Re: Honeybees and Tansy Ragwort...

On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:16:41 -0700, Don Bruder wrote:

(A) The "nuclear option" - Chemically sterilize 
> the areas where it's growing with 2,4-D, RoundUp/Glyphosate, or a couple

> others, and (B) Hand-pull and compost/bag the stuff. (Can't "just cut" -


If pulling is hard*, have you tried cut and paint?
Cut the stem and then quickly dab to stem with glycophospate(sp?). We have
some weeds over here that can only be pulled the day after soaking rain.


> I've been going at it by pulling the plants and burying them in 
> the manure pile by the wheelbarrow full.  

unless that manure pile gets steaming hot for afew days, you are just
creating a great new sources. Stuff in garbage bags and leave in sun for
a week would be better.