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Mike

2005-11-24, 12:21 pm

Anyone any ideas as to how to stop this rampant weed?

Now getting into all the ground hugging plants.

Mike


p.k.

2005-11-24, 12:21 pm

Mike wrote:
> Anyone any ideas as to how to stop this rampant weed?
>
> Now getting into all the ground hugging plants.
>
> Mike


Move house and don't take any plants with you from the garden.

(;-)

pk


An Oasis

2005-11-24, 2:21 pm


Mike wrote:
> Anyone any ideas as to how to stop this rampant weed?
>
> Now getting into all the ground hugging plants.
>
> Mike


Hi Mike

MYOB is a bugger to get rid of. In grass you have 2 options

1. It is resistant to selective weed killers. Try raking it out, but be
careful, if you are not it will spread to unaffected areas. Then feed
the grass and allow it to grow longer to out-compete the MYOB!
2. Kill off the patch of lawn adn re sow when MYOB has gone

Anywhere else weed killer like Glyphosate will remove it, however, we
would normally use Glyphosate to clear MYOB prior to planting and then
plant, you will get some sepage!!!

Hope this helps, good luck!


Yours



www.realoasis.com

Mike

2005-11-24, 3:21 pm


"An Oasis" <enquiries@realoasis.com> wrote in message
news:1132854493.245868.44180@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>
> Mike wrote:
>
> Hi Mike
>
> MYOB is a bugger to get rid of. In grass you have 2 options
>
> 1. It is resistant to selective weed killers. Try raking it out, but be
> careful, if you are not it will spread to unaffected areas. Then feed
> the grass and allow it to grow longer to out-compete the MYOB!
> 2. Kill off the patch of lawn adn re sow when MYOB has gone
>
> Anywhere else weed killer like Glyphosate will remove it, however, we
> would normally use Glyphosate to clear MYOB prior to planting and then
> plant, you will get some sepage!!!
>
> Hope this helps, good luck!
>
>
> Yours
>
>
>
> www.realoasis.com
>


Thanks for that, but it is in amongst the Heathers :-((

Mike
ps
Moving isn't an option. We have a nice house now, nice and convenient
location and super neighbours. In order to stay here, we have already
decided not to sell off the back garden for building as we A) Don't wish to
move, B) Cannot find anywhere more convenient and C) don't need the money
from a prospective building plot :-))



Jaques d'Alltrades

2005-11-24, 10:21 pm

The message <dm51dj$kl7$1@nwrdmz03.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com>
from "Mike" <not@here.thank.you> contains these words:

> Thanks for that, but it is in amongst the Heathers :-((


It may have to be a get-down-on-your-knees job, and pray - and if that
fails, take a jar of glyphosate and a kiddies' paintbrush to them.

The odd leaf wetted thus should kill it all off eventually, the
elasticity of 'eventually' depending on how thorough you can be.

--
Rusty
horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co full-stop uk
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/
Mike

2005-11-25, 3:21 am


"Jaques d'Alltrades" <rusty.hinge@foobar.zetnet.co.ok> wrote in message
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> The message <dm51dj$kl7$1@nwrdmz03.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com>
> from "Mike" <not@here.thank.you> contains these words:
>
>
> It may have to be a get-down-on-your-knees job, and pray - and if that
> fails, take a jar of glyphosate and a kiddies' paintbrush to them.
>
> The odd leaf wetted thus should kill it all off eventually, the
> elasticity of 'eventually' depending on how thorough you can be.
>
> --


"very" I am afraid and will get worse over the next 4 month period. It seems
to carry on growing round the year :-((


Rupert

2005-11-25, 6:21 am


"Mike" <not@here.thank.you> wrote in message
news:dm4n9c$oqb$1@nwrdmz03.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
> Anyone any ideas as to how to stop this rampant weed?
>
> Now getting into all the ground hugging plants.
>
> Mike


Soleirolia soleirolli ?
I never realised anyone thought of this plant as a weed (honest). I have a
garden full of this stuff and actively encourage it to grow . It acts as a
living mulch on my fast draining rocky soil.
It appears to be quite well behaved and stays about a few inches high except
in really wet areas where it can be more rampant.
Having said all that I am the chap that actually likes Heracleum
mantegazzianum









Jaques d'Alltrades

2005-11-25, 8:21 am

The message <dm6c65$h5a$1@nwrdmz02.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com>
from "Mike" <not@here.thank.you> contains these words:

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> "very" I am afraid and will get worse over the next 4 month period. It seems
> to carry on growing round the year :-((


Grows round everything els too...

