Re: Singapore Daisy Hi Folks I am down with lung infection, the result of working in desert dust storm while planting trees, I will be back to help answer your questions soon. Geoff
Re: Singapore Daisy Your idea of composting it is actually good. Try to solarize it, as this will give you good results. Your garden will get a great compost out of it. Good luck.
Re: Singapore Daisy Thanks pmorrison - the bags are baking on top of the water tank at present. There's still loads of the stuff in the ground though....
Re: Singapore Daisy Sorry Steve you lost me at the Glyphosphate which does more to destroy soil biology and micro and macro fauna esp in reparian zones,than anything a bank full of daisy,that has taken over as a pioneer in a nieche can do.Perhaps you might like to read more about creative and sustainable land restoration practices.The Bradley method is a good starting point. I wish I could say I am glad that we have weekend warriors like you chipping away at the coal face,saving our bushland with a pack of cheese sandwiches a great big pack of glyphosphate and sticker dye and a healthy lack of any real education,but I can't.Very little of the restoration work I have seen is sensitive or even productive. When you had a go at Geoff on the drugs issue that really confirmed to me that you must be one of these cheese sandwich eating zealots who bark on and on about natives because you can feel safe when you are on a well beaten path. Perhaps you can consider this, even though the path you are on is well beaten it's not always the right path,practical solutions are required for all the worlds problems....glyphosphate is never a practicle solution it's convienient,it's for people who don't have a clue.I would buy you a clue for christmas but I already gave to the needy this year. Yours Faithfully Bernado Soares
Re: Singapore Daisy Gee Bernado, that was a bit unnecessary, especially considering it had all been worked out several posts ago. (Check out Geoff's reply a page or so back - true class IMHO.)
Re: Singapore Daisy I won't respond Bernard, as you must have missed some of the latter posts. As for your wonderfully witty barbs, I had written a satirical (but wholesome) response explaining myself, but lost it, much like that clue I though I had a second ago. Happy Gardening mate, just ignore me, Monsanto pays me to come onto these forums to hail the benefits of Round Up.
Re: Singapore Daisy Yeah sorry ,I saw that Steve had recanted many posts back but I have been wanting to use the cheese sandwich line for ages and Glyphosphate well...you know.I saw Geoffs post and he is full of class, unfortunately some of us still scratch around at the bottom of the compost heap.The post looked like it was turning into a spot fire so I thought I would throw some petrol on it.Can't blame a WUM for trying. Regards B.S Will you always be a voice of reason Purple,even Jesus cut of the ear of the money lenders....let it out ....let it out let it out......
Re: Singapore Daisy I'll leave the bs to you bs you are far and away the best I've seen at it and never have I laughed more than at the cheese sandwich thing. (sorry steve to laugh at your expense but it was funny)
Re: Singapore Daisy makes excellent alternative to Ky quite tasty in a bloody mary can be consumed orally, rectally or even through the skin!! great for women to induce headaches to get out of sex added to your oil burner it smells great you can use it to write messages to people on their front lawn oh and it kills weeds or something too..
Re: Singapore Daisy ROTFLMAO! You may have hijacked my thread mate - but it was worth it for that last post Mr Monsanto.
How different is Wedelia chinenis to Sigapore Daisy Wedelia lobata? https://www.apjtb.com/zz/2012s2/126.pdf they look similar
Sphagneticola trilobata/Wedelia lobata is anti inflammatory and analgesic (from Kaurenoic acid) apparently. Might make an interesting Nurophen?? I'll search some more used traditionally to treat inflammatory skin affections In folk medicine, S. trilobata is employed to treat backache, muscle cramps, rheumatism, stubborn wounds, sores and swellings, and arthritic painful joints (Arvigo & Balik, 1993) https://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?sc...0102-695X2012000300003&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en
S.D. was used at Island Quarry near Byron Bay as a ground cover by some long gone permaculture people. Now there is about 2 acres of the stuff and in some spots it is expanding at about 1m a week, at this time of year. It threatens to take over all open areas ruining an important events venue for the region. I do voluntary work there and have taken on the huge task of getting rid of it. There is too much of it and it is too mixed up with other plants to make the black plastic a practical solution and also would it still grow back from the roots once the plastic is removed or blows away in a storm. It seems ironic that the, no doubt well intentioned, work of anti-herbacide people has caused a problem that only herbacides can solve. I am using metsulfuron-methyl on it and so far havn't noticed killing any trees, but that is a worry. I don't know about what is happening in the soil but would do some tests if it is not expensive. Any suggestions how? So far it seems that the recommended dose 1g/10L water is unnecessarily high. I am getting the same results with .1g/10L. Byron Shire Council recommends 1.5g/10L. Maybe with the lower dose it will grow back again, but also maybe the chemical will do less damage. If permaculture people continue to promote the use of weeds that cause problems, I expect there will be a considerable backlash from those who have to cope with the results. Perhaps even vigilante attacks. It might seem a benign plant some places but it certainly is not there. Have a look if you are in the area.