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Small green weed
We have a block driveway, and as well as moss, there is also a small
green weed that grows in the interstices between the bricks. It has been called "mind your own business" but I don't know whether this is correct. It looks like pondweed - very small dark green leaves. The thing is, nothing kills this stuff. I have tried weedol and path clear and it just shrugs them off. Does anyone know what this could be and how to deal with it? It's not a big thing, but very annoying. Any help most welcome. Thanks In limine sapientiae |
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Small green weed
In article , John Edgar
writes We have a block driveway, and as well as moss, there is also a small green weed that grows in the interstices between the bricks. It has been called "mind your own business" but I don't know whether this is correct. It looks like pondweed - very small dark green leaves. That sounds like 'mind your own business' - Soleriola soleriella or something like that. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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Small green weed
In article , John Edgar
writes We have a block driveway, and as well as moss, there is also a small green weed that grows in the interstices between the bricks. It has been called "mind your own business" but I don't know whether this is correct. It looks like pondweed - very small dark green leaves. That sounds like 'mind your own business' - Soleriola soleriella or something like that. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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"Kay Easton" wrote in message ... In article , John Edgar writes We have a block driveway, and as well as moss, there is also a small green weed that grows in the interstices between the bricks. It has been called "mind your own business" but I don't know whether this is correct. It looks like pondweed - very small dark green leaves. That sounds like 'mind your own business' - Soleriola soleriella or something like that. Helxine soleirolli? I wish I had some. It is a wonderful plant to have growing in crevices in a damp, shady place. But If my memory serves me right, which it usually fails to do, it is not quite hardy high up in the Yorkshire Dales. [Franz Heymann] |
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Small green weed
"Kay Easton" wrote in message ... In article , John Edgar writes We have a block driveway, and as well as moss, there is also a small green weed that grows in the interstices between the bricks. It has been called "mind your own business" but I don't know whether this is correct. It looks like pondweed - very small dark green leaves. That sounds like 'mind your own business' - Soleriola soleriella or something like that. Helxine soleirolli? I wish I had some. It is a wonderful plant to have growing in crevices in a damp, shady place. But If my memory serves me right, which it usually fails to do, it is not quite hardy high up in the Yorkshire Dales. [Franz Heymann] |
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Small green weed
"John Edgar" wrote in message ... We have a block driveway, and as well as moss, there is also a small green weed that grows in the interstices between the bricks. It has been called "mind your own business" but I don't know whether this is correct. It looks like pondweed - very small dark green leaves. The thing is, nothing kills this stuff. I have tried weedol and path clear and it just shrugs them off. Does anyone know what this could be and how to deal with it? It's not a big thing, but very annoying. Any help most welcome. Thanks In limine sapientiae What you have is Helxine and it does tend to colonise where happy. If you have a flame gun or one of these weed wands you can destroy it without the use of weedkiller, clean and effective. It is actually a useful little plant in the right place. HTH Jim |
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Small green weed
"John Edgar" wrote in message ... We have a block driveway, and as well as moss, there is also a small green weed that grows in the interstices between the bricks. It has been called "mind your own business" but I don't know whether this is correct. It looks like pondweed - very small dark green leaves. The thing is, nothing kills this stuff. I have tried weedol and path clear and it just shrugs them off. Does anyone know what this could be and how to deal with it? It's not a big thing, but very annoying. Any help most welcome. Thanks In limine sapientiae What you have is Helxine and it does tend to colonise where happy. If you have a flame gun or one of these weed wands you can destroy it without the use of weedkiller, clean and effective. It is actually a useful little plant in the right place. HTH Jim |
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Small green weed
"John Edgar" wrote in message ... We have a block driveway, and as well as moss, there is also a small green weed that grows in the interstices between the bricks. It has been called "mind your own business" but I don't know whether this is correct. It looks like pondweed - very small dark green leaves. The thing is, nothing kills this stuff. I have tried weedol and path clear and it just shrugs them off. Does anyone know what this could be and how to deal with it? It's not a big thing, but very annoying. Any help most welcome. Thanks In limine sapientiae What you have is Helxine and it does tend to colonise where happy. If you have a flame gun or one of these weed wands you can destroy it without the use of weedkiller, clean and effective. It is actually a useful little plant in the right place. HTH Jim |
