Hi

I want to buy some asulam based herbicide to deal with bracken. This
doesn't seem to be readily available in local garden centres. Anyone
know of a source?

"DaveH" wrote in message
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Hi

I want to buy some asulam based herbicide to deal with bracken. This
doesn't seem to be readily available in local garden centres. Anyone
know of a source?

Asulam isn't approved for amateur use in the UK, so there are no legitimate
sources of it other than to professionals. Glyphosate will have some effect
on bracken but cutting it down regularly is probably just as effective in
the long run.

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Neil

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"DaveH" wrote in message
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Hi

I want to buy some asulam based herbicide to deal with bracken. This
doesn't seem to be readily available in local garden centres. Anyone
know of a source?

Asulam isn't approved for amateur use in the UK, so there are no legitimate
sources of it other than to professionals.

A neighbour of mine got hold of some and made up several gallons
ready to spray on bracken. Somehow or other he managed to fall over
carrying it and spilled the whole lot onto himself. Ever since then he's
had very poor health and problems with eyesight, joints, exhaustion, and
poor mental state, a bit like a very bad attack of M.E.

cutting it down regularly is probably just as effective in
the long run.

Agreed. At this time of year, trample it flat, then slash off every
new stem that pokes up, before it opens into a leaf. It eventually
starves the roots to death.

Both the green leaf and the dead brown stuff are excellent material for
the compost bin and mulches; and rest assured, using it won't seed
bracken round your garden.

Janet.

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poor health and problems...

Wow...our local widlife trust is due to start spraying it all around our
house any day (which is how I found out about asulam in the first
place). Maybe I'll take the kids out for the day

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Dave

On Wed, 6 Jul 2005 08:30:17 +0000 (UTC), DaveH wrote:

Hi

I want to buy some asulam based herbicide to deal with bracken. This
doesn't seem to be readily available in local garden centres. Anyone
know of a source?

I find with bracken that if you wait until the stems are at least 18
in. high, you can pull it up using a straight upward pull. It comes up
with a chunk of brown root on the base, and does the plant no good at
all. If you pull it when it's shorter than this, it tends to snap off
as it's still fairly soft and brittle. Clears small patches fairly
easily.


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Chris

E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net

I have about 0.5Ha of bracken and have heard all the stories about hitting it with a stick, cutting it twice a year for 10 years etc. None of them work, so I intend to try Asulam (generic name Asulox). Pitchcare.com are offering 'Asulox 5L' at £75+VAT, and say that the application rate is 5-10 litres per Ha (200mls/20litres). I assume this means that £86.25 buys 5 litres of concentrate which is diluted 1:100.

Correction to my previous post: Asulox is the trade name; Asulam is the generic name. About safety concerns: Asulam works in much the same way as Glyphosate (Roundup). It is transducted from the leaves into the roots, and destroyed on contact with the soil. It goes without saying that you protect yourself and you don't spray when windy.