Pampas Grass

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jethrotattydrill
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I have 3 clumps of Pampas grass to remove. I call them clumps but they are at least 3ft wide at the base. Does anyone have any tips - or is it just going to be very back breaking work?
Thanks in advance.
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No easy solution apart from a mini-digger! Could try cutting down, opening up the middle a bit and trying to burn with some hydrocarbon help.
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Hello Jethro, and a belated warm welcome to the forum. :) Options -

1. Wear gloves and bind the leaves round to avoid getting hands shredded, then dig under from the outside. You may need to re-dig if small pieces are left in.
2. If you choose burn take care, very inflammable if dry and could catch other things in the vicinity.
3. Some choose glycophosphate but this eventually leaches into our water supply, and can contaminate other plants in the vicinity. Ecotoxicity...

http://www.pesticideinfo.org/Detail_Che ... cotoxicity
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Hi Jethro, Have just done it the hard way, A big axe aiming at the plant/ ground junction at 45Deg slowly working around it. The biggest problem was trying to miss the chickens who were determined to catch anything living in there.
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Thanks to all. Looks like this will keep me out of mischief for a while.
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