Horse Tail in my Pachysandra - Ask Extension
I have the beginnings of a Horse Tail infestation in my Pach ground cover. How do I kill this stuff? I hear it is really hard.
Help!
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Horse Tail in my Pachysandra #868217
Asked May 13, 2024, 2:33 PM EDT
I have the beginnings of a Horse Tail infestation in my Pach ground cover. How do I kill this stuff? I hear it is really hard.
Help!
Kent County Michigan
Expert Response
Hello,
Please send me some clear and close up images of the horsetail.
Is area adjacent to a corn and soybean field? I am trying to find out where this horsetail is coming from.
Please send me the images - I will respond back ASAP. Thank you!
Please send me some clear and close up images of the horsetail.
Is area adjacent to a corn and soybean field? I am trying to find out where this horsetail is coming from.
Please send me the images - I will respond back ASAP. Thank you!
Hello Again,
In the MSUE article, Field Horsetail: A Plant as Old as Time
February 2, 2024 - Johanna Flies and Erin Hill
Please read the below sections (very carefully):
Cultural control methods
Mechanical or physical control methods
Chemical control
Biological control
Article is at this link:
https://www.canr.msu.edu/resources/field-horsetail-a-plant-as-old-as-time
Good Luck! - Any other questions, please let me know - Thanks!
In the MSUE article, Field Horsetail: A Plant as Old as Time
February 2, 2024 - Johanna Flies and Erin Hill
Please read the below sections (very carefully):
Cultural control methods
Mechanical or physical control methods
Chemical control
Biological control
Article is at this link:
https://www.canr.msu.edu/resources/field-horsetail-a-plant-as-old-as-time
Good Luck! - Any other questions, please let me know - Thanks!
Thanks for this. However the horsetail is found in my pachysandra ground cover. I do not want to damage that wiht the use of Glysophate. What do you advise?
On Monday, May 13, 2024 at 05:13:31 PM EDT, Ask Extension <<personal data hidden>> wrote:
Hello Again,
For non-chemical
Then, you will have to do the by the other control method:
Mechanical or physical control methods
Mechanical or physical control methods for smaller areas of horsetail focus on trying to deplete the energy reserves of the rhizomes by removing the stems every 2 weeks during the growing season. This process can take 3 to 4 years to achieve success (Long, 2022; Burrill & Parker, 1994). Larger areas such as crop fields can be harder to control and use of tillage equipment can actually spread the plant due to its ability to regenerate through pieces of rhizome (Cloutier & Watson, 1985). Repeated mowing or tilling could be successful if timed to target regrowth before it has had the chance to replenish energy reserves in the roots, or before it reaches 8 to 10 inches (Cloutier & Watson, 1985). Such a strategy might require multiple years of effort.
Good Luck!
For non-chemical
Then, you will have to do the by the other control method:
Mechanical or physical control methods
Mechanical or physical control methods for smaller areas of horsetail focus on trying to deplete the energy reserves of the rhizomes by removing the stems every 2 weeks during the growing season. This process can take 3 to 4 years to achieve success (Long, 2022; Burrill & Parker, 1994). Larger areas such as crop fields can be harder to control and use of tillage equipment can actually spread the plant due to its ability to regenerate through pieces of rhizome (Cloutier & Watson, 1985). Repeated mowing or tilling could be successful if timed to target regrowth before it has had the chance to replenish energy reserves in the roots, or before it reaches 8 to 10 inches (Cloutier & Watson, 1985). Such a strategy might require multiple years of effort.
Good Luck!
