Re: oxalis
Susan George wrote:
> Hi Deborah
>
> we first tried smothering it - covering it with very thick newspaper or
> carpet underlay in different places followed by mulch (this is the method
> that our local coast action co-ordinator (employed by the state department
> of natural resources and environment) still recommends - unfortunately we
> have found that within twelve months both the paper or underlay starts to
> break down and up comes the oxalis - even through the smallest cracks. If
> you lift the barrier we have found that the bulblets have risen in the soil
> and have attached themselves to the underside of the barrier - just waiting
> for an opportunity!!
Susan
I wonder if this is not the point to lift and destroy the barrier
entirely, as one would surely get rid of a large part of the infestation
at one blow.
Moira
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Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz>
Wainuiomata, New Zealand. (on the "Ring of Fire" in the SW Pacific).
Lat. 41:16S Long. 174:58E. Climate: Mediterranean/Temperate
