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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2006 13:25:36 GMT
HI all,
I have a large buddleia growing in the vertical space between my back wall and my neighbour's wall. My wall is dry stone, topped with brick. I've notice a crack developing in the brick below the buddleia, so obviously I have to get rid of it before it does further damage to the wall. We've tried just pulling it up, but it is too deeply established. I'm worried about using weedkiller in case it soaks into the soil and damages the plants I have growing in front of the wall. I thought about cutting it back as much as possible, and pouring boiling water down the crevice, but again that could damage other plants. Any suggestions, please? ... Cheers ...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2006 13:31:37 GMT
Root out is a brilliant product for this situation - I had similar with self-sown Sycamores.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2006 13:34:09 GMT
Thanks Dee ... I guess this is one case where I'll have to let organic principles go by the board! ... cheers ...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2006 15:14:04 GMT
I like to be organic too, but there are a few situations where I do reach for the chemicals and this is one of them.
It's not a bad product in the fact that you just sprinkle a few crystals onto the cut stem and cover it with a plastic bag. When I moved here there were dozens of large (15-20') Sycamores and lots of established goat willow, one application for rid of them all.
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Post by madonplants on Sept 25, 2006 10:43:00 GMT
I did the same to a forsythia last year. It was growing too close to the elder. We had only just moved and I decided it was one of my first jobs. Why do people grow plants far too close to each other?? I cut down the stems to nearly ground level and then using a large drill bit (spade bit, I think) I drilled several holes in it. In these holes I put the Root Out and covered with plastic bags (and brick on top) to keep out the rain. It soon died and a few months later I was able to pull out the remaining stump, with only a little bit of help from my mattock. Great tools these! Oh by the way, I took cuttings so it is still living today!
Good luck. Hope this helps.
Keith
P. s. Like what everyone else says, I try to be organic, but sometimes a little help is needed. If Alan Titchmarsh can do it why can't we?
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Post by grannyjanny on Sept 25, 2006 21:02:40 GMT
Would this work on bramble & raspberries. I have a load of rasas come up in a border but haven't been up to doing anything about it.
Janet.
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Post by Spruance on Sept 25, 2006 21:06:46 GMT
Would this work on bramble & raspberries. I have a load of rasas come up in a border but haven't been up to doing anything about it. Janet. Hi Janet, It certainly looks like it....  www.daxproducts.co.uk/rootout.htmlSpruance |
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Post by grannyjanny on Sept 25, 2006 21:12:13 GMT
Thanks Spruance. I will give it a go. I have been over run with the dreaded BINDWEED so I have lots to catch up on.
Janet.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2006 11:07:54 GMT
Thanks to all ... looks like I'll be sending my poor vertiginous partner up a ladder (the thing is nine foot up!) with a hack saw, plastic bag and Root Out ... cheers ...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2006 20:48:04 GMT
I am going to recommend Root Out to my neighbor her garden is over grown she has been saying that she will sort it out, that was 2 years ago, still waiting hoping like the invisible fence that she is going to replace but has not, ive put up some orange plastic fencing to stop my son going in her garden, don't know why what damage can he do to a lot of weeds.
karenwl
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