Re: carpobrutus edulis
- Subject: Re: carpobrutus edulis
- From: Doobieous d*@yahoo.com
- Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2002 19:26:29 -0800 (PST)
--- Diane Whitehead <voltaire@islandnet.com> wrote:
> Dear listers,
> Does anyone have any easy way of removing
> carpobrutus edulis? The
> area is about 50ft. by 9 ft. and it is very heavy to
> haul around.
> Underneath the vines is a thick pad of fallen
> leaves. Is this usable
> for mulch or soil amendment? There doesn't seem to
> be any earth worms
> in this area. Has anyone tried this as an amendment?
> Grateful for any help on this.
> Jane
>
Pulling seems to be the only option, unless you don't
mind resorting to herbicides. It can be tenacious, but
if you can get some school children to make it a
game... :). It seems to respond to roundup fairly
well. I think that earthworms may not go after it
because the dried leaves are quite big and hard.
Perhaps if they were roto-tilled into the ground
they'd be a good amendment, but i'm not sure. We have
a ton of it in our backyard (and we don't like it,
flowers or not), and the only thing that seems to be
able to get a foothold is weedy grasses.
On the beach, legless lizards seem to like it to make
homes.
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