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Couch Grass what should I cover it with?
"Martin" wrote ...
"Bob Hobden" wrote: "Martin" wrote You can buy a membrane that is opaque, but water permeable. Using this it takes at least a year to kill the couch grass under the cover. You need to kill the couch grass on a strip of land along the edge of the cover first otherwise the couch grass under the edge of the membrane grows outwards towards the light. Use glyphosate while you can, before it is banned. From 1 January 2015 in the Netherlands there will be a ban on the use of glyphosate, except for agriculture. In particular local authorities and private individuals are banned from buying and using it. It was found that glyphosate applied to roads and pavements by local authorities was sometimes being washed down the drains by rain before it had time to break down. That is not a problem with the chemical it's a problem with the use so why ban it, just stipulate where/when it can/can't be used by local authorities (No hard surfaces for example That eliminates its main use by local authorities in the Netherlands. Urban roads are covered in bricks/pave. ), makes no sense and forces users to resort to much worse and long lasting chemicals. I bet they haven't considered what the alternative is. Sometimes I despair of those in authority. The local authority alternative appears to be killing weeds with steam. Dutch local authorities have already stopped using glyphosate. Well I have heard that Japanese Knot weed is edible when cooked! -- Regards. Bob Hobden. Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK |
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