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> Alan McKenzie wrote:
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> > "Paul S" <anybody@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > I've read the numerous posts about mixing Glyphosate and wallpaper
paste
> > > to form a gel to apply to horsetail, but have some questions;
> > >
> > > 1. What pro****tions of each should be used ?
> > >
> > > 2. Is it true that it's best to apply weedkiller sprays at the start
of
> > > the day rather than at night, and why ?
> > >
> > > 3. What suggestions do you have for bruising the horsetail e.g. I
have a
> > > besom broom; would hitting the horsetail with it have any effect ?
> > >
> > Hi, my trick for horse/mares tail is to apply a gel weedkiller, sorry
can't
> > remember the name of the one i use, has a brush included.
> > I take a plastic coin bag that you get from banks, brush the gel
liberally
> > inside the plastic bag. Then place the horsetail in the bag, wrap
around a
> > few times and then place a stone or earth sod to keep everything in
place -
> > after a few weeks it will be dead.
> > Hope this helps.
>
> > Alan
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> Lol Alan. I have about a thousand horsetail plants.
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dilute the glysophate as per instructions, then add wall paper paste
powder to the mix until stiff enough.
Damaging horse tail by giving a light whiz over with a strimmer then
apply glysophate also said to work better than applying it straight. I
had some success on ivy with mixing it with old sump oil but decided the
cure was worse than the problem!
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea
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