Agapanthus - trialling no-dig no-chemical eradication

These observations were made in the Arena, where about a dozen medium sized plants to c. 50cm H were first observed in June 2018.

They were controlled by pulling or cutting off some of the leaves as convenient, piling the leaves on the stems (insufficient mass to cover the tubers completely) and thereafter pulling on exposed tubers in passing , loosening or uprooting them when possible with minimal effort.
Surprisingly, many tubers were uprooted without effort by August 2018. Tubers continued to be piled over remaining tubers, both to assist rotting and to ensure monitoring.

All except those rooted against tree trunks were removed in this way by January 2019.

Seedlings emerged abundant around the tubers in Spring, snd were controlled solely by squashing or pulling off their tiny leaves, since they were too small to grasp and uproot from the dry clay soil.

Any remaining Agapanthus have been, or will be, observed and will, thanks to the iNaturalist Explore search, automatically be added to those currently appearing at the link above.

Publicado el martes, 02 de abril de 2019 a las 06:28 PM por kaipatiki_naturewatch kaipatiki_naturewatch

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