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Sep 11, 2011 5:58 PM CST
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Horseshoe said:Mow it or weed-eat it, especially when it is small. Doing this quite a few times will zap its energy and it will not be able to send up new growth at some point, killing the roots.

You can also blow torch it with a torch weeder, doing the same thing, knocking down the top growth.

Fortunately for me I'm one of those not affected by PI (yet!) so I hand pull it. Next time down your way I'll swing by with a mission!


Shoe


If you give enough advance notice before swinging by, I'll guarantee ice-cold heineken in the fridge Thumbs up

Will continue the weed-eating routine - didn't know if it really made a difference.

Thanks, Shoe!
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