My big pond has a leak so I've got to clean it out and power wash it for repairs. My pickrel weed has become Eat-Norm-US and I've been trying for a week to get it out,chopping and pulling,chopping and pulling but only made a tiny bit of progress. Anyone got a sure way of getting it out w/o use of dynamite? The orginal plant was in a pot but probably has died off . New growth is just growing roots in water except where it's invaded other potted plants.
My dr.has me on light duty because of torn muscle in shoulder and neck so I need an easy way to get it out.
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Giant man-eating Pickrel weed removal?
Backhoe maybe??? Just kidding, Can you get anything like a rope under it? If so, you can use a ratchet set and do it that way. It will be the same principle just a lot easier on your muscles.
I think this is a job for "Superhubby"...LOL
He has a trackhoe but it reeks havoc on the lawn.
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Wished I was closer. I'd help you get it out (for a few sprigs of plant).
That is another possibility to check into a water garden store that might help you get it out for part of the plant.
much as I hated it..."Superrhubby" had to use his trackhoe. It's out,along w/ all my other plants..laying in the yard where I have to untangle it from the water iris,water celery,horsetail rush,and other plants. I'm hoping I didn't loose my lizards tail. I don't see it in the tangle.
I hacked,pulled,dipped out and hauled off two wheelbarrowfull of it and floating hearts to the compost pile before I gave up and called in "Superhubby".
cagananimallover,
'fraid I couldn't let you take just a sprig. It'd be a whole darn truckload or nothing...LOL
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:-( [I'm sad] If I was close enough, I'd have taken it. Sorry you had so much trouble.
and I would have certainly let you have it but it will live on as compost for the rest of my gardens.
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Hey CAG,
I have pickerel that you can get part of this spring when we clean up the pond. Remind me when we have our first swap in the area and I will bring you some.
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The first season or two we had our pond elephant ears took over, we don't allow them in the pond anymore! I feel your flustration.
Sheila_FW
Sheila,
had that problem as well...still trying to kill out the ones that climbed out onto dry land and keep trying to take over the lawn.
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Thanks Sheila, will contact you. Still need to get you some Angel Trumpet seeds from my mom. ~~~ Carol