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A large part of my veg area is covered in the stuff, how the hell can I get
rid of it easily?

Alan

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On 05/04/2010 17:33, alan.holmes wrote:
A large part of my veg area is covered in the stuff, how the hell can I get
rid of it easily?


Glyphosate.



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On Mon, 05 Apr 2010 17:53:30 +0200, David in Normandy wrote:

Glyphosate.

Yep. Grasses of all sorts seem to be very susceptible to glyphosate.

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On 05/04/2010 18:37, Derek Turner wrote:
On Mon, 05 Apr 2010 17:53:30 +0200, David in Normandy wrote:

Glyphosate.

Yep. Grasses of all sorts seem to be very susceptible to glyphosate.

Around this time of year when the weeds start to sprout on my veg plot I
go around and spray the lot. There aren't many parts of the garden that
still have veg in - leeks being the main exception at the moment so
there is no fear of killing off the wrong plants due to spray drift etc.
Saves a lot of hassle later on.

The only other veg in there are peas, onion sets and potatoes.
My peas are up now - I'd better get some fleece around them to keep the
pigeons off. Onion sets have settled in - the birds have distributed a
few here and there so I'll need to pop them back in again. Potatoes
aren't up yet - they are still shivering underground. ;-)
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A large part of my veg area is covered in the stuff, how the hell can I
get rid of it easily?

Alan

Thanks all, will have to make some effort to kill the damned stuff, the real
trouble is it is all around stuff like rhubarb, which will be difficult to
screen!

Alan

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A large part of my veg area is covered in the stuff, how the hell can I
get rid of it easily?

Alan

Thanks all, will have to make some effort to kill the damned stuff, the real
trouble is it is all around stuff like rhubarb, which will be difficult to
screen!

Alan






If in doubt treat the weeds then water off the plants that many have been
caught, do it straight away and they will suffer to harm
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www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

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On 05/04/2010 20:26, alan.holmes wrote:
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A large part of my veg area is covered in the stuff, how the hell can I
get rid of it easily?

Alan

Thanks all, will have to make some effort to kill the damned stuff, the real
trouble is it is all around stuff like rhubarb, which will be difficult to
screen!


Take care! My father killed a huge (40 year old) rhubarb plant by
spraying glyphosate on surrounding weeds with impunity!

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A large part of my veg area is covered in the stuff, how the hell can I
get rid of it easily?

Alan

Thanks all, will have to make some effort to kill the damned stuff, the
real trouble is it is all around stuff like rhubarb, which will be
difficult to screen!

Alan

dab weedkiller on the grass with a fine paint brush. It may take a little
time, depending on how much grass, but will be far more surgical than a
spray application.

rob

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A large part of my veg area is covered in the stuff, how the hell can I
get rid of it easily?

Alan

Thanks all, will have to make some effort to kill the damned stuff, the
real trouble is it is all around stuff like rhubarb, which will be
difficult to screen!

Alan

dab weedkiller on the grass with a fine paint brush. It may take a little
time, depending on how much grass, but will be far more surgical than a
spray application.

It's a perfect nuisance (we call it "twitch" here) and I've like any idea
to deal with it organically.
Apart from picking out by hand all the rhizomes..
I really don't want to start using weedkiller after 25 years of being
organic - it would ruin everything.
It's dreadful stuff.
Tina

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A large part of my veg area is covered in the stuff, how the hell can I
get rid of it easily?

Alan

Thanks all, will have to make some effort to kill the damned stuff, the
real trouble is it is all around stuff like rhubarb, which will be
difficult to screen!

Alan

dab weedkiller on the grass with a fine paint brush. It may take a little
time, depending on how much grass, but will be far more surgical than a
spray application.

It's a perfect nuisance (we call it "twitch" here) and I've like any idea
to deal with it organically.
Apart from picking out by hand all the rhizomes..
I really don't want to start using weedkiller after 25 years of being
organic - it would ruin everything.
It's dreadful stuff.
Tina


You could always try sowing Yellow Rattle. That gives it a fright!
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A large part of my veg area is covered in the stuff, how the hell can
I
get rid of it easily?

Alan

Thanks all, will have to make some effort to kill the damned stuff, the
real trouble is it is all around stuff like rhubarb, which will be
difficult to screen!

Alan

dab weedkiller on the grass with a fine paint brush. It may take a
little
time, depending on how much grass, but will be far more surgical than a
spray application.

It's a perfect nuisance (we call it "twitch" here) and I've like any idea
to deal with it organically.
Apart from picking out by hand all the rhizomes..
I really don't want to start using weedkiller after 25 years of being
organic - it would ruin everything.
It's dreadful stuff.
Tina


You could always try sowing Yellow Rattle. That gives it a fright!
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Please explain.

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A large part of my veg area is covered in the stuff, how the hell can
I
get rid of it easily?

Alan

Thanks all, will have to make some effort to kill the damned stuff, the
real trouble is it is all around stuff like rhubarb, which will be
difficult to screen!

Alan

dab weedkiller on the grass with a fine paint brush. It may take a
little
time, depending on how much grass, but will be far more surgical than a
spray application.

It's a perfect nuisance (we call it "twitch" here) and I've like any idea
to deal with it organically.
Apart from picking out by hand all the rhizomes..
I really don't want to start using weedkiller after 25 years of being
organic - it would ruin everything.
It's dreadful stuff.
Tina


You could always try sowing Yellow Rattle. That gives it a fright!
--

Please explain.


Yellow Rattle (Rhinanthus spp.) is a parasitic plant for which the host
is assorted grasses. If you could establish Yellow Rattle it would
decrease the vigour of the grasses on which it was growing.
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A large part of my veg area is covered in the stuff, how the hell can
I
get rid of it easily?

Alan

Thanks all, will have to make some effort to kill the damned stuff, the
real trouble is it is all around stuff like rhubarb, which will be
difficult to screen!

Alan

dab weedkiller on the grass with a fine paint brush. It may take a
little
time, depending on how much grass, but will be far more surgical than a
spray application.

It's a perfect nuisance (we call it "twitch" here) and I've like any idea
to deal with it organically.
Apart from picking out by hand all the rhizomes..
I really don't want to start using weedkiller after 25 years of being
organic - it would ruin everything.
It's dreadful stuff.
Tina


You could always try sowing Yellow Rattle. That gives it a fright!
--

Please explain.


Yellow Rattle (Rhinanthus spp.) is a parasitic plant for which the host
is assorted grasses. If you could establish Yellow Rattle it would
decrease the vigour of the grasses on which it was growing.

It has worked miraculously in my small wildflower meadow thereby
allowing space and nutrients for other, less invasive grasses as well as
for the flowers. Furthermore, once established, it self seeds itself
quite happily. See http://www.scotiaseeds.co.uk/Arch0610YRattle.htm.
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Stewart Robert Hinsley wrote:
Yellow Rattle (Rhinanthus spp.) is a parasitic plant for which the host
is assorted grasses. If you could establish Yellow Rattle it would
decrease the vigour of the grasses on which it was growing.

So ... once it's established, how does one go about removing the yellow
rattle plants ... ?

Get a couple of piglets.