Hi! Matt, Several possibilities. Did you see the posts on "Roundup Replacement" Yet to try it, but sound good.
Steiner type peppers. Radionics. A Hugh Lovel type Field Broadcaster. Lots on the above in the list archives. Also steam or flame. Gil Matthew Cawood wrote: > Anyone know how to get rid of kikuyu, or at least keep it at bay over large > areas, without resorting to chemicals? It was sown on our place to stabilise > dam banks, but now seems intent on becoming a monoculture over the entire > property. As for keeping it out of gardens ...! And no, seawater wouldn't be > acceptable here in salty Oz. > > Matt > > Thursday, August 1, 2002, 1:54:14 PM, you wrote: > > PMB> Hi Barry and Nancy, I live close to the ocean near Tauranga in the North > PMB> Island of New Zealand. Much of the land around us is grazed by dairy cows. > PMB> We have an African grass invaiding called Kykuyu. The frosts used to keep it > PMB> in check but our winters are getting warmer. I went down to the sea side > PMB> with two twenty litre containers, filled them with seawater and sprayed neat > PMB> onto the grass to drip off. That is good and heavy, I expected to see some > PMB> burn off, but no, in one place it almost trebled growth and elsewhere only > PMB> doubled it. It is interesting to hear others experiences. I wouldn't imagine > PMB> this would be good practice in Australia. > PMB> Regards, > PMB> Peter.
