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What is this weed and how can I get rid of it permanently?

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    #32
    Graces7
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    This may work or not with this, but I am reminded of when I had a polytunnel erected on a very rough neglected field.

    The garden centre who did the work told me not to try to dig but to put thick layers ( plural) of cardboard, then manure and grow i n that.

    Great crops and a year later I saw that the roots of any weeds that had survived including reeds, had risen to the surface to try to find light and freedon and were easy to lift out carefully.

    The nettles were like spaghetti ...never saw another there

    I would never use poison.


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    #33
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    If we are talking specifically about Horsetail, then it's not easily eradicated and no amount of smothering it or pulling at it will have an impact. The roots can be up to 2 metres deep.

    A short piece on it here.

    https://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/solve-problems/can-i-eradicate-horsetail/


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