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  Adam Pilgrim May 19, 2011 at 8:43pm

  Sounds like 'mares tail'. Green, 'fleshy' fronds, cone shaped, pops up everywhere, snaps off if you try to pull it up. If it is what you have - please let me know if you find out what kills it - a client has a driveway that gets infested with it.....
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  James Parker May 19, 2011 at 8:56pm

  

   
  

  I've encountered mares tail before and it's a nightmare to get rid of. You can try digging it out but i doubt you'll ever get all of it, I’ve tried round up time and time again but it doesn't work. However I have been told since by more than one person that if you over fertilize, lots and lots and lots, that may kill it off. I don't know why and can't even confirm it works but that’s what I’ve been told.

  Let me know if you have any success
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  Bespoke Lawncare May 19, 2011 at 9:07pm

  Mares  tail is found next to ponds areas were water is, horses tail is found in flower beds under hedges & general garden areas.

  It is one of the oldest known weeds & does not go away easily.

  To assist removal trample on it before spraying, also mix a bit of fairy washing up liquid in with the weed killer it helps to penetrate the waxy surface on the weed. 
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  Michael Gurney May 19, 2011 at 9:12pm

  thanks to you all so far, not come across this weed before, will any weed killers touch it? I'm starting to see why others gardeners have gone away from this pub garden, shame nice beer!
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  Michael Gurney May 19, 2011 at 9:47pm

  thanks Paul have now searched, what a weed! hows this sound, going to trample my size 11's all over it, then spray it and keep spraying for the next few months, till its looking dead. Its the first outing for my  new back pack as well! Good job its in a bed that has only has weeds and a beech hedge and no flowers you use three different things in your mix, dont the B and oil do a simular thing?
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  Paul @ PPCH Services said:

  Do a forum search for mares tale, this came up very recently and there are loads of sudgestions.

   

  I use Roundup pro biactive with mixture B and coadacide oil.
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  Roy Parker May 21, 2011 at 10:06am

  i have used roundup and grazon mix to kill off bamboo and that works well  maybe worth a try possible with oil as well to make it stick
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  Bigyin May 21, 2011 at 10:41am

  Would a flame gun not work ?
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  Michael Gurney May 23, 2011 at 7:16am

  
  
  James Parker said:

  

   
  

  I've encountered mares tail before and it's a nightmare to get rid of. You can try digging it out but i doubt you'll ever get all of it, I’ve tried round up time and time again but it doesn't work. However I have been told since by more than one person that if you over fertilize, lots and lots and lots, that may kill it off. I don't know why and can't even confirm it works but that’s what I’ve been told.

  Let me know if you have any success

  watch this post as i will up date with progress
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  Michael Gurney May 23, 2011 at 7:25am

  like the idea, but its dry as a bone and i would run the risk of roasting the hedge as well, also would the seed heads not explode like a NZ forest fire?
  
  Bigyin said:

  Would a flame gun not work ?
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  Bigyin May 23, 2011 at 8:11am

  Don't know about the seed heads.  Would it be practical to remove them first ?  You can be very accurate with a flame gun.  Just have a hose pipe on standby.