I’m experimenting with solarisation to remove an invasive weed called nut grass from a raised garden bed.
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I’m experimenting with solarisation to remove an invasive weed called nut grass from a raised garden bed.
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I sprayed massive overgrown weeds with vineagar and salt when inwas younger. The pesticide my dad would make me use (spectricide) would make me sick for days afterwards. It worked fairly well. I picked a series of really dry hot days and sprayed primarily the leaves.
i suggest goats, guinea pigs, ducks or chickens
Will chickens eat nut grass?
Some cultures eat this. Called “tiger nut”. One of the only weeds that had me considering using an herbicide. Will stay posted, since I still haven’t figured out how to get rid of it!
It will probably grow like mad under there in my humble opinion. Perhaps try black plastic, right on the dirt itself. A couple layers. 👍
Black plastic is the best ever for this!
Black plastic works better. It blocks out the sunlight for photosynthesis. My friend used black plastic to kill off bamboo. Left the infested area covered for 2 years and no bamboo grew back.
You can stuff that nut grass up your arse😂
I did something similar but just used fake grass Matt on it and kept starving it of sun light and picking the green leafs as soon as they come out.
Took a long time but it’s been a year with no nut grass
We used dark colored tarp for ours. reccomended for the heat.
I just spent two very physical days cutting, pulling and digging out Vinca Major from my mom’s garden. I swear that plant came straight from hell. I know i missed some and it will come back eventually. I never hated a plant so much. 😂😂
Good luck on your journey. 🤙🏼
You look like the gladiator guy. The guy that plays in all helenic history movies.
Use dark plastic mate.
The plastic in-between pavers at bunnings , its free if you ask nicely
What about black plastic? To starve of light?
I just pour used motor oil after every oil change. Works like a charm.
Wouldn't it make more sense to use opaque plastic? Taking away light ends the supply of energy to the roots. The tops will die off completely, then dig it over with a fork and remove the roots. Black plastic will cook it.
Pull it, pull it, pull it, get the nut! You must be more determined to get rid of it than the nut grass is to live and reproduce. It takes time but you can win, no shortcuts!
Being a floor installer i use old carpet. Lay it ontop for a couple of weeks and everything is dead under there
little paint brush and a product called sedgehammer
vinegar is the best. I stopped using Zero years ago and spray weeds with vinegar
Black film, would have deprived one food source, sunlight and actually cook the roots at high temperatures
I have had nut grass spear its way through three layers of cardboard boxes and wood chip mulch on top of that. That's with no energy from the sun. My prediction from my experience is it will spear its way through the clear plastic. I live on the Gold Coast just down the road from Mark, we are having too many cloudy rainy days where there is not enough sun to build up the heat to cook the shoots. I hope I'm wrong.