Re: no-till gardening-oxalis inhibition
I have had a similar experience to Chad; Round-up plus mulch reduces the oxalis to
a manageable incidence, and then it is up to you to keep after it, preferably
trying to get the bulb out when the ground is soft.
I had the idea that the kind we have here in Western Australia set seed.
Rod??
Deborah Lindsay wrote:
> Chad Schroter wrote:
>
> "I for one have no shortage of O.p-s under my Q. a. Since O.p-s is sterile
> and must be introduced, it is often not found in areas where the ground has
> not been cultivated for many years. In my garden, Roundup followed by burial
> under 12" of compost/soil a month later has at least thinned them down to a
> reasonable level. At least its easy to pull up - even if the bulb rarely
> comes with the root."
>
> I may try this combined approach too along with seeding in the bunchgrasses and
> forbs I want in the steepest parts of the land.
>
> In my experience lack of cultivation delays the spread of this Oxalis but does
> nothing to get rid of what is already there. It multiplies by offsets
> rapidly though it doesn't set seed supposedly. Do we know that the sterile
> form was the only one ever introduced???? Are there fertile forms of this
> Oxalis in SA?
>
> Deborah
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