The advantage of using the applicator bottle and really strong is that it kills the bulbs too. AND it can be done around precious plants, as I always was careful to paint only the leaves. It worked. And 2 teaspoons per gallon my oxalis would have laughed at. Ina :o) For Oxalis corniculata (the yellow flowered pest) roundup at the rate of 2 teaspoons per gallon will selectively kill the Oxalis. Don't do it on lawns, it kills the grass too chuck Schwartz Ca. zone 9 ---- Ina <klazina@orcon.net.nz> wrote: > Patty, this is not the yellow flowered variety we have here, but ours is > a plague as you describe. When I moved here 10 years ago, it truly was > a plague too. I don't know if you have Frend in an applicator bottle, > but I mixed a really strong solution of Roundup (glycophosphate or > whatever it is called) and put it in one of those bottles , than hand > wiped each leaf of Oxalis. Very rarely now does one appear, I suppose > seeded from the neighbours. It took time and patience, but has paid off. > > As you say, digging it up was impossible. Was told by friends I would > never get rid of it! > > Ina Auckland New Zealand > > > Once it gets going , it is almost impossible to get rid of. It makes a > tremendous amount of seed and it is nearly impossible to get all of them > when you are tryng to dig up a clump to do away with! > If someone knows of a product that will kill them, please share with me. > > Patty > Southeast Texas > > -----Original Message----- > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4922 (20100307) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com/ > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4923 (20100307) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com/ __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4923 (20100307) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com/