--
Rusty
horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co full-stop uk
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/
Mike

2005-11-25, 9:21 am

>
seems[color=darkred]
>
> Grows round everything els too...
>


:-((

Yes that's what I mean.

Can't really ask your house sitters to weed the garden in the winter can
you? :-(

Mike


Jaques d'Alltrades

2005-11-25, 2:21 pm

The message <dm6v9d$59c$1@nwrdmz01.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com>
from "Mike" <not@here.thank.you> contains these words:

> seems
[color=darkred]
> :-((


> Yes that's what I mean.


> Can't really ask your house sitters to weed the garden in the winter can
> you? :-(


You could always try to persuade tham that they're carnivorous, and once
they get going they creep into the house under the doors at night, trail
up the stairs and strangle their victims as they sleep...

--
Rusty
horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co full-stop uk
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/
Mike

2005-11-25, 2:21 pm

>
> You could always try to persuade tham that they're carnivorous, and once
> they get going they creep into the house under the doors at night, trail
> up the stairs and strangle their victims as they sleep...
>


Sorry, I never knowingly tell lies. Ask Mabbett.

Do you like my sig? Thought I would 'advertise' as well :-))
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Downs Holiday Village Nr Chichester
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Sacha

2005-11-25, 2:21 pm

On 25/11/05 18:00, in article
dm7jfn$qi6$1@nwrdmz01.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com, "Mike"
<not@here.thank.you> wrote:

>
> Sorry, I never knowingly tell lies. Ask Mabbett.
>

You lie like a rug. And would you like to explain to this group why you are
attempting to bully someone who no longer posts here, thanks to you. You
unmitigated shit. You are a liar. Sue me.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

Mike

2005-11-25, 2:21 pm

:-))

Killfiled am I Sacha?

You just cannot resist me can you :-))

Sorry, not available :-))

Mike :-))

(By the way, do you like my sig? Advertising like you do :-))

--
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South Downs Holiday Village Nr Chichester
I. F. O. S. Portsmouth 2007. Contact me NOW for representation at this
prestigiuos Royal Navy shop window
"Sacha" <sacha@gardenweedws506.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
news:BFAD0329.2484C%sacha@gardenweedws506.fsnet.co.uk...
> On 25/11/05 18:00, in article
> dm7jfn$qi6$1@nwrdmz01.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com, "Mike"
> <not@here.thank.you> wrote:
>
> You lie like a rug. And would you like to explain to this group why you

are
> attempting to bully someone who no longer posts here, thanks to you. You
> unmitigated shit. You are a liar. Sue me.
> --
> Sacha
> www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
> South Devon
> (remove the weeds to email me)
>



Mike

2005-11-25, 3:21 pm

You
> unmitigated shit.
> --
> Sacha


Language of a 'Lady'? "I think not", in the words of a past member of this
newsgroup

Gutter language.

WELL beneath me.

Mike


middleton.walker

2005-11-25, 3:21 pm


"Sacha" <sacha@gardenweedws506.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
news:BFAD0329.2484C%sacha@gardenweedws506.fsnet.co.uk...
> On 25/11/05 18:00, in article
> dm7jfn$qi6$1@nwrdmz01.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com, "Mike"
> <not@here.thank.you> wrote:
>
> You lie like a rug. And would you like to explain to this group why you
> are
> attempting to bully someone who no longer posts here, thanks to you. You
> unmitigated shit. You are a liar. Sue me.
> --
> Sacha
> www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
> South Devon
> (remove the weeds to email me)


If one wishes to learn the vulgarities of the English language just tune
into uk.rec.gardening news group
>



Mike

2005-11-25, 3:21 pm

> >
You[color=darkred]
>
> If one wishes to learn the vulgarities of the English language just tune
> into uk.rec.gardening news group
>
>


One would think that when one wishes to comment on someone, then one would
use a somewhat more 'toned down' language and certainly not advertise one's
business to boot.

