Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat

Growing => General Gardening => Topic started by: Richard on September 25, 2006, 19:57

Title: HORSETAIL
Post by: Richard on September 25, 2006, 19:57

Have read the article regarding Horsetail (Allotment plots 5+29) and note that it mentions the use of detergent to enhance the effectiveness of amcide.  What detergent and in what proportion.  The Organics retailer advises the use of 100gram per sq M of Horsetail but could not advise on detergent enhancer.

Please advise.

Regards

Richard

Title: HORSETAIL/ REPLY
Post by: trapper on September 26, 2006, 22:50

Just whack it down me old mukka , aint now way to control , as i understand from older olderallotmenters,just keep on top . I personally skim the top. Then whip the bits in the bin for burning. Just gotta keep thinning it out , no top weakens the undergrouth, so i am well advised. Any other solutions are of course accepted. think me grammer is proper!!!.

Title: HORSETAIL
Post by: John on September 27, 2006, 08:59

Washing up liquid in the form of a small squirt per sprayer, literally a drop or two is plenty.

Incidentally, I changed the site title so some pages still have the old title because I haven't got around to them - sorry for any confusion.

Title: HORSETAIL
Post by: muntjac on October 04, 2006, 14:08

Can i just add a little note here .if you use shop bought glycerine and mix that with weed killers etc it acutally sticks and does not get washed off and the weeds actually feed on the glycerine taking the poison in faster . as sold  by monsanto ,we use it on the farms on the estate here

Title: HORSETAIL
Post by: John on October 04, 2006, 16:26

Nice one - thanks :)
Horsetail is a devil to get rid of - I still get it popping up despite my efforts but it is controllable now.

Title: MARE'STAIL
Post by: ray_thornhill on October 19, 2006, 12:30

on my plot up here[stranton'hartlepool] we have load of it but the way i was told was crush it first like walk all over it then spray with roundup. its becase with the leaves being waxy on the outside that stops the weedkiller getting into the weed but walking on it lets the weed take the weedkiller in and kill it.[ps it might take a couple of sprayes before you kill it out right.