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Nostoc

gamolloy197543598gamolloy197543598 Posts: 3
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I have read previous posts on the above and would like to hear from anyone who used Margaret Ibbs method.  What would be the best time to use the soda crystals, would it be in dry or wet conditions, summer or winter.  I have tried it and it on a small area a few weeks ago but it does not appear to have died.  I would be very grateful to hear from anyone who has had a positive result.    It has taken over the drive around my house and has become slippy and dangerous, otherwise I would have left it alone.  I do not use weedkiller perhaps it was in the chippings I put down a few years ago.  

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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Use washing soda (soda crystals) available in Tesco for £2.00 a bag,  dissolved in boiling water,   Use a watering can to cover the fungus.
    Weed killers will not kill any fungus as they have no roots. 
    The fungus does no harm except if you slip over on it! 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • gamolloy197543598gamolloy197543598 Posts: 3
    Lyn said:
    Use washing soda (soda crystals) available in Tesco for £2.00 a bag,  dissolved in boiling water,   Use a watering can to cover the fungus.
    Weed killers will not kill any fungus as they have no roots. 
    The fungus does no harm except if you slip over on it! 
    Thanks Lyn do you know the best time to do this in wet or dry conditions.  Many thanks. 
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Soda crystals are fine to use,  they aren’t bad for the environment and completely bio degradable,   People spend out loads of money on patio cleaners where soda crystals will do,  I think too much of it can alter the PH but rarely people would pour it on the garden.
    It will get rid of weeds,  whether permanently or not,  I don’t know,  I use it in the house for several things but never used it in the garden.
    It’s perfectly fine in the septic drainage,  ours works well and I’ve always used it. 

    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    I use "thin" bleach - sodium oxychloride.(sprayable).  THis kills the Nostoc, but as it holds onto water the same dead ot alive, one has to wait until it dries out and eventually disintegrates.  This happens faster in dry weather.
     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
  • gamolloy197543598gamolloy197543598 Posts: 3
    Thanks very much Bede. 
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    pansyface said:
    Plus a hot air blower could have other uses around the house. 
    Make your own wife/husband jokes here.

    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
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