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What!? Surely not! Are you MAD!?!?
Possibly... but hear me out.
I'm going to be trying horsetail as a blight control this year. I think I'll have enough to get by but if it's successful I'm thinking about trying to grow some purely for using against blight (like we sometimes grow comfrey, nettles and other weeds to make things from).
Obviously growing it in the ground is going to lead to 10-foot deep roots and the evil stuff spreading sideways underground too... so I'm not keen on that idea. I'm thinking about growing it in a planter raised off the ground on legs to make sure the roots can't get down into the ground unnoticed.
Can anyone see any issues with this idea?
Do they need deep roots or can they get by with long roots tangled around in shallow soil?
Do they get the silica that's (apparently) useful against blight from somewhere way down? Will a layer of sand or something like that do the job?
It's an idea for next year at the moment as I've still not tried the spray yet (though having just had 4 smith days in a row I wish I had!) but it can't hurt to plan ahead.
Possibly... but hear me out.
I'm going to be trying horsetail as a blight control this year. I think I'll have enough to get by but if it's successful I'm thinking about trying to grow some purely for using against blight (like we sometimes grow comfrey, nettles and other weeds to make things from).
Obviously growing it in the ground is going to lead to 10-foot deep roots and the evil stuff spreading sideways underground too... so I'm not keen on that idea. I'm thinking about growing it in a planter raised off the ground on legs to make sure the roots can't get down into the ground unnoticed.
Can anyone see any issues with this idea?
Do they need deep roots or can they get by with long roots tangled around in shallow soil?
Do they get the silica that's (apparently) useful against blight from somewhere way down? Will a layer of sand or something like that do the job?
It's an idea for next year at the moment as I've still not tried the spray yet (though having just had 4 smith days in a row I wish I had!) but it can't hurt to plan ahead.
Pernicious weeds have a habit of escaping and once you have it in your soil.......you'll ALWAYS have it.
and thats the way I'd like to keep it. If I am given any veg/fruit plants from other plotholders I always examine the rootball thoroughly as it is rampant on our site!
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