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grass in raspberries :-(
My allotment is fully reclaimed except for the grass amongst the
raspberry canes. Are there any tips for getting the stuff out? -- Mike Reid "Art is the lie that reveals the truth" P.Picasso Wasdale-Lake district-Thames path-London "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site Eat-walk-Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" -- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap |
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grass in raspberries :-(
"The Reids" wrote in message ... My allotment is fully reclaimed except for the grass amongst the raspberry canes. Are there any tips for getting the stuff out? After several years of neglect, the row of raspberries in my garden is full of weeds, including but not restricted to bind weed, various grass species, creeping buttercup, stinging nettles and brambles. This year I resolved to tackle the problem, and got down on my hands and knees for hours of tedious weeding. The results are quite satisfying, even if my knees ache and my hands tingle from the stingers. Neil |
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grass in raspberries :-(
The Reids30/4/04 11:56
My allotment is fully reclaimed except for the grass amongst the raspberry canes. Are there any tips for getting the stuff out? Would a 'weed wand' work? We have a gadget that is a clear plastic tube with a 'foot' running out of it at right angles. Around this foot, lengthwise, is a stout piece of rope which soaks up the herbicide in the clear tube. This means we can safely dab at weeds among other shrubby plants but without damaging the plant we want to keep. You could probably make something similar for yourself or attach e.g. a sponge to a stick and dip it into herbicide (making sure it doesn't drip onto the desirable plants, of course!) -- Sacha (remove the weeds to email me) |
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grass in raspberries :-(
"Sacha" wrote in message . uk... The Reids30/4/04 11:56 My allotment is fully reclaimed except for the grass amongst the raspberry canes. Are there any tips for getting the stuff out? Would a 'weed wand' work? We have a gadget that is a clear plastic tube with a 'foot' running out of it at right angles. Around this foot, lengthwise, is a stout piece of rope which soaks up the herbicide in the clear tube. This means we can safely dab at weeds among other shrubby plants but without damaging the plant we want to keep. You could probably make something similar for yourself or attach e.g. a sponge to a stick and dip it into herbicide (making sure it doesn't drip onto the desirable plants, of course!) -- That sounds like a good gadget! I'm not sure it would have been much use in my razzers, though, because the weeds were intwined in among the canes and crowns. Might be useful making something like that for elsewhere, though. Neil |
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grass in raspberries :-(
Following up to Neil Jones
This year I resolved to tackle the problem, and got down on my hands and knees for hours of tedious weeding. The results are quite satisfying, even if my knees ache and my hands tingle from the stingers. do you have an hourly rate? :-) -- Mike Reid "Art is the lie that reveals the truth" P.Picasso Wasdale-Lake district-Thames path-London "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site Eat-walk-Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" -- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap |
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grass in raspberries :-(
"The Reids" wrote in message ... Following up to Neil Jones This year I resolved to tackle the problem, and got down on my hands and knees for hours of tedious weeding. The results are quite satisfying, even if my knees ache and my hands tingle from the stingers. do you have an hourly rate? :-) -- Of course - everything's negotiable :-) |
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grass in raspberries :-(
"The Reids" wrote in message ... My allotment is fully reclaimed except for the grass amongst the raspberry canes. Are there any tips for getting the stuff out? -- Mike Reid "Art is the lie that reveals the truth" P.Picasso Wasdale-Lake district-Thames path-London "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site Eat-walk-Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" -- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap Very carefully !!! Gently pull out the tufts after heavy rain when they should be easy to remove Do not dig around the raspberry canes or you could damage the roots Alternatively I have seen on a Gardening Programme about 1 ft of compost piled up around raspberry cane stems this would smother the grass and mulch the canes at same time ........then in the autumn you can dig and clear out grass and weeds and move any canes that need moving |
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grass in raspberries :-(
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from The Reids contains these words: My allotment is fully reclaimed except for the grass amongst the raspberry canes. Are there any tips for getting the stuff out? I'd soak some newspapers in a bucket and lay them (unopened) on the soil, right up to the rasp stems, covering up the weeds to smother them. Then pile mulch (compost, manure, grass clippings, seaweed etc)on top of the newspaper to cover it; make sure the mulch doesn't touch the rasp stems. Janet. |
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