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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: catweazle on September 18, 2011, 20:37

Title: belladonna
Post by: catweazle on September 18, 2011, 20:37

aka deadly nightshade.

right the abandond plot next to me is over run with it. it has now started to move into mine. i know its a bit late for glyphosate but is there anything else i can do to kill it?

also just how carefull do i need to be if i decide to dig it up?

many thanks CW

Title: Re: belladonna
Post by: sunshineband on September 18, 2011, 20:51

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.thepoisongarden.co.uk/images/atropa_belladonna_170906.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.thepoisongarden.co.uk/atoz/atropa_belladonna.htm&h=200&w=300&sz=32&tbnid=aLZlgzOhYrtdLM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=135&prev=/search%3Fq%3Ddeadly%2Bnightshade%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=deadly+nightshade&docid=fmAEfqo4wMoR7M&hl=en&sa=X&ei=hEt2TvWqKsLDhAeLstWtDA&sqi=2&ved=0CFAQ9QEwBg&dur=156


Is it this plant?

The reason I ask is because some amy confuse it with others, and I thought I should check  :)

Title: Re: belladonna
Post by: catweazle on September 18, 2011, 22:30

yup thats it...

now how do i kill it without it killing me?  :(


thanks CW