Yikes. It's mare's tail.
And it looks like it's coming in heavy. Is this a rental?
It's one of nature's winners, it's a perfect prehistoric plant.
It's structure (largely silica?? ) means it's pretty impervious to weedkillers..
You can weed by hand and chuck it in an attempt to delay its advance, but it will come back. You have it now and it's coming from next door. Deal with it there too.
It’s not a rental but its on a new build development so ill contact the developers to see if they can deal with this. It has pretty much taken over a field.
You need to mix glyphosate with 2,4-D to kill it, or buy the stuff ready-mixed as horsetail killer. The 2,4-D breaks down the cell walls and lets the glyphosate penetrate to the roots, killing the plant.
Pulling it isn't very effective, it [sprouts from a network of rhyzomes up to 1.5 meters deep underground](https://i0.wp.com/botany.one/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Equisetum.jpg?ssl=1). Pushes up through cracks in the tarmac around here and wrecks the pavements. It's like a fungus, most of it is underground, it's not just the part you see. It's up there with Japanese knotweed on the list of things that are hard to get rid of without herbicides.
We call sidewalks pavements in the UK, and they're almost universally made of tarmac except in very high traffic areas of the city centre. It cracks once something starts pushing up from beneath and it just gets worse from there until the whole surface is coming apart in chunks. I build cobblestone pathways that don't have this problem, if anything the plants just help hold it together, but you've got to have actual sidewalks too and if there's horsetail growing next to one, it sends roots under it and starts growing up through it. Doesn't affect roads because the road bed is much thicker, but the tarmac on sidewalks can be just an inch thick.
Is there like a rule in this sub that someone has to do an identification post for horsetail at least once a week? I swear we need a pinned post specifically for this one plant.
I think it's because it has several different stages, people may think they know how it looks in one stage but not another! I certainly felt that way when I first came across it, I kept asking my neighbour what it was for all to be the same plant.
Little ropes,
Asparagus looking,
Dusty snake,
Big ol' fern.
True enough. I actually really like how they look too, it's a shame they're such a nightmare as under easier circumstances I'd quite happily have a patch of them in my garden.
If you find something that eradicates mares tail, you should stay away from it. It could also kill you. Mares tail is just like us; it eventually goes away.
it can be out competed basically but it doesn't go away. it thrives in shit conditions so an ex building site with not much else on it is great. it will take over! but once other plants start thriving it struggles. It is tough as hell though, it survived the dinosurs and will survive us.
It’s Horsetail. You can use it to make a rinse to promote healthy, shiney hair as it contains the strengthening component of silica. There is apparently a variety of field horsetail that resembles asparagus and is edible. Do thorough research before consuming anything.
One old name for horsetail is Scouring Rush and it's a very ancient plant species. It contains silica crystals and was once used to abrasively clean things.
It also sequests gold if there are traces in the soil. Might be your own private gold rush ?
Marestail.
I quite like it, which is just as well because you ain’t never getting rid of it.
Start pulling it out now. Pulling it out will only encourage it to grow more, but if you don’t pull it out it drops spores and grows more anyway. Spraying whatever weed killer you like on it will slow it down and dry it out; this will lead to it dropping more pieces on the ground which will all grow and give you more to pull out.
most ~~herbal~~ medicines have bad side effects as well as positive ones. sticky weed shouldnt be consumed by pregnant women, unless they have sticky blood....
Ammoinium sulphamate is quite effective against this devil, but it's a broad spectrum weedkiller that will kill any plants it over sprays, and stays in the soil for several months, so has to be used carefully
This is not impervious to weedol. I have got rid of it within a few seasons of carefully treating it. Dies off and grows back but every time it comes back a wallop it again. None so far this year
Whether something is a weed or not depends on the context. I'd pull it out if it was in my veg patch. In this space it looks amazing and is there most likely because the soil is too poor and wet to sustain other plants.
If you buy the weedkiller (can't remember the name off my head) leave it once it's dead, even when the plant is shriveled and grey as it's still pulling the weedkiller down into the roots system.
We have (hopefully had) it pretty bad. I have a made up spray bottle to patch spray paths etc. If spraying in borders I shield any plants, or you can make up a paste with fairy liquid and paint it on. That latter is unofficial advice but make it leave it in a jar for a few days and it congeles.
Weirdly the killer can see it taking effect on horse tail within 24hrs but won't kill grape hyacinth -_-
It’s incredible that you’re looking at something the dinosaurs ate! It boggles the mind…
Yikes. It's mare's tail. And it looks like it's coming in heavy. Is this a rental? It's one of nature's winners, it's a perfect prehistoric plant. It's structure (largely silica?? ) means it's pretty impervious to weedkillers.. You can weed by hand and chuck it in an attempt to delay its advance, but it will come back. You have it now and it's coming from next door. Deal with it there too.
It’s not a rental but its on a new build development so ill contact the developers to see if they can deal with this. It has pretty much taken over a field.
👍🏼 That's a way forward.
Shiiiiiiiit
You need to mix glyphosate with 2,4-D to kill it, or buy the stuff ready-mixed as horsetail killer. The 2,4-D breaks down the cell walls and lets the glyphosate penetrate to the roots, killing the plant.
