tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post7341916593232972949..comments2023-10-17T15:55:47.102+00:00Comments on The Inelegant Gardener: My prehistoric nemesisHappyMouffetardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09157145094611234176noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-78067407932615859992008-08-12T23:51:00.000+00:002008-08-12T23:51:00.000+00:00I feel for you. I don't have this one, but I do b...I feel for you. I don't have this one, but I do battle with a lot of persistent weeds, I know the frustration there. Good luck with your efforts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-52901405583174520682008-08-11T18:53:00.000+00:002008-08-11T18:53:00.000+00:00Easygardener - I do like the pretty one, and was v...Easygardener - I do like the pretty one, and was very tempted by it when we built a small pond but couldn't quite bring myself to buy it!<BR/><BR/>Titania, I'd love to know what your prehistoric whatsthename is! But I don't think I'd want it!<BR/><BR/>Lucy, I think so - they are sometimes called mares tails, but I believe there is also another plant called mares tail.<BR/><BR/>Goodfoodshopper - yes, the drainage is a bit poor in places. <BR/><BR/>I will prevail!HappyMouffetardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157145094611234176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-43314826459498774122008-08-10T10:17:00.000+00:002008-08-10T10:17:00.000+00:00Apparently the buds are eaten as a vegetable in Ja...Apparently the buds are eaten as a vegetable in Japan in the springtime!<BR/><BR/>According to my old ADAS notes poor drainage often contributes to the presence of this weed.<BR/><BR/>The RHS give out advice on control:<BR/>http://tinyurl.com/5klaxe<BR/>but I think the fact Horsetails have been here for thousands of years gives you a clue how good the solutions are....Bill Pearsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850134177330143577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-44272987569373505562008-08-08T12:25:00.000+00:002008-08-08T12:25:00.000+00:00Are horsetails the same as mare's tails? If so, I...Are horsetails the same as mare's tails? If so, I've got some and, as long as they don't go mad (so far, so good, I don't think they like my non-soil) I like them.<BR/><BR/>(This is one reason why visitors should never be allowed to weed anything.)<BR/><BR/>LucyLucy Corranderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743561298706555813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-7091244829868690692008-08-08T08:56:00.000+00:002008-08-08T08:56:00.000+00:00No, I haven't got any horsetails, thanks to all th...No, I haven't got any horsetails, thanks to all the gods; but there is a whole pletora of prehistoric whatsthename, which I will never ever be able to get rid off. I have my good days when i leave them alone and I have my bad days when I have more attempts at the nevergetridoffs.Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-18367168085048075732008-08-08T08:55:00.000+00:002008-08-08T08:55:00.000+00:00No, I haven't got any horsetails, thanks to all th...No, I haven't got any horsetails, thanks to all the gods; but there is a whole pletora of prehistoric whatsthename, which I will never ever be able to get rid off. I have my good days when i leave them alone and I have my bad days when I have more attempts at the nevergetridoffs.Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-8224147393546709422008-08-07T19:53:00.000+00:002008-08-07T19:53:00.000+00:00I've got the pretty one in my pond. It's been ther...I've got the pretty one in my pond. It's been there for a number of years (in a mesh container) and gets checked and repotted every so often. It's never given any trouble or tried to escape - yet!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-51797519900829443122008-08-07T17:18:00.000+00:002008-08-07T17:18:00.000+00:00Thanks for your comments. I do find them kind of a...Thanks for your comments. <BR/>I do find them kind of attractive in a feathery, primitive sort of way but they're a pain on the allotment. <BR/><BR/>And if anyone wishes to know which would win a fight between horsetail and couch grass, it's couch grass - I've pulled up several horsetail roots pierced by couch grass.HappyMouffetardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157145094611234176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-11530680353828741062008-08-07T16:43:00.000+00:002008-08-07T16:43:00.000+00:00I have a job where we have an entire field bespatt...I have a job where we have an entire field bespattered with horsetail and I have to say it looks rather fine. I am trying to get rid of the various nettles etc so it looks even better. Sometimes total surrender is the only option.<BR/>(I had never heard of Lamarckian Evolution so I can feel that this afternoon has not been entirely wasted. I suppose Amelanchier lamarckii was named after old Jean-Baptiste. Incidentally his Wikipedia portrait makes him look a little like Lee Marvin.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-30529723709428026892008-08-07T16:14:00.000+00:002008-08-07T16:14:00.000+00:00Thanks for visitng my blog. Glad you had a good ti...Thanks for visitng my blog. Glad you had a good time visitng the Lakes, you'll just have to come back now to visit Dalemain!<BR/>My sympathies with the horsetail, it drives me mad too.abcdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15690297198756751233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-35553669632049800102008-08-07T15:22:00.000+00:002008-08-07T15:22:00.000+00:00I wanted one of the "pretty" ones for the pond as ...I wanted one of the "pretty" ones for the pond as I have seen some in a friends garden - but now that I know its the horsetail family - well I don't know.<BR/>Yes I just wasted 2 mins. of my life - well it is still raining.<BR/>I am sure you will weaken them .... and they will give up .....<BR/>Regards<BR/>KarenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com