No more than three litres of Roundup was used on an area of about 90 square metres.
The soil is heavy clay.
I'm guessing any trace would therefore be gone in - months?
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- Wed Aug 17, 2016 3:51 pm
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: Plot holder worried by weedkiller
- Replies: 11
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- Wed Aug 17, 2016 12:22 am
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: Plot holder worried by weedkiller
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6906
Plot holder worried by weedkiller
I wonder if you can help. A brand new plot holder who has never grown vegetables before says that she wants to grow organic vegetables. She only eats organic vegetables. However, on the plot she has just taken, we previously used Roundup given that the previous owner had used a rotavator to try and ...
- Tue Aug 09, 2016 9:54 pm
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: Black onion leaves
- Replies: 0
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Black onion leaves
My onions, which are almost ready to be lifted, have all suddenly developped black upper leaves, although those below have remained green and the bulbs seem to be fine.
Could this be severe wind damage?
Could this be severe wind damage?
- Mon Aug 01, 2016 11:38 pm
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: Blight??
- Replies: 60
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Re: Blight??
Yes, I could very well have early blight, since it is so slow moving on established plants, killing them at snail's pace, rather than over about three days, which is what usually happens. I'm a bit worried about the forecast for the next two days, with 90% hummity for around 48 hours forecast down h...
- Mon Aug 01, 2016 8:49 pm
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: Blight??
- Replies: 60
- Views: 20377
Re: Blight??
I have lost whole rows of potatoes, while tomatoes next to them have lost a few leaves, but are otherwise OK. I thought that once blight hit a plant that was it, but my tomatoes seem to be fighting back, which is odd, since none of them are anti-blight varieties. Blight this year was also weird; alt...
- Mon Jul 18, 2016 11:52 pm
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: Marestail to stop blight
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2436
Marestail to stop blight
Having just seen blight descend on our allotment and nuke virtually everything in site, I was wondering about something I have heard in respect of the French using marestail to counter this disease. From what I understand, the marestail is harvested, allowed to desicate and them mixed with water and...
- Mon Jul 18, 2016 11:44 pm
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: Blight??
- Replies: 60
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Re: Blight??
It's odd, self-set tomatoes seem to be much more resistant to blight than conventionally sown ones. I wonder why that is?
- Fri Jun 17, 2016 10:30 am
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Repairing pear tree
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7352
Re: Repairing pear tree
Quite!
- Thu Jun 16, 2016 11:18 pm
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Repairing pear tree
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7352
Re: Repairing pear tree
I have at least 3-4 shoots emerging on the three inches of trunk still attached to the graft union, suggesting that, if I leave the partially attached top half in place allowing the tree to pull in sun light, it should survive. And, if I am lucky, I should be able to cut off the failed top half at s...
- Fri Jun 10, 2016 10:40 pm
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Repairing pear tree
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7352
Re: Repairing pear tree
Well, 10 days after my pear tree trunk split, the top half of the tree which is now lying on the floor remains extremely healthy. As per instructions above, I was going to attempt to splint the top half and support it with stakes, but I've been examining the remaining three inches of trunk above the...
- Thu Jun 02, 2016 12:14 am
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Repairing pear tree
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7352
Re: Repairing pear tree
Me, too with the low fixing, the top of the tree blows horribly in each direction. It may well encourage it to put down more roots, but the risk - as we have seen! - is that the heavier top will just snap off. Johnboy, in other circumstances, I would have cut my losses, but there are sentimental rea...
- Wed Jun 01, 2016 11:22 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Blight !
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3712
- Wed Jun 01, 2016 10:56 am
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Repairing pear tree
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7352
Re: Repairing pear tree
Spot on Geoff, I used the low angled stake method and became horrified by the amount of bending of the upper branches. Foolishly, given the heavy gales recently, I moved the strap as far up the trunk/support as I could and... snap! Had there been an upright stake, this would not have happened! Havin...
- Wed Jun 01, 2016 10:25 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Blight !
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3712
Re: Blight !
Blight notice here in Kent, too, although not in parts of the county closer to London. I remain dubious. The previous warning turned out not to be accurate, since despite very close conditions over a number of days, blight did not strike. Similarly, at the moment, we have relatively strong winds, wh...
- Tue May 31, 2016 5:34 pm
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Repairing pear tree
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7352
Repairing pear tree
My one-year old pear tree became a victim of today's gales here in Kent. About three inches above the graft, the main trunk has splintered away and the entire upper section of the tree is now lying on the ground, although still attached to the remaining section of tree. Is there any way of repairing...