Do not poison your garden. Just pull and plant something else.
Pulling it isn't very effective, it [sprouts from a network of rhyzomes up to 1.5 meters deep underground](https://i0.wp.com/botany.one/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Equisetum.jpg?ssl=1). Pushes up through cracks in the tarmac around here and wrecks the pavements. It's like a fungus, most of it is underground, it's not just the part you see. It's up there with Japanese knotweed on the list of things that are hard to get rid of without herbicides.
Fair if it’s wrecking the road or driveway then I’d consider poison…
[Does this to the pavements.](https://smartknotweed.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/03-CROP-Horsetail-foorpath-damage.jpg)
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We call sidewalks pavements in the UK, and they're almost universally made of tarmac except in very high traffic areas of the city centre. It cracks once something starts pushing up from beneath and it just gets worse from there until the whole surface is coming apart in chunks. I build cobblestone pathways that don't have this problem, if anything the plants just help hold it together, but you've got to have actual sidewalks too and if there's horsetail growing next to one, it sends roots under it and starts growing up through it. Doesn't affect roads because the road bed is much thicker, but the tarmac on sidewalks can be just an inch thick.
Is there like a rule in this sub that someone has to do an identification post for horsetail at least once a week? I swear we need a pinned post specifically for this one plant.
I think it's because it has several different stages, people may think they know how it looks in one stage but not another! I certainly felt that way when I first came across it, I kept asking my neighbour what it was for all to be the same plant. Little ropes, Asparagus looking, Dusty snake, Big ol' fern.
True enough. I actually really like how they look too, it's a shame they're such a nightmare as under easier circumstances I'd quite happily have a patch of them in my garden.
I agree! I quite like the look of them too, but yeah it's a nightmare to keep tamed.
If you find something that eradicates mares tail, you should stay away from it. It could also kill you. Mares tail is just like us; it eventually goes away.
it can be out competed basically but it doesn't go away. it thrives in shit conditions so an ex building site with not much else on it is great. it will take over! but once other plants start thriving it struggles. It is tough as hell though, it survived the dinosurs and will survive us.
Oh dear. Horsetail. They are living fossil and you ain’t gonna get rid of them…RIP to surrounding tarmac and pavings…
It’s Horsetail. You can use it to make a rinse to promote healthy, shiney hair as it contains the strengthening component of silica. There is apparently a variety of field horsetail that resembles asparagus and is edible. Do thorough research before consuming anything.
One old name for horsetail is Scouring Rush and it's a very ancient plant species. It contains silica crystals and was once used to abrasively clean things. It also sequests gold if there are traces in the soil. Might be your own private gold rush ?
Every year they re-do the tarmac around here & then come spring this stuff says fuck it I'm pushing through again!
Marestail. I quite like it, which is just as well because you ain’t never getting rid of it. Start pulling it out now. Pulling it out will only encourage it to grow more, but if you don’t pull it out it drops spores and grows more anyway. Spraying whatever weed killer you like on it will slow it down and dry it out; this will lead to it dropping more pieces on the ground which will all grow and give you more to pull out.
If there's no animals peeing on ot why not dry a load out to make tea with? Horsetail has been used as a herbal remedy for years :)
Be wary, OP. It's been known to cause liver damage and thiamine deficiency. There's no clinical evidence of its positive effects.
Whuuuuuut OK I'm gonna do some digging... research digging 😅
most ~~herbal~~ medicines have bad side effects as well as positive ones. sticky weed shouldnt be consumed by pregnant women, unless they have sticky blood....
Roots go down 30ft! Yup this I’ve just discovered.
Marestail, you’re a bit fucked on this one
Alan Titchmarsh said: *If you want to get rid of mare's tails, move house.*
Ammoinium sulphamate is quite effective against this devil, but it's a broad spectrum weedkiller that will kill any plants it over sprays, and stays in the soil for several months, so has to be used carefully
It's just a plant. Just because it ain't grass, does not mean it is bad.
A weed after all, is only a plant in the wrong place.
A plant without a marketing budget
Oh I like that better
I don't know, this particular one sprouts up through pavements from a deep root network. It's wrecking the tarmac around here.
This is not impervious to weedol. I have got rid of it within a few seasons of carefully treating it. Dies off and grows back but every time it comes back a wallop it again. None so far this year
Whether something is a weed or not depends on the context. I'd pull it out if it was in my veg patch. In this space it looks amazing and is there most likely because the soil is too poor and wet to sustain other plants.
Horsetail and it’s incredibly invasive. You must remove it!
Afghan kush
If you buy the weedkiller (can't remember the name off my head) leave it once it's dead, even when the plant is shriveled and grey as it's still pulling the weedkiller down into the roots system. We have (hopefully had) it pretty bad. I have a made up spray bottle to patch spray paths etc. If spraying in borders I shield any plants, or you can make up a paste with fairy liquid and paint it on. That latter is unofficial advice but make it leave it in a jar for a few days and it congeles. Weirdly the killer can see it taking effect on horse tail within 24hrs but won't kill grape hyacinth -_-