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The 28m x 8m allotment I took on in February is infested with Marestail. The previous owner believed in the make a hole and plonk it in method, never digging. It was very hard compact clay and I dug it over. The Marestail loved it! I have sprayed with double strength neat Glyphosate, pulled it up, hoed it to no avail. The whole site looks like a shag pile carpet of the stuff.

I am thinking of using one of the new deep root weed killers in rotation around the allotment and had a look at them today, but none mention how long it is before you can replant, especially veggies. Can anyone help? It's driving me nuts having to hunt for the veggies through the undergrowth!

Theres a thread running about this in Allotment advice.

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Have a look at this thread, maybe?

Mares tails

i contacted the company by email for that very advice,but they just ignored me,nice folk,i think not.
Maybe another,wise peep,has the answer,and will advise,please.

Amateur products containing unsupported actives - ammonium sulphamateSpuddy, Deep Root (Ammonium Sulphamate) has been withdrawn from the market and it is now illegal to use it. See this link.

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I read somewhere that there are some products containing ammonium sulphamate still available, but I don't know any brand names. All my GC has is Glyphosphate and Weedol

Thanks everyone. I have seen some SBK weedkiller and might try that and anything else I can find! Let battle commence. The previous thread was useful.