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Posted by climber DonvaleVICAust (gavanconnell@hotmail.com) on Tue, Sep 20, 05 at 9:32
I'm lucky enough to get as much free mulch as I like from my local coucil by the trailer load. It is very old and virtually pure humus, with worms in it. However I am getting a lot of grass growing in it, probably from air borne seeds germinating in the rich medium, but also the dreaded couch that now has a stronghold in my flowerbeds. Too much to weed and so I'm looking at using Fusilade. However a workmate claimed when she used it, it made her perennials go yellow.
I thought it only affected grasses or monosomethings. Can I spray it in my flowerbeds without worry? |
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RE: fusilade
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| It will set back other plants also. I used it a few years back in a research trial and while it killed the grass and did not kill the broadleaf plants (eg. clover), it certainly set them back for a couple of weeks and many plants turned yellow. |
RE: fusilade
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if you go to the Syngenta site,the people who make Fusilade,
there is lots of information .Fusilade is very effective but I have never used it in my own garden only out in the paddock,and then along with a wetting agent in a boom spray.
I think perhaps good old fashioned pulling the couch out by hand is better than an application of a poison best designed for the commercial market.
If you have access to it maybe there is something else you could use which is more accurate.
I don't profess to be an expert only a farmer who has experienced first hand what incorrect use of farm chemicals can do.
I would be interested to know the rate of application for a garden.I work in litres per hectare. |
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