Mares tail

[Gin 508]

Fill a spray bottle with white vinegar, add a touch of washing up liquid, and a cup full of salt. Crush the mares tail first by walking on it and spray. You should see results fairly soon, may need a few sprays but works for us. A two litre bottle. 

 

[gnipper 7,130]

3 hours ago, Bendigo said:

I do that but next door is covered so don't think I'll stop it easily 

My next door neighbours garden is solid mares tail and I pull any bits coming up on my side and it seems to stop bothering trying to come this direction.

[fireman 11,670]

8 hours ago, Bosun11 said:

My garden 'was' overun with Mares Tail, tried just about everything, nothing really worked, bar snapping it off as soon as it comes through. Stunting it's growth.

Absolute nightmare at first, but I eventually got on top of it, after a couple of years. The key is not to let it get you down, because it can do..!

Just keep plucking it out, as soon as you see it. 

I cleared a lawn of it when i did gardening work,each week just picking out everything i could and won the battle in the end..A fuckedy fucksake of a job for sure though..

[mitre 550]

Try wd40 that worked with ours

[the monkey 346]

we use a selective lawn weedkiller to get rid   grazon pro

[low plains drifter 11,723]

I'im supposed to be attending college next month for the spraying course, I've never liked the idea of spraying chemicals on the land, didn't they find some link between glyphosate or some other weedkiller and parkinsons disease some years ago?. Anyway it's to be included in one of the many courses I get put through, so will go down to do it, but I will avoid any use of the stuff during work

[mitre 550]

That be interesting I'm interested in the Parkinson disease as our old man as been diagnosed