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mrsnesbitt

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 1576

Posted: Sun May 21, 06 1:56 pm Post subject: Weedkiller v, Rain!
I am desperate to get rid of a weedy patch in the paddock. However I have been hanging around for days now waiting for the rain to stop.......well it hasn't yet and more id forecast. Meanwhile the weeds are now about 3 foot high! Any suggestions? Dx

2steps

Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Posts: 5349
Location: Surrey

Posted: Sun May 21, 06 2:07 pm Post subject:
buy a goat sorry could you cut them down with shears for now and treat them properly when the rain stops?

Bernie66

Joined: 14 Jan 2005
Posts: 13967
Location: Eastoft

Posted: Sun May 21, 06 2:13 pm Post subject:
Sythe, its effective and gratifying in a BIG WAY

mrsnesbitt

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 1576

Posted: Sun May 21, 06 2:16 pm Post subject:
OK, will do the above, then what? Roundup? Dx

marigold

Joined: 02 Sep 2005
Posts: 12458
Location: West Sussex

Posted: Sun May 21, 06 2:20 pm Post subject:

As 2steps says, cut them down for now - strim, shear, scythe, tear (at least you can compost the cuttings, unlike weedkillered stuff

) - then attack with the weedkiller when they've grown back a bit and the rain has let up.

Or just dowse with weedkiller next time it dries out a bit and keep your fingers crossed

. With so much growth there will be plenty of leaf surface to take up the killer spray.

mrutty

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 1578

Posted: Sun May 21, 06 4:39 pm Post subject:
Big flame gun from the local hire shop. All done in an hour and much more fun.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Sun May 21, 06 4:40 pm Post subject:
I love the smell of napalm in the morning. It's the smell of victory!

mrsnesbitt

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 1576

Posted: Sun May 21, 06 5:15 pm Post subject:

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Big flame gun from the local hire shop. All done in an hour and much more fun.

but it's wet!

mrutty

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 1578

Posted: Sun May 21, 06 5:31 pm Post subject:
Hence yes the flame gun. The big ones will work even if it was snowing

cab

Joined: 01 Nov 2004
Posts: 32429

Posted: Mon May 22, 06 8:48 am Post subject:
I'm going to go against the advice to cut back and then apply weedkiller. If you're using glyphosate then you want lots of leaf surface area, its more effective that way isn't it?

mrutty

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 1578

Posted: Mon May 22, 06 9:07 am Post subject:
It's best on young strong growth so a cut back and wait would work.

mrsnesbitt

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 1576

Posted: Mon May 22, 06 9:07 am Post subject:

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glyphosate

What is it Cab? Roundup?
We are surrounded by farmers, would they have anything?
D

mrutty

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 1578

Posted: Mon May 22, 06 9:08 am Post subject:
Yes it's roundup. No the farms shouldn't let you have theirs as it's deemed unsuitable for us peasents. We can't be trusted with real weedkiller.

cab

Joined: 01 Nov 2004
Posts: 32429

Posted: Mon May 22, 06 9:57 am Post subject:

mrsnesbitt wrote:

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glyphosate

What is it Cab? Roundup?
We are surrounded by farmers, would they have anything?
D

Oops, sorry, glyphosate is the more generic name, Roundup is the main brand of it owned by Monsanto. Comes in various forms, its one of the more successful and generally safe (if used correctly). Naturally, like any chemical, there are risks associated with using it incorrectly.

Gets into the plant through the leaves, then it goes right through it. So if you cut the leaves back, the plant is less vulnerable. Of course some plants are best killed by hacking the top off and pouring the chemical down the stem (Japanese knotweed springs to mind), but generally you want a dry day and some leaf.

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Mon May 22, 06 10:20 am Post subject:
What weeds are we talking about specifically?

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