[Wildeone]

What does mares tail look like?

[Welsh Girls Allotment]

Marestail is up on the plots opposite me, fortunately its only on the one side - it hasn't crossed the path over to me thankfully.

On another note this stupid novice gardener thought it was asparagus  :oops:  I have only seen when it is green and looking like small Christmas trees, it was the first time I have seen it brown and poking its way up I can assure you it has caused much merriment down at our site  :oops:

[Welsh Girls Allotment]

What does mares tail look like?

Next time I go down the plot I will take a picture of it and post it  

[DD.]

What does mares tail look like?

Here... Be afraid, very afraid!

http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/organicweeds/weed_information/weed.php?id=10

This is a good line drawing showing it at various stages of development.

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/15884/15884-h/images/358.png

[wighty]

DD, how dare you, you went down the tail end of my plot where we haven't been yet and took a photo, I demand copywrite (could make my fortune here)

[DD.]

DD, how dare you, you went down the tail end of my plot where we haven't been yet and took a photo, I demand copywrite (could make my fortune here)

Watson?
Yes Holmes?
If he hasn't been to the end of the plot yet, how does he know what it looks like?
By jove Holmes, you amaze me!

[mumsy]

But it looks like this before the foliage & if you touch it or knock it releases
spores!!!

[wighty]

as I've said before we've dug loads of thestuff out and took it to the  council tip, which is why we will nvever buy council compost, I   know wht I've put in it

[mashbintater]

Yes I have! Year after year it comes up. I pull out what shows above ground and have dug down several inches as each growth appears. Unfortunately it snaps very easily so it's difficult to source. So far it hasn't seemed to have spread too much out of control, I just remove the shoots as they appear, rightly or wrongly. & in that small patch I have successfully grown onions, toms & this time, garlic. shrubs haven't been successful, they've coped, but that's it.
I've found other shoots of it in the corners of my garden steps. always wondered what it was, and yes, miniature Christmas trees is how I described it, along with flamin' nuisance! :evil:
Thanks for identifying it, just got to eradicate it now   :twisted:

[peterjf]

hi , ive heard that you can get rid of mares tail with round up and mixture B, BOTH ARE MIXED TOGETHER IN EQUAL QUANTITIES AND DILUTED AS FOR ROUND UP, the mares tail needs to be trod on to break the waterproofing in the plant , apply the mixture in a sprayer , but can take upto 3 yrs to totally get rid of,

[Aunt Sally]

The spores released from the fruit heads they put up this time of year are very unlikely to grow into plants as they need really wet boggy conditions to germinate.  

Yes, I know we've had a lot of rain, but I mean Noah's rain.  The roots however will remain with us even on a dry plot until the sun goes supernova :shock:

[sanuka]

On another note this stupid novice gardener thought it was asparagus  

Me too :oops: for a little while until I noticed it was *everywhere*.

I only got the plot a month ago and was really naively thinking how lucky I was there weren't many weeds.

[DD.]

 The roots however will remain with us even on a dry plot until the sun goes supernova :shock:

Bring on that supernova then - want rid of the stuff!!

................................What's a supernova?    

[gobs]

A phase in the life of a star? Don't think the Sun is ever going to be one, so....    

[Ann]

We thought we were winning last year with all that we dug out, this month its back again :cry: