I'm helping an elderly gentleman with an allotment as it's become too much for him to manage as he has been ill,a large part of his plot has become covered with long wild grass (18 inches) I wonder if anyone could tell me a way of removing this so we are back to just bare soil,he thought about setting it on fire,I don't know if this would be possible or if you would have to use an accelerant for this the grassy area is only surrounded by soil and no fences or sheds and he has a hose so I suppose this may be possible,does anyone have any ideas

"wilson1973" wrote ...


I'm helping an elderly gentleman with an allotment as it's become too
much for him to manage as he has been ill,a large part of his plot has
become covered with long wild grass (18 inches) I wonder if anyone could
tell me a way of removing this so we are back to just bare soil,he
thought about setting it on fire,I don't know if this would be possible
or if you would have to use an accelerant for this the grassy area is
only surrounded by soil and no fences or sheds and he has a hose so I
suppose this may be possible,does anyone have any ideas


That would burn off the top growth but not kill the roots so you would soon
get a nice fresh green lawn appear. I would strim off and remove all top
growth, maybe burn, wait for it to regrow and spray with glyphosate (only
works on green leaves). In a few weeks after that the roots will also be
dead and you could dig or rotovate without concern.
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Regards. Bob Hobden.
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