tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476190367076399004.post6513728416627146863..comments2024-01-25T16:21:50.456+11:00Comments on Chookie's Back Yard: Kikuyu Attack!Chookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07230973711859964063noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476190367076399004.post-9880210319455695222017-08-02T04:07:52.475+10:002017-08-02T04:07:52.475+10:00While digging out the grass, we are careful to tur...While digging out the grass, we are careful to turn it over as sod and put it back into place once the hole is filled with <a href="http://bestselfpropelledlawnmowers.com/gas-mower/" rel="nofollow">best electric lawn mower</a><br />fresh dirt.jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13835847777966515522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476190367076399004.post-16927021123443349292015-05-19T18:51:18.257+10:002015-05-19T18:51:18.257+10:00I’m glad to share that I found a way to get rid of...I’m glad to share that I found a way to get rid of the Kikuyu effectively. I used a paintbrush and dipped it into a higher concentration of glyphosate (stronger than roundup). Stroking the paintbrush on the <a href="http://www.sydneylawnandturf.com.au/kikuyu" rel="nofollow">kikuyu</a> turf a couple of times can do the trick and won’t harm other lawns.Jamie Joneshttp://www.sydneylawnandturf.com.au/kikuyunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476190367076399004.post-91769574439401856472015-03-16T18:21:23.182+11:002015-03-16T18:21:23.182+11:00I'm so over with kikuyu grasses. Its invasion ...I'm so over with kikuyu grasses. Its invasion made my garden very ugly! And it's hard to kill them all.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18155638989026732636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476190367076399004.post-8759574725717270412007-12-08T14:11:00.000+11:002007-12-08T14:11:00.000+11:00Kreativemix, the lemongrass should work. It grows...Kreativemix, the lemongrass should work. It grows into a thick clump that's nearly impermeable. My problem has been keeping the lemongrass alive, but with the arrival of La Nina, I'm in with a chance.<BR/><BR/>Staycalm, a single raised bed for herbs is on the agenda, but we're not handy so I haven't gone for any DIY hard landscaping.<BR/><BR/>Anonymous, I love the food colouring idea, and I do tend to throw Roundup around on non-watering days -- but we've had so much rain lately that I think the grass will fight it off! <BR/><BR/>Thanks for asking after me, Yolanda -- I am almost back to normal now. My boys each gave me a cold. Kind of them!Chookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07230973711859964063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476190367076399004.post-79146619574274924332007-12-06T03:58:00.000+11:002007-12-06T03:58:00.000+11:00Sounds like a very nasty kind of weed and very har...Sounds like a very nasty kind of weed and very hard to get rid of. BTW I hope you are much better now?Yolanda Elizabet Heuzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506031220151023088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476190367076399004.post-52046687083582758412007-12-03T12:54:00.000+11:002007-12-03T12:54:00.000+11:00Glyphosate *should* be rain-fast or watering for t...Glyphosate *should* be rain-fast or watering for that matter in a couple of hours. Can you do the glyphosate on a non-watering day (Saturday) and hope that it doesn't rain, then hose on Sunday.<BR/><BR/>Also, try painting rather than spraying the glyphosate, then no worries about spray drift. Also you can colour it with food colouring so that your DS's know not to go where the coloured bits are.<BR/><BR/>If you are using a hard barrier it will need to go down into the soil a fair way to stop the roots and runners from spreading.<BR/><BR/>The only good thing that Kikuyu has going for it is that it is green and seems to outgrow everything else that turns up its toes with a lack of water.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476190367076399004.post-52470938534643575352007-12-02T19:47:00.000+11:002007-12-02T19:47:00.000+11:00Ack - I hate those creeping grasses. Cooch, kikuyu...Ack - I hate those creeping grasses. Cooch, kikuyu... Like you said if you can't get to the garden for a week or two it just takes over. So far I'm finding that it is much better with my raised garden beds with a hard barrier (either plastic weed strip, bricks or sleepers) plus DH is rather fond of the roundup sprays. I've been trying keep a decent strip free of grass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476190367076399004.post-14884072656979212632007-12-02T18:18:00.000+11:002007-12-02T18:18:00.000+11:00does the lemongrass really work??does the lemongrass really work??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com