Where have all the Dog Daisys gone? I have alway struggled to get them to grow, and this year is the worst show yet. Driving around I see a huge number growing on the roadside, so I know that the climate here is good for them. Maybe my field is still too fertile, or maybe I am cutting the field a bit too late (usually the second week of August when the Cranesbill has set seed). Maybe this year I should cut it a week or two earlier.
Talking of the Meadow Cranesbill - this is just going into flower. It is doing much better in the places where I planted 4 or 5 plants together in a patch as this seems to shade out the grass. Places where there is just a single plant seem to be much more of a struggle among the long grass.
Two weeks ago i did some spot treatment with Roundup Gel on docks - this seems to have worked well as the docks have turned yellow - and I haven't got that ring of dead grass that happens when a spray rather than a gel is used. So the gel may be a bit more expensive, but I am impressed with it efficiency.
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