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02-06-2024, 06:17 PM | #841 | ||
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Is there a more insufferable weed than English Ivy? I think not, especially after injuring my back trying to pull a large infestation from a fence/gate/garden shed/hedge.
Actually, looking into this, most of that people know of English Ivy (Hedera helix) is actually Irish Ivy (Hedera hibernica). https://weeds.org.au/profiles/english-ivy/ https://www.walterreeves.com/landsca...dentification/ “Irish Ivy is normally larger than English Ivy, in both its leaves and petioles. The Irish ivy leaf is wider than long, with a broad terminal lobe and the leaves are shiny with greenish, not white veins. Also English ivy has a musty odor, while Irish ivy’s is sweet-ish." The seeds are highly attractive to birds, helping it spread far and wide. But the ability to take root from any piece of the plant is its hallmark for survival. And because of that extensive root development, it's extremely hard to control, be that chemically or mechanically. I've seen Ivy drink glyphosate as if it were fertilizer. I have heard of using dousing it with kerosene, but that would contaminate the surrounding soil.
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08-06-2024, 09:33 PM | #842 | ||
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The start of the winter bare root season this year has been slower than usual. The first delivery from Flemings's arrived at 7am yesterday, of which 600 assorted ornamental and fruiting trees were sorted, labeled, orders pulled and then lined up and buried in sand. A process that took just on 8 hours to complete.
Circa 9am....................... Eight hours later..................... A number of varieties were not sent in that initial Fleming's delivery, so there will be a couple of follow up deliveries to follow. The majority of our fruit tree assortment will arrive next week from a secondary supplier. Roses and our yearly allocation of citrus trees typically arrive late June or early July.
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