23-06-2014, 01:55 PM
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Re: Horsetails
Like you, we have an abundance of them on our allotment. Earlier on in the year we treated a small area with weed killer and these are the only weeds still growing. I have been told that the only way is to dig them out but the roots go down for such a long way.No idea how to eradicate them but would love to know.
23-06-2014, 02:33 PM
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Re: Horsetails
Originally Posted by AlbertaS
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Like you, we have an abundance of them on our allotment. Earlier on in the year we treated a small area with weed killer and these are the only weeds still growing. I have been told that the only way is to dig them out but the roots go down for such a long way.No idea how to eradicate them but would love to know.
That can be difficult enough in a flower bed but I've got them coming up in the lawns too!
They root very deeply and I think they reproduce via spores but I really do not know for sure.
If that's true then you must destroy each plant completely.
It's bad enough having to deal with the Japanese Knotweed we seem to have in our front flower beds where I work - I'm having to store that until it's dry enough to burn as alternative disposal choices can be very expensive!
stevmk2
23-06-2014, 02:37 PM
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Re: Horsetails
Not just deep roots but long runs of roots too, digging them up you can find they run for hundreds of feet in either direction.Probably think me odd but I quite like their tenacity, as has been said they are an ancient plant and IMO just sent to teach us we can't control nature !
23-06-2014, 07:17 PM
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I don't think it is actually possible to dig them out fully. Had a look on the RHS website and they suggest bruising the plants prior to spraying with weedkiller, and say it will take several applications to succeed.Sad thing is, I sort of like them but they are not only in the garden but coming up through the tarmac on my drive...
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