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Post by scoobs on Dec 13, 2006 21:22:51 GMT 12
How do I get rid of the stuff? There were a couple of horses on the land before the house was built a year and a half ago. The place is inundated with it. It's over run the gardens and the lawn/paddock lol. I've tried pulling it out by the root, but really there's just too much there to do it that way. Any suggestions/recommendations? TIA
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Post by ivyplus on Dec 13, 2006 21:37:11 GMT 12
How do I get rid of the stuff? There were a couple of horses on the land before the house was built a year and a half ago. The place is inundated with it. It's over run the gardens and the lawn/paddock lol. I've tried pulling it out by the root, but really there's just too much there to do it that way. Any suggestions/recommendations? TIA I usually get a knife and cut them at root level or as deep as possible. And make sure that they can't flower and seed again. Hope you have eventually luck. Something interesting about dock (they are also called Rumex): The traditional remedy for nettle stings is rubbing with the crushed leaf of the dock plant, Rumex obtusifolius, which often grows beside nettles in the wild and has a milky substance which can cause dermatitis.
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Post by scoobs on Dec 13, 2006 21:51:14 GMT 12
lol oh geez ivy - what a choice! nettle sting or dermatitis lol. That was interesting though. Thanks. I was told to try and get them out entirely. The whole thing otherwise I'd never get rid of it. I was just hoping that someone would have an easier way to do it lol. I have some that are seeding now *cringes* . Are there any effective sprays out there? I've been told that round up doesn't work too well on it.
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Post by snooka01 on Dec 13, 2006 22:13:08 GMT 12
Ask at a plant shop for a broad leaf weed killer... I cant remember its name but they will know... Not all weed killers work on dock... Yep ivy cutting them works if you dont have too many... ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by oasisnz on Dec 14, 2006 8:20:30 GMT 12
The problem with cutting or pulling is, it is very important to try and get every last piece of root.
One area where I had run the rotary-hoe over and chopped up all the roots had shoots coming back up from even just a small chopped up piece of root!
I think the broad leaf weed killer is probably the best option, but since we are organic we don't (and wouldn't be allowed to if we wanted to register as organic) like to use sprays.
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Post by scoobs on Dec 15, 2006 14:39:18 GMT 12
Ok. Thanks guys. Yeah, I can see myself out there for a couple of years pulling this stuff up lol. I'll do as suggested and ask about the broad leaf week killer. Cheers :-)
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Post by scoobs on Dec 15, 2006 14:39:53 GMT 12
oops lol week = weed
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Post by oasisnz on Dec 15, 2006 16:17:58 GMT 12
;D
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