No. I'm sure it's not as perfect as Monsanto say. If they told me it was October 12th I'd think it was June. But it works.the truth is that without a squirt or 2 round the drive and on the worst of the perennial weeds I'd be even more out of control that I am.
The good thing about ground elder ( did I just say good? ) is that it starts growing nice and early in the season , so you can get a head start on the season.
Agreed, its powerful stuff! But, Nut, are you having some sort of crisis these days? I do hope not, as you and Verdun and Dove are my pillars of sense and knowledge.
I've found that mid May is the best time to hit ground elder. Get it then and you'll have the least grow back compared to earlier or later In the season.
Certainly, having seen the results yesterday of Supernoodle's war on ground elder, I'd advise listening to her advice - she does seem to have got it almost beaten!!!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
You cannot avoid glyphosate, if you eat non organic products made with Wheat or Oil seed rape you consume traces of it, British farmers spray wheat & oil seed rape 2 weeks before harvest to make sure the crop ripens at the same time.
Have you tried eating ground elder, Steve 309? I don't have any growing here, or I'd be tempted. Somehow consuming the invader seems like the ultimate victory...
Mark 499, surely the wheat & rape crops sprayed with glyphosate must be GM? If not, the crop plants would be killed. Ah, but hang on - maybe spraying 2 weeks before harvest the plants are in effect dead anyway, and the herbicide is to kill standing weeds. Can't see why it would make it all ripen at the same time though. Must look it up on Tinternet...
Hmm. Bit inconclusive, but I think the green weeds add to the moisture content of the grain at harvest and so farmers are encouraged to spray to remove them.
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
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No. I'm sure it's not as perfect as Monsanto say. If they told me it was October 12th I'd think it was June. But it works.the truth is that without a squirt or 2 round the drive and on the worst of the perennial weeds I'd be even more out of control that I am.
In the sticks near Peterborough
I'd agree with leaving it until Spring.
The good thing about ground elder ( did I just say good? ) is that it starts growing nice and early in the season , so you can get a head start on the season.
Agreed, its powerful stuff! But, Nut, are you having some sort of crisis these days? I do hope not, as you and Verdun and Dove are my pillars of sense and knowledge.
I had to leave it alone for a couple of years and be a carer Hester It's harder to get it back in order with 20 more years behind me
In the sticks near Peterborough
I've found that mid May is the best time to hit ground elder. Get it then and you'll have the least grow back compared to earlier or later In the season.
Certainly, having seen the results yesterday of Supernoodle's war on ground elder, I'd advise listening to her advice - she does seem to have got it almost beaten!!!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
The stuff works fine and I can't say I've ever found any problems apart from my careless spraying.
Everything has its side effects but I haven't found any from glyphosate yet.
Sorry Monsanto, I shouldn't have maligned you. I've made too much use of your product with good results.
In the sticks near Peterborough
What have the Romans ever done for us? Sycamore and ground elder, that's what. They used to eat it.
Before you use glyphosate, be aware of this thread http://www.gardenersworld.com/forum/problem-solving/glyphosate---possible-problems/370174.html
You cannot avoid glyphosate, if you eat non organic products made with Wheat or Oil seed rape you consume traces of it, British farmers spray wheat & oil seed rape 2 weeks before harvest to make sure the crop ripens at the same time.
Have you tried eating ground elder, Steve 309? I don't have any growing here, or I'd be tempted. Somehow consuming the invader seems like the ultimate victory...
Mark 499, surely the wheat & rape crops sprayed with glyphosate must be GM? If not, the crop plants would be killed. Ah, but hang on - maybe spraying 2 weeks before harvest the plants are in effect dead anyway, and the herbicide is to kill standing weeds. Can't see why it would make it all ripen at the same time though. Must look it up on Tinternet...
Hmm. Bit inconclusive, but I think the green weeds add to the moisture content of the grain at harvest and so farmers are encouraged to spray to remove them.