Worst technique ever...

[binley100]

Bit like putting down astroturf really and plastic flowers I'm sure you're safe Flo ..........

[lottie dolly]

I ask you - I think they should vet people before they get a plot!

or take them to a vet

[lottie dolly]

Not sure you'll believe this but it's true. My next door neighbour has a row of 3 dwarf conifers down the side of their drive. One went really brown and was dying off while the other two stayed green and ok. He's spray painted the brown one green

THAT is so funny,cannot stop the giggles,some peeps are unbeleivable

[WendyC]

Watched the chap opposite me, dig over the soil leaving it looking like the Somme, leaving all the couch grass in, throw some pea seeds in, cover with about 3 inches of soil, and then wafted a can of water over the whole area ( but not where the peas are) Couch grass 10 - Peas 0. Then he watched his wife on her hands and knees trying to weed strawberries. That was about 6 weeks ago. They've not been back since.

[dominic10]

People who sow grass seed on an allotment plot and don't grow anything edible is quite interesting. Oh, and allow the grass to seed along with the thistles, nettles, etc.

[veggiechicken]

Not sure you'll believe this but it's true. My next door neighbour has a row of 3 dwarf conifers down the side of their drive. One went really brown and was dying off while the other two stayed green and ok. He's spray painted the brown one green

I wonder what he would have done if it hadn't been a conifer . Spray it green in Spring, orange in Autumn and brown for winter!

[Florence Fennel]

Then paint the roses red

[binley100]

^^^^ wrong thread

[Feral007]

Well they might have to cut one of the other trees down and take it too the paint shop so they can match the green properly - some silicone to put the tree back should work!

Actually steaming or flaming weeds is a recognised non chemical way of dealing with weeds - If I had a big enough one for the paddock.......I'm solarising my weeds with black plastic, but it's not quick enough for the weeds man so have to spray some this year. There is a pine spray that works apparently but a bit exxy so will be saviing up for some of that next year. 90 acres and a mattock is a lot of work I can tell you. I'd love a man with a flame thrower.........would he like a holiday in oz?

[Feral007]

or take them to a vet

Just wondering if this is where the saying 'Lost the plot' originally came from?

[Florence Fennel]

I have thought in the past of the flame thrower idea for between my paving stones. There are a lot and it's really difficult keeping up with weeding between them.

[taff]

It's more that killing the top of couch grass does nothing, it has to be dug out....

[VirginVegGrower]

Rotovating a plot covered in couch etc and spraying the whole plot with weedkiller both fill me with horror.......

Well he's not opted for the weedkiller option after rotavating his couch grass in last year - just the flame thrower...

Both of these...and people are still doing it. I don't say anything, its not my place.

[bearded bloke]

Ey up Flo I been looking at recent images from the G@@gle street view .........................

[alldigging]

There is special paint you can get to spray on brown lawns. It's supposed to be so people don't feel obliged to water them.
But why stop at green?