Re: Re(2): kikuyu, aka? (or St. Augustine Grass?)
Kikuyu is easily murdered with herbicides. Glyphosate or a selective grass
herbicide will kill it readily. The spray may need to be repeated, perhaps a
number of times, but it is more readily vapourised than Couch [Bermuda to
you] which seems intensely herbicide resistant.
Just a thought for those who aren't anti-herbicide.
Margaret.
Margaret and Peter Moir
Olive Hill Farm
Margaret River, Western Australia.
www.wn.com.au/olivehill
----- Original Message -----
From: Barry Garcia <Barry_Garcia@monterey.edu>
To: <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 11:36 AM
Subject: Re(2): kikuyu, aka? (or St. Augustine Grass?)
> davidfeix@yahoo.com writes:
> > I don't find it nearly as invasive as Bermuda Grass
> >as far as seeding itself around, or invading
> >nnaighboring planting areas. It is rather easily
> >contained by a good 6" by 8" deep concret mowband, and
> >is also easily pulled up,
>
> I've found that Kikuyu acts the opposite from what you've described where
> I live (Marina, on the coast of California, near Monterey). It was quite
> invasive, taking over planting beds in a couple of months if not checked.
> I also remember it being a devil to pull out, often snapping off runners
> which would of course sprout later. It also has almost entirely taken over
> the back yard in about a 20 year time span. It also will attempt to find
> it's way into anything, spreading from neighboring yards (although, a deep
> enough barrier will keep it contained, but try telling the subdivision
> contracters who installed our yard). I've even seen it break through
> asphalt at a local school.
>
> We have Bermuda grass on our very shady north side yard, and it still
> hasnt spread much. In fact, it tends to grow upright there. I've found it
> easier to get out than the kikuyu.
>
> Because Kikuyu was always remembered by me as a terror from having to pull
> it from planting beds as a kid, when i was 18, i asked my parents if i
> could dig up the entire front "lawn" of it, and do away with it. I am not
> at all sad to see it go.
>
>
> I absolutely hate hate hate it, and sometimes i wish i could set off a
> small nuclear device in the backyard to vaporize the rest :)
>
