patterson's curse

[Pandora]

will normal glysophate kill pattersons curse or do i need to get something else?

[briggsy's girl]

just asked DH, he said you either need to get something stronger, or make up your normal weedkiller at least twice as strong, more if you can. make sure you pull and bin the bulk of it first (in rubbish)

has it flowered yet? if so, he said it will be back next year

if you can't knock it on the head with the stronger normal stuff, give us a yell, we'll do a day trip for a visit and bring the stuff he was given by a farmer friend


i'm not a fan of chemicals in the garden, so we haven't used much - but some things i just let him go!

[Pandora]

just asked DH, he said you either need to get something stronger, or make up your normal weedkiller at least twice as strong, more if you can. make sure you pull and bin the bulk of it first (in rubbish)

has it flowered yet? if so, he said it will be back next year

if you can't knock it on the head with the stronger normal stuff, give us a yell, we'll do a day trip for a visit and bring the stuff he was given by a farmer friend


i'm not a fan of chemicals in the garden, so we haven't used much - but some things i just let him go!

Thanks. No, Im not either. By the time I realised what it was it had fowered. I am going to try to dig out as much as I can first, but the ground here is very rocky and Im not sure how I will go.
I didnt think to ask my uncle htough, who is on 70 acres, he might have some oft he magic farmers brew

[Trillian]

But just be careful if you do choose to use a chemical method because often 'backyard' gardeners encourage herbicide resistance by not using the right mix of chemical and it only causes the plant to get sick, not die, and this can cause it to become resistant to any chemcial applications in the future, something of a bugbear to us farmers as it only makes it harder for us to control the weeds on a broader scale. Regular glyphosate (RoundUp) will kill it - we only ever use RoundUp around the yard to control weeds as it is the safest for use around children and keep the other stuff for paddock use only. But unless you know someone who knows someone who can buy chemcials other than RoundUp you wont be able to buy it anyway.