Dirtdoctor
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Thistles, lovely to look at when they flower but they are nasty. Stressing them out is a means of winning the battle, constant mowing will work, tilling and treatment of the new growth with herbicide, ROUND-UP combined with stressing will work, but you have to be presistant SMALL LOW DOSES will allow the round up to travel deeply, (FOLLOW ALL instructions when applying that stuff.....)
too heavy a dose will get you a top kill, and then the photosynthsis process will be stopped, Photosynthisis is what carries the killing ingredient to the deepest roots. Little bit goes along way.......we use to ad fertilizer with our roundup applications, to stimulate the growth of the plant to absorb it deeply to the roots. FOLLOW ALL THE RULES OF APPLICATION.
SLow and steady will accomplish.
another thing about weeds. Plants produce a gas, its called an AUXIN, this gas is emitted thru the root hairs, it is "Toxic" to other types of plants and will assist in the growing of its own type. and help reduce and conqure the Competing plants, (thats the rule in the plant world) So when you rip, (never till) soil you will assist in the release of those auxins, acting as another tool in teh fight. BUT when you rip the soil you could be bringing old weed seeds to the surface area where they will sprout and grow
So when you make the determination to eradicate a pest, you must keep in it for the long haul.
We have used this method for eradication of STAR THISTLE.......successfully. but it takes constant vigliance. IF you cant bare to use a ROUNDUP type product you can find a scientific warehouse and get acetic acid, (highly constintrated VINEGAR. paint it on a leaf and watch it degrade and kill the plant...
Oh TILLING, cant leave ya hanging, rototillers have a way of compacting the lower levels of soil, that tine as it turns, acts like a little hammer when it hits the bottom of the soil, the little spike on the back of the rototiller is suppoesed to break thru that hardened soil but it is really ineffective, some soils dont compact, SANDY SOILS for example but most soils will compact , i recommend ripping the soil or double digging the beds. GOOGLE.COM for instructions to double digging, ONCE you fortify and amend you soil, the rest of your gardening life will be a dream, no compacted soils to deal with, weeds( if you get them) can be pulled out with the littlest of effort. the Plant Auxins will be released with the carbon exchange. its really a wonderful thing, truely a enjoyable gardening experience.
best to you and your garden,
Jack
Dirtdoctorjak@aol.com
Soils To Grow llc
too heavy a dose will get you a top kill, and then the photosynthsis process will be stopped, Photosynthisis is what carries the killing ingredient to the deepest roots. Little bit goes along way.......we use to ad fertilizer with our roundup applications, to stimulate the growth of the plant to absorb it deeply to the roots. FOLLOW ALL THE RULES OF APPLICATION.
SLow and steady will accomplish.
another thing about weeds. Plants produce a gas, its called an AUXIN, this gas is emitted thru the root hairs, it is "Toxic" to other types of plants and will assist in the growing of its own type. and help reduce and conqure the Competing plants, (thats the rule in the plant world) So when you rip, (never till) soil you will assist in the release of those auxins, acting as another tool in teh fight. BUT when you rip the soil you could be bringing old weed seeds to the surface area where they will sprout and grow
So when you make the determination to eradicate a pest, you must keep in it for the long haul.
We have used this method for eradication of STAR THISTLE.......successfully. but it takes constant vigliance. IF you cant bare to use a ROUNDUP type product you can find a scientific warehouse and get acetic acid, (highly constintrated VINEGAR. paint it on a leaf and watch it degrade and kill the plant...
Oh TILLING, cant leave ya hanging, rototillers have a way of compacting the lower levels of soil, that tine as it turns, acts like a little hammer when it hits the bottom of the soil, the little spike on the back of the rototiller is suppoesed to break thru that hardened soil but it is really ineffective, some soils dont compact, SANDY SOILS for example but most soils will compact , i recommend ripping the soil or double digging the beds. GOOGLE.COM for instructions to double digging, ONCE you fortify and amend you soil, the rest of your gardening life will be a dream, no compacted soils to deal with, weeds( if you get them) can be pulled out with the littlest of effort. the Plant Auxins will be released with the carbon exchange. its really a wonderful thing, truely a enjoyable gardening experience.
best to you and your garden,
Jack
Dirtdoctorjak@aol.com
Soils To Grow llc