Such language is not very becoming to one's prospective customers,
especially when it has already been noted that one's attitude to one's
customers is such that one is only interested in the financial outcome of
one's customer's visits and not interested in a 'chat'.

tut tut

Mike


Duncan

2005-11-25, 5:21 pm


"Rupert" <reply@newsgroups.com> wrote in message
news:4386e28c@212.67.96.135...
>
> "Mike" <not@here.thank.you> wrote in message
> news:dm4n9c$oqb$1@nwrdmz03.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
>
> Soleirolia soleirolli ?
> I never realised anyone thought of this plant as a weed (honest). I have a
> garden full of this stuff and actively encourage it to grow . It acts as a
> living mulch on my fast draining rocky soil.
> It appears to be quite well behaved and stays about a few inches high

except
> in really wet areas where it can be more rampant.
> Having said all that I am the chap that actually likes Heracleum
> mantegazzianum
>

Picking this stuff out of the path is a task I give my boys (8, 5 and 3) to
do when they want to "help" in the garden, as it keeps them out of mischief
and off the borders. It does cling to and cover rocks quite attractively, so
I tolerate it in one corner. Also, I just found some self-set cyclamen
seedlings amongst S. soleiroli in cracks between some rocks, having failed
utterly to get any seeds to germinate in pots, so it might just have a use
after all.

Duncan


Mike

2005-11-25, 5:21 pm

> >
> Picking this stuff out of the path is a task I give my boys (8, 5 and 3)

to
> do when they want to "help" in the garden, as it keeps them out of

mischief
> and off the borders. It does cling to and cover rocks quite attractively,

so
> I tolerate it in one corner. Also, I just found some self-set cyclamen
> seedlings amongst S. soleiroli in cracks between some rocks, having failed
> utterly to get any seeds to germinate in pots, so it might just have a use
> after all.
>
> Duncan
>
>

Thanks for that Duncan. Great idea but, my 'boys', well one boy three girls
are house sitting for us for three months and are just a little bit older
than that, like 45, 43, 41 and 33. I don't think I can see them sitting in
the garden picking 'mind your own business' in the cold and dark :-((

Seriously, I feel that the answer is going to be a chemical one and/or give
up some of the beds and either turf or hard landscape with walls etc.

One of the neighbours membraned the front garden and pea gravelled (vermin's
toilet) it a couple of years ago. At one point during the summer the myob
had covered about 60% and looked almost like a lawn :-((

Mike


Sacha

2005-11-25, 7:21 pm

On 25/11/05 18:11, in article
dm7k3q$p4v$1@nwrdmz02.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com, "Mike"
<not@here.thank.you> wrote:

> :-))
>
> Killfiled am I Sacha?
>
> You just cannot resist me can you :-))
>
> Sorry, not available :-))
>
> Mike :-))
>
> (By the way, do you like my sig? Advertising like you do :-))


What a dreary fool you are. You have already lied and libelled me and I
have it copied and filed. Continue in that bullying, harassing vein and you
may be quite certain that you will be smiling on the other side of your
rather dreary face.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

Mike

2005-11-25, 7:21 pm


>
> What a dreary fool you are. You have already lied and libelled me and I
> have it copied and filed. Continue in that bullying, harassing vein and

you
> may be quite certain that you will be smiling on the other side of your
> rather dreary face.
> --



I know, you'll scweem and you'll scweem untill you make yourthelf sthick

:-))

BTW, I don't tell lies, you ought to know that, you've seen me tell Mabbett
that sufficient times.