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Small green weed
In article , Franz Heymann
writes "Kay Easton" wrote in message ... In article , John Edgar writes We have a block driveway, and as well as moss, there is also a small green weed that grows in the interstices between the bricks. It has been called "mind your own business" but I don't know whether this is correct. It looks like pondweed - very small dark green leaves. That sounds like 'mind your own business' - Soleriola soleriella or something like that. Helxine soleirolli? that's the one! Used to be Helxine, but genus name has changed to Soleirolia I wish I had some. It is a wonderful plant to have growing in crevices in a damp, shady place. But If my memory serves me right, which it usually fails to do, it is not quite hardy high up in the Yorkshire Dales. Whereabouts are you? We're at 400ft, and here it gets brown patches from frost during the winter, but grows back green in the summer. You might find it worth a try. I can post you some if you want a try. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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from Kay Easton contains these words: That sounds like 'mind your own business' - Soleriola soleriella or something like that. Helxine soleirolli? Isn't that 'Mother of thousands'? -- Rusty http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm horrid·squeak snailything zetnet·co·uk excange d.p. with p to reply. |
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Small green weed
In article , Rusty Hinge
writes The message from Kay Easton contains these words: That sounds like 'mind your own business' - Soleriola soleriella or something like that. Helxine soleirolli? Isn't that 'Mother of thousands'? What do you mean by 'mother of thousands' - if you mean that plant that has round leaves and little plantlets on the ends of runners, then no. Helxine is a tiny leaved creeping plant, rather like Mentha requieni without the blue flowers and the scent. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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In article , Rusty Hinge
writes The message from Kay Easton contains these words: That sounds like 'mind your own business' - Soleriola soleriella or something like that. Helxine soleirolli? Isn't that 'Mother of thousands'? What do you mean by 'mother of thousands' - if you mean that plant that has round leaves and little plantlets on the ends of runners, then no. Helxine is a tiny leaved creeping plant, rather like Mentha requieni without the blue flowers and the scent. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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Small green weed
"Kay Easton" wrote in message ... In article , Franz Heymann writes "Kay Easton" wrote in message ... In article , John Edgar writes We have a block driveway, and as well as moss, there is also a small green weed that grows in the interstices between the bricks. It has been called "mind your own business" but I don't know whether this is correct. It looks like pondweed - very small dark green leaves. That sounds like 'mind your own business' - Soleriola soleriella or something like that. Helxine soleirolli? that's the one! Used to be Helxine, but genus name has changed to Soleirolia As usual, I am bhnd the times. I wish I had some. It is a wonderful plant to have growing in crevices in a damp, shady place. But If my memory serves me right, which it usually fails to do, it is not quite hardy high up in the Yorkshire Dales. Whereabouts are you? We're at 400ft, and here it gets brown patches from frost during the winter, but grows back green in the summer. You might find it worth a try. I can post you some if you want a try. You have unfortunately let yourself in for something. F.F. Heymann, Sunnybank, Gayle, Hawes, North Yorks., DL8 3RS Thank you in anticipation. I propose to overwinter a piece of it each year in a cold frame, to keep the strain going. [Franz Heymann] |
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Small green weed
"Rusty Hinge" wrote in message ... The message from Kay Easton contains these words: That sounds like 'mind your own business' - Soleriola soleriella or something like that. Helxine soleirolli? Isn't that 'Mother of thousands'? My book says that that name is associated with two totally unrelated plants, Saxifraga stolonifera and Solierolia. So much for common names. [Franz Heymann] |
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Small green weed
What you have is Helxine and it does tend to colonise where happy. If you have a flame gun or one of these weed wands you can destroy it without the use of weedkiller, clean and effective. It is actually a useful little plant in the right place. HTH Jim Many thanks for all the answers. Unfortunately for it (the plant) I do not want it where it is, so it will have to go. Maybe we'll dig a bit up and grow it somewhere else, but it definitely must go from from my tidy, weed-free driveway. In limine sapientiae |
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