In the good old days (pre EU) Ammonium Sulphamate was the killer of choice for marestails
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I've recently discovered my chickens love eating it. I'm happy
They've been penned up for a while, whilst my raspberries have a chance to grow - let them out and they've been making short work of the marestail that's popped up between the raspberries!
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I sprayed the horsetail with Kibosh/Kurtail last week and now it has all turned black. I have tryed allsorts of other weed killers and it has never market the horsetail.
I bought 25ml of it from my local allotment association on Shiremoor Allotments behind the club for £2.10 which I don't think it expensive at all.
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Originally posted by kenny38 View PostI sprayed the horsetail with Kibosh/Kurtail last week and now it has all turned black. I have tryed allsorts of other weed killers and it has never market the horsetail.
I bought 25ml of it from my local allotment association on Shiremoor Allotments behind the club for £2.10 which I don't think it expensive at all.
Can outsiders buy this from your lottie shop?Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you are probably right.
Edited: for typo, thakns VC
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Originally posted by Two_Sheds View PostI'm living in horsetail hell today. I dug it all (lol) out of one bed
Harder than that are the patches I can't reach, so I'm just pulling or chopping them off as they get too bolshyAll gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.
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I bought a house about 18 months ago with the garden run through with horsetail. I've eradicated other persistant weeds before so knew it would be a toughie but I'd get there. I dug out loads of it, put down weed membrane and artificial grass on top (great for my dogs). There has been small amounts coming back through the drain holes in the grass - those I bruise and treat with glyphosate. I've made borders lined with weedproof fabric, and the soil fingertip searched before being put back in. Then the bed planted, topped with more weedproof fabric and mulched on top.
What I found was there are little pea-sized tubers along the roots from which it regrows, as well as the roots themselves. They snap off quite easily, so can get left behind when digging out. You have to get these out too, a fine mesh sieve works, and you soon get the 'feel' for them.
I know it will be a long time before I can resume 'normal' gardening as it definitley goes under the paving next door. My garden backs straight onto a canal, so the plant gets the damp conditions it loves.
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