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  • Looks like mares tail to me
    • Yep. Looks like they've been there a few years as well.

      Either use Kurtail, or neat Glyph with the glove of death method. Ordinary spraying with Glyph won't work.

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        3314740643?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024Thanks for the tips, everything has been there for a long time !  Proper little weed fest this one.  Brambles having a rave in the back garden when I first started on it.

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      Thanks Chris that makes sense now, there was some in the drive growing thru the blocks since my last visit.  Just not seen it look like this before.

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    Chris' right, Mare's/Horse Tail. They're very tough and have been around since time began ! They have a waxy coating which make it tricky for most weed killers. I have had success with Kurtail from Progreen with a single treatment. Don't try and dig them up !!

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    Yes, horsetail (equisetum)....... unfortunately for your customer

    Spray when its green, the 'leaves' have opened and its a good 6 inches high  - as Nick says, any disturbance will prompt a flurry of growth. It can be a battle of attrition but persistence pays off...

    0800 032 6262
    (01778) 394052

  • I have just taken a garden on with mares tail growing in the lawn, coming from the rail tracks behind does anyone have any long term suggestions? At the moment I am just cutting that area separate to try and slow the spread? ? Cheers
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      Hi Joe,

      Horsetail spreads via the rhizomes - in moist, clay-loam soil it spreads like wildfire with growth recorded in the metres per year but frankly it will spread in most conditions...

      Don't cut the initial spear because the tip bears the spores and chopping can spread them too...

      re: the grass we are aware of trials of products to kill horsetail without killing the grass - if you want to give me a ring I can talk through the options....

      regards

      Richard@Progreen

      0800 032 6262  (01778) 394052

  • For Horses Tail growing in a lawn, we have a good product that is also selective, so it will not harm the grass. It's called Broadshot and comes in a 1L or 5L container and can be found by clicking the following link.

    http://www.agrigem.co.uk/weed-killers/selective-paddock/broadshot.html

    If you need any other information, please let me know.

    Cheers Ollie

    0800 1337849

    ollie.wright@agrigem.co.uk

    • Highly recommend Broadshot,  picture is a few days after application.  Okay this in on a driveway but have also used it on lawns with no impact to the grass sward

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