Re: The Joys of Weeding
- To: "'Iris Talk'" <i*@onelist.com>
- Subject: Re: The Joys of Weeding
- From: "* E* <S*@kp.ORG>
- Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1998 07:40:23 -0700
From: "Lewis,Shirlee E" <Shirlee.E.Lewis@kp.ORG>
> From: Kathy Guest
>
> But, on the other hand I have just been advised that I have one of the
> scariest weeds of all, nut sedge. I have further been advised that this
> should NOT be pulled (something about spreading the 'nuts'), but rather
> dug.
> I wonder if I could use Round-Up then?? Anyone have any experience with
> this
> one??
>
Kathy,
My folks have this one. And boy do I just hate it. I am not sure if
pulling it will spread the 'nuts'; but pulling will NOT get the nuts out of
the ground. A nut left behind is guaranteed to get a new plant. I am in
the process of removing it from a 10 x 20 foot area in the back of their
garden. I dig and sift and dig and sift. I is a long process. I recently
heard of a strange concotion consisting of tobacco juice tea, straight
roundup and something else [I can't remember what]. Mix up potion. Double
glove and then manually apply to each visible blade of nut grass. I thing
the therapy of digging and sifting is far safer.
FYI. This plant was originally imported into the Riverside, California area
as a possible agricultural crop. Supposedly the little nut might have
commercial value. That never happened and now it is a rather unwelcome pest
in many lawns and gardens.
As another note. I purchased a little seat that is on wheels and doubles as
a storage space for clippers, trowels etc. at Home Depot last year. I
really like it. It is about 9 to 10 inches high. I just sit on it and roll
down the rows of iris and pull weeds to my hearts content.
> Shirlee Lewis
> Sunset Zone 23
> Southern California Iris Society
> Secretrary / Newsletter Editor
> shirlee.e.lewis@kp.org
> FAX 562-461-4217
> VOICE 562-461-4912
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