Black root

[Richie88]

Any one heard of black root as in a type of a weed and how to get rid of it

[veggiechicken]

Do you mean Black cohosh - or weeds that have black roots?

[RaptorUK]

Any one heard of black root as in a type of a weed and how to get rid of it

Horsetail has black roots during the Autumn/Winter . . .

[binley100]

and Spring and Summer ..........I know this cos i've been digging them out just as I'll be digging them out for ever more

[Two_Sheds]

Horsetail has black roots during the Autumn/Winter . . .

its roots are black all year round

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[Richie88]

thanks for the info it was a mate that asked me if i had heard of it but the way he described it as looking like miniature christmas trees looked up horsetail and thats what it could be any one know a good weedkiller that would get rid of it or will i tell him just keep digging lol
richie

[lottie dolly]

There is nothing recommendable,or reliable,that is any good for the soil,best we can do is,keep it under control,and put it in a barrel of water,to use at a later date,either hoe or pull it up,a lot of people say not to compost,but dry or drown,then you can,i have put it in my compost,and been fine,the trick is,if it sits on the top it will dry out before you put anything else on the top,even a lid, seen a good idea,put a mesh frame over part of your compost heap,just as a drying area,the air will get all around ,

[Richie88]

thanks for that lottie dolly will show him these threads and then advise him keep digging and buy a shed load of deep heat for his back lol cheers

[lottie dolly]

thanks for that lottie dolly will show him these threads and then advise him keep digging and buy a shed load of deep heat for his back lol cheers

or use the money saved on a massage,

[binley100]

Nothing you can do to get rid of it so no use beating yersen up about it .......I just hoe it off or pull out when weeding and it either gets drowned, dried or burnt . Roots go down that deep there's pretty flowers on the other end in Aussieland and along with cockroaches it's probably the only thing to survive a nuclear explosion ........

[Richie88]

we heard a tale round here it got the name black root cause miners came across the roots when down the the pits dont no how true but you never know

[Snadger]

Luckily for me its not one of the weeds i have to contend with on my plot, but is rampant on some other plots.
From what I can see,and have read, it is so deep rooted it doesn't rob too many nutrients from the topsoil. Most plotholders have no choice but to live with it, pulling it out or hoeing off the topgrowth.

[Nicos]

Here is the rhs info on it.....

Horsetail/RHS Gardening

At least whilst he's digging he can be thinking about how it has managed to survive 200 million years...and how it could be medically useful in the future!.....

Prehistoric Horsetail and Modern Healing | alive

[lottie dolly]

Here is the rhs info on it.....

Horsetail/RHS Gardening

At least whilst he's digging he can be thinking about how it has managed to survive 200 million years...and how it could be medically useful in the future!.....

Prehistoric Horsetail and Modern Healing | alive

that sounds like,just what I need,but have to take medical advice first,plus a good goggle,

[Nicos]

^^^^^

Yep...always under medical advice eh