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I've a 17m x 10m garden area to the north of my house that at this
time of year gets reduced sun. It's to be reworked and needs a major weed kill to get started. I've glosphated part of it but it only that which is getting adequate sun has died back. What can I use to get rid of grass and weeds quickly. Cultivation won't be till next year and there's going to be earth moving anyway - it's the latter I want to get on with before we get into really wet weather!! Rob |
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On 07/10/2012 11:41, Rob G wrote:
I've a 17m x 10m garden area to the north of my house that at this time of year gets reduced sun. It's to be reworked and needs a major weed kill to get started. I've glosphated part of it but it only that which is getting adequate sun has died back. At this time of year you are on borrowed time. Most perennial weeds are no longer growing actively and will probably survive glyphosate (or practically any other weedkiller). Unless the plant is valuable in which case spray drift from next door will kill it stone dead. What can I use to get rid of grass and weeds quickly. Cultivation won't be till next year and there's going to be earth moving anyway - it's the latter I want to get on with before we get into really wet weather!! Basically at this time of year you are down to generic fast acting weed killer. Paraquat would be ideal but ISTR it is banned now. As soon as you do earthworks new light activated weed seeds will germinate almost immediately. My advice is hit it with something now and dig out as much of the roots as you can get. You really need to say which weeds you are fighting to get better advice. For horsetails the advice is "move house" or "small nuclear device". Nettles are pretty easy with a strong fork and a bit of elbow grease. -- Regards, Martin Brown |
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On Oct 7, 5:18*pm, Martin Brown
wrote: On 07/10/2012 11:41, Rob G wrote: I've a 17m x 10m garden area to the north of my house that at this time of year gets reduced sun. *It's to be reworked and needs a major weed kill to get started. I've glosphated part of it but it only that which is getting adequate sun has died back. At this time of year you are on borrowed time. Most perennial weeds are no longer growing actively and will probably survive glyphosate (or practically any other weedkiller). Unless the plant is valuable in which case spray drift from next door will kill it stone dead. What can I use to get rid of grass and weeds quickly. *Cultivation won't be till next year and there's going to be earth moving anyway - it's the latter I want to get on with before we get into really wet weather!! Basically at this time of year you are down to generic fast acting weed killer. Paraquat would be ideal but ISTR it is banned now. As soon as you do earthworks new light activated weed seeds will germinate almost immediately. My advice is hit it with something now and dig out as much of the roots as you can get. You really need to say which weeds you are fighting to get better advice. For horsetails the advice is "move house" or "small nuclear device". Nettles are pretty easy with a strong fork and a bit of elbow grease. -- Regards, Martin Brown Thanks for your comments, guys. I take on board the points about weed seeds :( The area has a lot of grass which has been strimmed a couple of times this year to keep it in check, and a lot of dandelions. There is brambles and convolvulus but not at any problem level and nettles are at a minimum. I suppose having just mentioned strimming, one solution would be to strim it all down hard, and then bring in the mini digger. There's a lot of soil movement and a soakaway for rain water to be installed, followed by general levelling and a polytunnel erection. Rob |
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On 07/10/2012 23:23, Rob G wrote:
The area has a lot of grass which has been strimmed a couple of times this year to keep it in check, and a lot of dandelions. There is Dandelions are easy - 12" screwdriver and/or broadleaf selective weedkiller will easily remove them. Don't let them set seed! brambles and convolvulus but not at any problem level and nettles are at a minimum. Brambles are easy unless there is a lot of them as in wilderness of waist high brambles and nettles with convolvulus growing through it. Any convolvulus is a problem level. You really need to hit that hard with glyphosate and then try to get every last bit of root out. You will fail but don't whatever you do rotivate with that in the ground or every piece larger than 6mm will be a new plant! Grass is exquisitely sensitive to glyphosate so it should die off now. I suppose having just mentioned strimming, one solution would be to strim it all down hard, and then bring in the mini digger. There's a Not worth it. Turning the soil over will probably kill most lawn turf anyway (but not the annoying weed couch grass). lot of soil movement and a soakaway for rain water to be installed, followed by general levelling and a polytunnel erection. Pity you didn't hit it with glyphosate a bit earlier... -- Regards, Martin Brown |
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On Monday, October 8, 2012 9:25:09 AM UTC+1, Martin Brown wrote:
On 07/10/2012 23:23, Rob G wrote: The area has a lot of grass which has been strimmed a couple of times this year to keep it in check, and a lot of dandelions. There is Dandelions are easy - 12" screwdriver and/or broadleaf selective weedkiller will easily remove them. Don't let them set seed! brambles and convolvulus but not at any problem level and nettles are at a minimum. Brambles are easy unless there is a lot of them as in wilderness of waist high brambles and nettles with convolvulus growing through it. Any convolvulus is a problem level. You really need to hit that hard with glyphosate and then try to get every last bit of root out. You will fail but don't whatever you do rotivate with that in the ground or every piece larger than 6mm will be a new plant! Grass is exquisitely sensitive to glyphosate so it should die off now. I suppose having just mentioned strimming, one solution would be to strim it all down hard, and then bring in the mini digger. There's a Not worth it. Turning the soil over will probably kill most lawn turf anyway (but not the annoying weed couch grass). I did that last winter in my garden, 10x5m, had a lot of moss. After that I've added some bags of compost and sown grass then manually picked the weeds. Don't spend money on digger, turn over the turf and add a layer of compost, the thicker the better. DanP |
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On Oct 8, 12:47*pm, wrote:
On Monday, October 8, 2012 9:25:09 AM UTC+1, Martin Brown wrote: On 07/10/2012 23:23, Rob G wrote: The area has a lot of grass which has been strimmed a couple of times this year to keep it in check, and a lot of dandelions. *There is Dandelions are easy - 12" screwdriver and/or broadleaf selective weedkiller will easily remove them. Don't let them set seed! brambles and convolvulus but not at any problem level and nettles are at a minimum. Brambles are easy unless there is a lot of them as in wilderness of waist high brambles and nettles with convolvulus growing through it. Any convolvulus is a problem level. You really need to hit that hard with glyphosate and then try to get every last bit of root out. You will fail but don't whatever you do rotivate with that in the ground or every piece larger than 6mm will be a new plant! Grass is exquisitely sensitive to glyphosate so it should die off now. I suppose having just mentioned strimming, one solution would be to strim it all down hard, and then bring in the mini digger. *There's a Not worth it. Turning the soil over will probably kill most lawn turf anyway (but not the annoying weed couch grass). I did that last winter in my garden, 10x5m, had a lot of moss. After that I've added some bags of compost and sown grass then manually picked the weeds. Don't spend money on digger, turn over the turf and add a layer of compost, the thicker the better. DanP Yes - it should have been done earlier. There's an est. 6 cub metre mound of good earth in the middle of the ground, and a soakaway to be dug. Hence the digger. Rob |
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