Now go and stamp your foot

:-))


Jaques d'Alltrades

2005-11-25, 8:21 pm

The message <dm7jfn$qi6$1@nwrdmz01.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com>
from "Mike" <not@here.thank.you> contains these words:

[color=darkred]
> Sorry, I never knowingly tell lies. Ask Mabbett.


> Do you like my sig? Thought I would 'advertise' as well :-))


That's not advertising, it's well within the guidelines.

And should I ask how Andy Mabbett has harmed you?

--
Rusty
horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co full-stop uk
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/
Sacha

2005-11-26, 1:21 am

On 25/11/05 22:48, in article
dm84ce$b0p$1@nwrdmz01.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com, "Mike"
<not@here.thank.you> wrote:

>
> you
>
>
> I know, you'll scweem and you'll scweem untill you make yourthelf sthick
>
> :-))
>
> BTW, I don't tell lies, you ought to know that, you've seen me tell Mabbett
> that sufficient times.
>
> Now go and stamp your foot
>
> :-))
>
>

You tell lies and I've caught you out in it. Now why don't YOU go and comb
that famous lawn of yours.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

Mike

2005-11-26, 3:21 am


> You tell lies and I've caught you out in it.



Please post here lies you feel I have told or an apology.


Sacha

2005-11-26, 6:21 am

On 26/11/05 7:12, in article
dm91s8$g9v$1@nwrdmz02.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com, "Mike"
<not@here.thank.you> wrote:

>
>
>
> Please post here lies you feel I have told or an apology.
>
>

Oh yes of course. And then you will claim that, having posted your libel of
me, I have validated it. Not on your life, chum. That's in my files and
there it stays for future reference if there's any more damned fool nonsense
out of you with regard to me, our customers or my husband's business. You
have made a very big mistake and I'm holding on to it.
Anyone who wants to know about your bullying career on the Internet need
only go to Google groups and type in 'Mike Crowe' and 'Andy Mabbett'. I
don't know what's wrong with you but you're not getting away with it in this
quarter, I assure you. Now shut up and push off.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

Mike

2005-11-26, 6:21 am

--
..
"Sacha" <sacha@gardenweedws506.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
news:BFADDAFE.2490E%sacha@gardenweedws506.fsnet.co.uk...
> On 26/11/05 7:12, in article
> dm91s8$g9v$1@nwrdmz02.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com, "Mike"
> <not@here.thank.you> wrote:
>
> Oh yes of course. And then you will claim that, having posted your libel

of
> me, I have validated it. Not on your life, chum. That's in my files and
> there it stays for future reference if there's any more damned fool

nonsense
> out of you with regard to me, our customers or my husband's business. You
> have made a very big mistake and I'm holding on to it.
> Anyone who wants to know about your bullying career on the Internet need
> only go to Google groups and type in 'Mike Crowe' and 'Andy Mabbett'. I
> don't know what's wrong with you but you're not getting away with it in

this
> quarter, I assure you. Now shut up and push off.
> --
> Sacha
> www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
> South Devon
> (remove the weeds to email me)
>


[color=darkred]


Alan Holmes

2005-11-29, 12:21 pm


"Mike" <not@here.thank.you> wrote in message
news:dm4n9c$oqb$1@nwrdmz03.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
> Anyone any ideas as to how to stop this rampant weed?


What does it look like?

I have no idea.

Alan

>
> Now getting into all the ground hugging plants.
>
> Mike
>
>



Mike

2005-11-29, 12:21 pm



--
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"Alan Holmes" <alan.holmes@virgin.net> wrote in message
news:Wz_if.5441$xP2.2588@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...
>
> "Mike" <not@here.thank.you> wrote in message
> news:dm4n9c$oqb$1@nwrdmz03.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
>
> What does it look like?
>
> I have no idea.
>
> Alan
>

According to the RHS it is called Soleirolia if that helps

Like a very fine cress and hugs the ground and gets intwined and smothers
other plants. To pull the weed out, the plants come with it.

Mike
The truth will prevail


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