There's energy stored in the roots so it's not always enough to cut it back once and forget about it, particularly with trees that can be coppiced, like Ash, sometimes you have to go back a couple of times. For what it's worth it's usually not enough just to poison it once either. Without wanting to preach too hard, it'd be nice to see us accept some individual responsibility for the impact we have on this planet, so if you don't like weedkillers (or the companies that sell them) as you say, then why not avoid them, even if you have to work a bit harder to do so?
There's energy stored in the roots so it's not always enough to cut it back once and forget about it, particularly with trees that can be coppiced, like Ash, sometimes you have to go back a couple of times. For what it's worth it's usually not enough just to poison it once either. Without wanting to preach too hard, it'd be nice to see us accept some individual responsibility for the impact we have on this planet, so if you don't like weedkillers (or the companies that sell them) as you say, then why not avoid them, even if you have to work a bit harder to do so?
I agree with you in principle Bob however there are many reasons why some people will chose chemicals whether that be the situation or their physical ability to do such a job for example.
There's a much stronger version of Roundup called Rosate36. It's exactly the same chemicals, but far stronger than Roundup. It's killed everything green I've sprayed it on, so you have to be careful. It's the only thing I've ever used that will kill Ivy. I had a 30ft wide area of fence about 2ft thick in ivy. I used Rosate36 on it 3 times over a 2 month period in spring and 3 years later, still no sign of ivy
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
My mother's garden is plagued by ash tree saplings. I never found weed killer much use ... or copper nails or stripping the bark. They just keep growing and I keep cutting them back.
Best to be really vigilant to pull them out when very small.
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Without wanting to preach too hard, it'd be nice to see us accept some individual responsibility for the impact we have on this planet, so if you don't like weedkillers (or the companies that sell them) as you say, then why not avoid them, even if you have to work a bit harder to do so?
It's killed everything green I've sprayed it on, so you have to be careful.
It's the only thing I've ever used that will kill Ivy. I had a 30ft wide area of fence about 2ft thick in ivy. I used Rosate36 on it 3 times over a 2 month period in spring and 3 years later, still no sign of ivy
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Bob like I said, I dislike using chemicals and so what this means for me is not using them unless I can't avoid it.
Thank you for your suggestions
Best to be really vigilant to pull them out when very small.