Tony, I swear I heard Elaine Ingram say that horsetail was a sign of excess nitrate in the soil and that if you sprayed molasses on the ground it would stimulate the micro-life to take up the excess nitrate and horsetail would no longer be a problem. I could be wrong but that's what I remember her saying.
Daniel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anthony Nelson-Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2002 8:21 AM Subject: Re: Horsetail/Equisetum Arvense > Steve - Pulling horsetail shoots damages the plant? I should be so lucky! > I approve of this plant in the right place, but not overwhelming my veg > patch. I've dug down three feet into my subsoil (solid glacial clay) > without coming to the end of its stolons - I've read that they can extend > downwards for several yards. Every spring I pull each shoot as it appears, > and appears, and appears....; after a decade or more, they are as vigorous > as ever. Of course, if I'd _wanted_ them there.... > Naturally, I dry the best leafy shoots for tea making. > Tony N-S. > >
