Anyone know how to get rid of kikuyu, or at least keep it at bay over large areas, without resorting to chemicals? It was sown on our place to stabilise dam banks, but now seems intent on becoming a monoculture over the entire property. As for keeping it out of gardens ...! And no, seawater wouldn't be acceptable here in salty Oz.
Matt Thursday, August 1, 2002, 1:54:14 PM, you wrote: PMB> Hi Barry and Nancy, I live close to the ocean near Tauranga in the North PMB> Island of New Zealand. Much of the land around us is grazed by dairy cows. PMB> We have an African grass invaiding called Kykuyu. The frosts used to keep it PMB> in check but our winters are getting warmer. I went down to the sea side PMB> with two twenty litre containers, filled them with seawater and sprayed neat PMB> onto the grass to drip off. That is good and heavy, I expected to see some PMB> burn off, but no, in one place it almost trebled growth and elsewhere only PMB> doubled it. It is interesting to hear others experiences. I wouldn't imagine PMB> this would be good practice in Australia. PMB> Regards, PMB> Peter.
