Monty's lost the plot!

is this the one that is usually in ponds and watery areas?

if so... what a donut!!

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No, it's the one that should, apparently, correctly be called horsetail with roots that can go to 1.5metres deep.(Equisetum arvense) They are descendants of a group of ancient tree-like plants that thrived 300 million years ago during the Carboniferous period of pre-history.

yikes thats a scary one

whats he thinking of who would want that in their garden?

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Not i Mookins !!!
I spent years trying to get rid of it from a garden i had some years ago ..... it never ever went from there :(

hes still a do-nut then...tut tut

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Madness ! absolute madness , thats all thats needed people growing it on purpose.

dont you grow it Mac, it sounds like it would reach me here in a matter of time!!

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If people started growing it Mookins it would end up in all our gardens , it's a nightmare . . . .. . . . . .. hee hee get it night MARE . .. horsetail erm mare's tail etc

Taxi for Maccrimmon!!

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hee hee

bless ya

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He definitely HAS lost the plot, talking like that! Would he like some pretty white flowers on a lovely climber called 'Bindweed' to go with it, do you think? ;-)

Yes Wagger there are prehistoric fossils associated with this plant .. totally impervious to any form of control due to its ability to sink roots into the sub strata . Agree Monty has lost the plot ..but then hasnt been well lately .

Perhaps I ll post some pics of the giant variety that grows here .

I have it in my garden but I spray it with weed killer. ( sorry all you organic people but it's the only way I can kill it ) I will never get rid of it completely though because it's all over the surrounding area. - a nuisance. It won't be incorporated into any design here.

yes i read it and re read it thinking i must have misunderstood but no he really had said it yikes monty lad i know you've been poorly but you're asking a bit much here!
its in my rockery and no match for the heather it sits there pretending to be a conifer hoping i wont notice i bet!!

I have that in my garden, only in one area I,m pleased to say,never have found anything to get rid of the darn stuff.........

oh dear... wake up dopey Monty. I suppose no-one's perfect.
D'you know, it's about the only baddie we don't have somewhere! One day soon I'll post a rogue's gallery of them all : ))

Why not? It would be interesting. I did a blog a long time ago on weeds in my garden - I'd like to know what you have and how you deal with them!

Spritz, it's a work in very-slow-progress. I have a few good clear photos, and now i can even feature the blooming Japanese Knotweed which Bromsgrove Council has so kindly provided just beyond our garden. Woohoo.

OH NO!!!!! I had that in Kent - definitely the very worst...although I know that many people say that ground elder and mare's tail are their bug-bears. Poor you! :-(

ive heard about that Bindweed, nasty stuff
my biggest problem at the mo (that I know of) is Creeping buttercup

bloomin everywhere!!

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Me too, Mookins, gets into everything.

seems nothing compared to whats out there

but oh my goodness
am so sick of the stuff!!

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Of course you are, Mookins, but at least you can get rid of it, unlike some other HORRIBLE weeds... Japanese Knotweed being one! It has roots to Australia and just comes back up again from the tiniest piece left in. I'm so glad I haven't got that here!

oh goodness yes, ive read about that too (mookins shudders)

not nice
Like hubbys ex, always there when you least want it and has its roots in everything!!
and can cost a fortune to get rid of

LOL
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LOL, Mookins.

at least it'll be the council's bill in our case, but i don't have any high expectations of a speedy dealing with it - red tape being what it is.

Watch out for it creeping into your garden, Weeding! That's what it does... wretched stuff!

yeah, if they don't react quickly enuf 4 my liking, I'll be pestering them, don't worry. I'm gd @ being a nag-bag, it's fun sometimes!