Comments on: Horsetail Eradication http://gardenerstips.co.uk/products/14/horsetail-eradication/ Tips for the Gardener Sun, 17 Jun 2012 09:10:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: hortoris http://gardenerstips.co.uk/products/14/horsetail-eradication/comment-page-1/#comment-179 hortoris Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:01:38 +0000 http://gardenerstips.co.uk/products/?p=14#comment-179 You live and learn. As I haven't been around for 60 million years I bow to superior knowledge. Thanks You live and learn.
As I haven’t been around for 60 million years I bow to superior knowledge. Thanks

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By: Bill Grange http://gardenerstips.co.uk/products/14/horsetail-eradication/comment-page-1/#comment-176 Bill Grange Sun, 24 Apr 2011 14:35:27 +0000 http://gardenerstips.co.uk/products/?p=14#comment-176 I don't think Equisetum telmatia has been around for 60 million years (unless you really know differently), but its relatives certainly have been on earth for at leat 300 million years when some of them (Calamites) grew to the size of trees. Botanically, horsetails (please don't call them 'marestails' - which are aquatic flowering plants) are in the fern group, producing spores from the cone-shaped heads that appear before the foliage. I don’t think Equisetum telmatia has been around for 60 million years (unless you really know differently), but its relatives certainly have been on earth for at leat 300 million years when some of them (Calamites) grew to the size of trees. Botanically, horsetails (please don’t call them ‘marestails’ – which are aquatic flowering plants) are in the fern group, producing spores from the cone-shaped heads that appear before the foliage.

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By: hortoris http://gardenerstips.co.uk/products/14/horsetail-eradication/comment-page-1/#comment-91 hortoris Tue, 17 Aug 2010 07:09:05 +0000 http://gardenerstips.co.uk/products/?p=14#comment-91 I have read it is eaten in Japan! I have read it is eaten in Japan!

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By: lou http://gardenerstips.co.uk/products/14/horsetail-eradication/comment-page-1/#comment-85 lou Sat, 07 Aug 2010 07:56:07 +0000 http://gardenerstips.co.uk/products/?p=14#comment-85 How is this plant wiped out when it is in artostapholis? It is a broadleaf plant? How is this plant wiped out when it is in artostapholis? It is a broadleaf plant?

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By: More Horsetail or Mare’s Tail Weeds to Eliminate | Gardeners Tips http://gardenerstips.co.uk/products/14/horsetail-eradication/comment-page-1/#comment-71 More Horsetail or Mare’s Tail Weeds to Eliminate | Gardeners Tips Sun, 25 Jul 2010 13:54:07 +0000 http://gardenerstips.co.uk/products/?p=14#comment-71 [...] Glyphosate weed killer will have an effect and eventually kill the plant. Apply at least 3-4 times. Crush the leaves to create an entry point. [...] [...] Glyphosate weed killer will have an effect and eventually kill the plant. Apply at least 3-4 times. Crush the leaves to create an entry point. [...]

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By: Common Garden Problems | Gardeners Tips http://gardenerstips.co.uk/products/14/horsetail-eradication/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Common Garden Problems | Gardeners Tips Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:17:13 +0000 http://gardenerstips.co.uk/products/?p=14#comment-35 [...] the case of weeds like horsetail, it can really test your patience as it can be years of weeding before you clear the garden of [...] [...] the case of weeds like horsetail, it can really test your patience as it can be years of weeding before you clear the garden of [...]

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By: Most Common Garden Weeds | Gardeners Tips http://gardenerstips.co.uk/products/14/horsetail-eradication/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Most Common Garden Weeds | Gardeners Tips Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:05:51 +0000 http://gardenerstips.co.uk/products/?p=14#comment-5 [...] Dealing with horsetail. Has been around for 60 million years, if you have some in your garden you will see why. One of the [...] [...] Dealing with horsetail. Has been around for 60 million years, if you have some in your garden you will see why. One of the [...]

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