's a clever idea. I don't mean to turn it into a sexual metaphor but aren't there some risks? I mean the stem isn't exactly smooth, so might there not be some seepage. Or maybe I haven't understood the modus operandi? |
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On Wed, 13 May 2009 17:49:59 +0200, bob wrote:
That's a clever idea. I don't mean to turn it into a sexual metaphor but aren't there some risks? I mean the stem isn't exactly smooth, so might there not be some seepage. Or maybe I haven't understood the modus operandi? AIUI you just paint the Roundup on the cut surface thickly and use the johnny to stop it drying out or being washed off - you don't have to fill the thing! (As the actress said to the bishop). |
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