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  1. Phil A

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    Going back to the topic, it will bring nutrients up to fertilise the lawn from way down:dbgrtmb:

    Never mind yer Comfrey roots, this bad boy will send its roots down into coal mines.

    Think i've mentioned this before, as I found it ironic that it was parasitising its ancestors that formed the Coal Measures 300 million years ago, before trees had evolved, Horsetails were the dominant plant, forrests of them 100 foot tall:hate-shocked: & Dragonflies with 3 foot wingspans:runforhills:
     
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    Armandii is away on secret GC business, all will be revealed as he's taken his camera this time:yes:
     
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    Old news to me:SUNsmile: , if it was a plant it would be called "angels fishing rods":WINK1:


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      In this area there's a story that if you can get to the bottom of the root you'll find a pot of gold, I had a friend who once tried it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No luck.
       
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      Live roots were found extending as far down as 70ft in a mine in Wales!

      Strimming/cutting is definitely not the best way to do it - unless you have no choice. The old traditional way was to whack it with the back of a spade. This also allowed you to vent your frustration.

      It won't get down into the plant very well if it's just through the cut top. where it's growing throw the weed barrier let it grow to almost 12" high before bruising. This will give you more surface area to attack. You're not going to be able to do much with it in the lawn unless you allow it to grow a bit and use dim's method - or something similar. Otherwise you might kill off your lawn.

      From June onwards, if you let it grow so you can apply the weedkiller, nip off the tops of any that have mainly a head at the top without much branching stems. These heads contain millions of spores :hate-shocked:

      If you have herbivorous pets make sure they don't have any of it in their feed. It's poisonous to them. It's extremely dangerous for horses.
       
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      • Chiaroscuro

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        Oh no! I think I might have this in my garden. I've looked at loads of photos and tried to persuade myself it isn't, but...


        Is it?
         

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      • Phil A

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        No its not:dbgrtmb:
         
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          Hang on, must just do a little dance....

          Oh thank goodness! Just goes to show you can't trust all the photos on t'Internet. Must say the one on the RHS's Website doesn't look like it.
           
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        • Phil A

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          :dancy: Don't know what it is as i'm only Veg & Wildflowers dept. but if I had to hazzard a guess i'd say Purple Toadflax, looks a bit too thick stemmed for that though.
           
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            Thanks Ziggy. :) You anticipated my next question! I'm sure I remember it having purple flowers last year. Lots of the flowers in that border are wildflowers and I'm sure the previous owners had designed that side to be an insect friendly part of the garden which I'm all for. I'm just happy I don't have to get medieval with the weedkiller.
             
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              I'll gladly swap you ;)
               
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                Why are the weed police paranoid about japanese knotweed but don't give a hoot about stuff (marestail) that uproots paving slabs?
                 
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              • Phil A

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                Oh, don't give em fuel, they'll be refusing mortgages on houses with bindweed & ivy next:doh:
                 
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                Ooooops. Me and my big mouth!!
                sorry
                 
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                  :) Ummmm, thanks but no. Good luck dealing with yours though, I'll be paranoidly checking the garden for it from now on!
                   
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