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Horsetail
Helen464
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Last year I had a pond removed from my garden and filled in, however, I soon discovered much to my dismay that I have inherited the horsetail weed. Firstly I tried digging it out and pinching it out from beneath the surface, but as the pond was about 3' deep I soon discovered this was not a good idea, so what I have done is leave it bare, and treat it with glyphosate. Can anyone recommend a better option please.
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Move house.
Glyphosate and patience is the only cure and even that is not a guarantee....sorry.
I have read that it does not do well in limey soil ... we have a very chalky soil in this area and do not have horsetail ............ thus far, fingers crossed.
In your position as well as using glyphosate I would try liming the soil ....... as long as you don't have ericaceous plants, or don't mind losing them.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
This was discussed briefly on Beechgrove Garden today. They had 3 suggestions. Repeated pulling or hoeing weakens growth. For large areas covering to totally exclude light, but that takes a long time to be effective. Systemic weedkiller, repeated application, but the stems need to be bruised before application due to silica in the stems.
Thank you all for your help, I guess I'll just need to be patient, looking on the bright side at least it's in a confined area, and no, I won't be moving any time soon!