Yes, one dry day, bruise the leaves, and apply the mixture (using white emulsion paint means that you can see where/which plants that you have treated). You can always try a "root killer" that is prescribed for trees if the problem is extensive. Works well on errant Brambles.
I don't care which name is correct really, all I know is that it is a pain in the equine posteria!!!!
I did notice the other day that there is a 'bed' of it growing wild down the road......that's probably where mine originates from.......I'll just have to knock down all the houses to get all the roots up
This stuff is the thing of gardening nightmares! Last spring I covered my garden in four layers of weed suppressant matting and four tonnes of gravel, the horsetail grass was back before the end of summer! It's now boring its way through the liner of my garden pond!
i have it too, hense my username , i`ve not actually started to do anything about it yet, but is in a gravelled area which isn`t used i was planning on planting lots of super fast growing willows and then coppice them for firewood, do you think this could work? and would the willow survive against the marestail
The Marestail I have doesn't actually appear to do any harm and my veg is still growing, I have some come up right next to a carrot seedling.....not sure whether to pull it or leave it for now as I don't want to spoil the seedlings until I thin them!! It is just very invasive.
It's also growing in my potato tubs, but again so are the potatoes quite happily
Just googled Equisetum thanks Woodgreen. This stuff has been around for millions if years.......we've no chance if getting rid of it no matter how much we post and debate, just keep pulling is the only answer Either that or plant a forest and it will look fab.
It's a living fossil!!!! Interesting but I wish it would go and live elsewhere
Cover with much dead soil from old pots. Then in a few weeks you can reach through the light soil (1-2 feet?) so easily and pull up handfuls of thin roots. I came across this solution accidentally -obviously. Am going to try using grass cuttings on another site. Will lay this deep but lightly. (Where can you buy dead soil?) Brian
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Blooming stuff I hate it, but keep pulling it up regardless, I know it will win in the end but at least I will go down fighting!
Glyphosate mixed with white emulsion paint.
Yes, one dry day, bruise the leaves, and apply the mixture (using white emulsion paint means that you can see where/which plants that you have treated). You can always try a "root killer" that is prescribed for trees if the problem is extensive. Works well on errant Brambles.
I don't care which name is correct really, all I know is that it is a pain in the equine posteria!!!!
I did notice the other day that there is a 'bed' of it growing wild down the road......that's probably where mine originates from.......I'll just have to knock down all the houses to get all the roots up
This stuff is the thing of gardening nightmares! Last spring I covered my garden in four layers of weed suppressant matting and four tonnes of gravel, the horsetail grass was back before the end of summer! It's now boring its way through the liner of my garden pond!
i have it too, hense my username , i`ve not actually started to do anything about it yet, but is in a gravelled area which isn`t used i was planning on planting lots of super fast growing willows and then coppice them for firewood, do you think this could work? and would the willow survive against the marestail
The Marestail I have doesn't actually appear to do any harm and my veg is still growing, I have some come up right next to a carrot seedling.....not sure whether to pull it or leave it for now as I don't want to spoil the seedlings until I thin them!! It is just very invasive.
It's also growing in my potato tubs, but again so are the potatoes quite happily
No doubt that willow will survive horsetail. You may even have found a use for it as ground cover under the willow.Must be a first.
After all H is one of the equisetum family.
Just googled Equisetum thanks Woodgreen. This stuff has been around for millions if years.......we've no chance if getting rid of it no matter how much we post and debate, just keep pulling is the only answer
Either that or plant a forest and it will look fab.
It's a living fossil!!!! Interesting but I wish it would go and live elsewhere
Cover with much dead soil from old pots. Then in a few weeks you can reach through the light soil (1-2 feet?) so easily and pull up handfuls of thin roots. I came across this solution accidentally -obviously. Am going to try using grass cuttings on another site. Will lay this deep but lightly. (Where can you buy dead soil?) Brian
Its in our neighbour's side of a hedge so we can't even try to dig it out. Pulling it up keeps it under control- any one got a JCB?