On Mon, 12 May 2008 05:25:32 -0700 (PDT), Judith in France
<judith.lea99@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>On May 12, 1:19 pm, Martin <m...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> On Mon, 12 May 2008 05:00:27 -0700 (PDT), Judith in France
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>> <judith.le...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> >On May 12, 11:46 am, Martin <m...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> >> On Mon, 12 May 2008 03:36:52 -0700 (PDT), Judith in France
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>> >> <judith.le...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> >> >On May 12, 12:23 am, Martin <m...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> >> >> On Sun, 11 May 2008 23:32:47 +0100 (BST), "Dave Liquorice"
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>> >> >> <allsortsnotthis...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> >> >> >On Sun, 11 May 2008 18:08:08 +0200, Martin wrote:
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>> >> >> >>http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Br1ZPJ8oQxY&NR=1
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>> >> >> >Got it lit nicely but you don't need to charcoal the plants like
he did
>> >> >> >just waft it over. The blast of heat will do enough damage to
the plant
>> >> >> >cells for them to wilt and die back in a day or two. Even our
tiddly gas
>> >> >> >powered flame gun just needs a waft over let alone a brute like
an X300.
>>
>> >> >> It looked like he was in EXTERMINATE mode.
>> >> >> --
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>> >> >> Martin
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>> >> >LOL I have heard from someone who used to have one in England,
that
>> >> >the weeds whose roots were under, say, a patio, came back as only
the
>> >> >top layer was burnt.
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>> >> I've read the same thing here. I have no personal experience of
using a flame
>> >> gun. I did look up the mix for making napalm but thought urg was an
>> >> inappropriate place to post it :o)
>>
>> >> The gardener of the household found horses tails at the allotment,
that had
>> >> survived more than a year of having the ground where they grew
covered with
>> >> dense black plastic.
>> >> --
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>> >> Martin
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>> >Your gardener will find, as I did in England, it takes napalm to get
>> >rid of it. I took up the plants in the affected bed, which adjoined a
>> >field, trampled it with hob nailed boots, actually gold ones,
>>
>> photos? :o)
>>
>> >and
>> >broke the tough outer covering of the "tail". I mixed a little
>> >detergent with the glycostuff, most were killed but I had to do second
>> >and third applications on others bits. Unfortunately the field was
>> >covered in it so it was only a matter of time before it encroached
>> >again. I wanted, before Contracts were exchanged, to dig up a young
>> >shrub that Sacha gave me to bring it to France. I dare not in case
>> >the dreaded weed came with it. I will buy one in France to replace
>> >the one that Sacha gave me.
>>
>> The horses tails will be free :o)
>> --
>>
>> Martin
>
>Photos of me in my hob nailed gold boots lol!!! I think not -
>although some were taken of me last night dancing - they will be
>destroyed a.s.a.p.; I didn't know I could look so daft!!!
no video on youtube.com?
>
>Now on topic - what a storm we had here last night, did you get it
>your way? I planted a melange of salad seeds, I wonder if they will
>come up in straight lines as they must have been bounced out of the
>soil with the force of the rain and hailstones.
It started to cloud over this afternoon, but the cloud has gone since,
It feels a bit thundery.
http://www.meteox.com/h.aspx?r=&jaar=-3&soort=loop1uur
--
Martin
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