tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post1755071112721454273..comments2023-09-29T10:04:33.858+01:00Comments on Roger Brook - the no dig gardener: How to control Himalayan Balsam, Impatiens glanduliferaRoger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-49812232223230845782019-12-23T18:29:56.409+00:002019-12-23T18:29:56.409+00:00You're welcome Roger,
Times are changing rapid...You're welcome Roger,<br />Times are changing rapidly now, many more people are looking at edibles that are not only growing in the hedgerow but also in gardens. All edible plants have different properties and can really be of benefit to good health. Like the Buddleia mentioned above as an invader, it's been described as 'no part of the Buddleia has ever harmed man or Horse@, we'Dekzionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03253997798656802827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-16698235529857523742019-12-23T09:25:47.004+00:002019-12-23T09:25:47.004+00:00Fascinating to read of your experience Deksion. Th...Fascinating to read of your experience Deksion. Thank you for your long helpful comment.Interesting about edibilityRoger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-63004787954437904522019-12-22T14:55:06.250+00:002019-12-22T14:55:06.250+00:00i sought out HB some twenty years ago to have in m...i sought out HB some twenty years ago to have in my garden (you have to re-plant a small one early to let it flower where you want them next year as seed just does not germinate very well) well before I heard of these daft regulations. <br />HB is a water sucking monster haahaa, anything within a foot of the plant will struggle, that's why it is claimed it can denude the ground. I allow just Dekzionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03253997798656802827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-86601474779833135332016-12-12T13:06:43.693+00:002016-12-12T13:06:43.693+00:00No it does not do well in tarmac Sue! (until someo...No it does not do well in tarmac Sue! (until someone reports it does). Seriously you have a good point that if it is confined by a few metres of unsuitable terrain it is restricted,<br />Machines just stress me, especially when they don't work! As to the boy bit I am now in my second childhood.Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-23702066198146477982016-12-12T10:19:57.159+00:002016-12-12T10:19:57.159+00:00I wonder what criteria they use for deciding wheth... I wonder what criteria they use for deciding whether a wild plant is desirable or not?<br />We have Himalayan balsam growing along a strip of ground just outside our allotment along the fence. The strip is probably about a couple of feet wide. The plant doesn't seem to stray away from the strip which has hard ground to one side where the cars run backwards and forwards and tarmac to theSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.com