INA, THANKS MUCH FOR THE INFO. IT WILL BE TIME CONSUMING CONSIDERING HOW MUCH AREA I WILL HAVE TO DO BY HAND, BUT IT WILL BE WORTH IT IF I CAN GET RID OF IT EVENTUALLY!! THANKS AGAIN, PATTY HUMBLE, TX. USA -----Original Message----- >From: Ina <klazina@orcon.net.nz> >Sent: Mar 7, 2010 12:15 PM >To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> >Subject: Re: [pbs] Texas Oxalis? > >Patty, this is not the yellow flowered variety we have here, but ours is >a plague as you describe. When I moved here 10 years ago, it truly was >a plague too. I don't know if you have Frend in an applicator bottle, >but I mixed a really strong solution of Roundup (glycophosphate or >whatever it is called) and put it in one of those bottles , than hand >wiped each leaf of Oxalis. Very rarely now does one appear, I suppose >seeded from the neighbours. It took time and patience, but has paid off. > >As you say, digging it up was impossible. Was told by friends I would >never get rid of it! > >Ina Auckland New Zealand > > >Once it gets going , it is almost impossible to get rid of. It makes a >tremendous amount of seed and it is nearly impossible to get all of them >when you are tryng to dig up a clump to do away with! >If someone knows of a product that will kill them, please share with me. > >Patty >Southeast Texas > >-----Original Message----- > > >__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4922 (20100307) __________ > >The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > >http://www.eset.com/ > > >_______________________________________________ >pbs mailing list >pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ ________________________________________ PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com/