UK gardening - Soleirolia (Mind your own business)

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Soleirolia (Mind your own business)

TerryC

2005-08-28, 5:21 pm

Does anybody know how to get rid of Soleirolia in lawns apart from
digging the lawn up.

Lawn weedkiller does not appear to work.

Thanks TerryC

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TerryC

Kay

2005-08-29, 6:21 am

In article <TerryC.1uhq7z@gardenbanter.co.uk>, TerryC <TerryC.1uhq7z@gar
denbanter.co.uk> writes
>
>Does anybody know how to get rid of Soleirolia in lawns apart from
>digging the lawn up.
>
This has already been answered in the 'mind your own business' thread.
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Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"

Chris Hogg

2005-08-29, 3:21 pm

On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 18:56:28 +0000, TerryC
<TerryC.1uhq7z@gardenbanter.co.uk> wrote:

>
>Does anybody know how to get rid of Soleirolia in lawns apart from
>digging the lawn up.
>
>Lawn weedkiller does not appear to work.
>
My impression (second hand) was that it did work (see very recent
thread). Perhaps I was wrong. I must read the RHS link quoted by
Steve! Rather surprisingly, Hessayon doesn't mention MYOB in his 'The
Lawn Expert', at least not in my 1982 edition.

PS. I've just checked with my source, and selective lawn weedkiller
does kill MYOB but has to be applied several times to fully eradicate
it, and knowing my source, probably using a double-strength solution
relative to what's recommended.

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Chris

E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net

Mike Lyle

2005-08-30, 6:21 pm

Chris Hogg wrote:
> On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 18:56:28 +0000, TerryC
> <TerryC.1uhq7z@gardenbanter.co.uk> wrote:
>
> My impression (second hand) was that it did work (see very recent
> thread). Perhaps I was wrong. I must read the RHS link quoted by
> Steve! Rather surprisingly, Hessayon doesn't mention MYOB in his
'The
> Lawn Expert', at least not in my 1982 edition.
>
> PS. I've just checked with my source, and selective lawn weedkiller
> does kill MYOB but has to be applied several times to fully
eradicate
> it, and knowing my source, probably using a double-strength
solution
> relative to what's recommended.

My guess, but it's only a guess, is that the problem isn't with the
strength of the solution but with the smallness of the leaves. There
are probably an awful lot of separate little plants in there, and so
perhaps it's hard to get a lethal dose to stick on enough of each
one. A tiny drop of washing-up liquid might help, by acting as a
wetting agent. But I can't see repeated treatments failing.

I wouldn't be inclined to increase the strength, as that might start
killing the grass. I'd recommend patience.

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Mike.

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