@laurenheywood@social.ds106.us
Post #1784842
2026-04-29 20:54 UTC
@ArabellaLovejoy@mastodonapp.uk 1/2 If marsh horsetail is like regular horsetail then no, there's no real way to irradicate it but you can control it:
(1) Get rid of the early shoots so it can't spread spores.
(2) Pull it up as you see it and dispose of the waste carefully (it propogates easily from root cuttings).
(3) Don't rotavate. When digging, carefully lift out the roots. Breaking up the roots in the soil turns each broken piece into a new plant.
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@laurenheywood@social.ds106.us 2026-04-29 20:59
@ArabellaLovejoy@mastodonapp.uk 2/2 Aim to slow it rather than irradicate, and don't set yourself up to feel stressed by the sight of it. Weeding it out a few times a year will starve it of energy and make it grow slower. My allotment horsetail patches have reduced / slowed over the years to the point that it doesn't pose an issue to me. It's also kinda cool that it's older than the dinosaurs and silicon based, a living fossil :)