Hide the horsetail

Discussion in 'Outdoor Gardening in the Pacific Northwest' started by chutney, May 22, 2014.

  1. chutney

    chutney New Member

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    My garden is overrun with horsetail - equisetum. What plants can I use to cover, hide, disguise it? Senecio greyii and taller perennial geraniums work. What else can I try?

    Will vegetables grow with all that competition?
     
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    vitog Contributor 10 Years

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    Horsetail is easy to control in areas with reasonably rich soil. Any plants that grow sufficiently tall will shade it out. Vegetables will have no problem with horsetail, unless you don't bother to weed regularly.
     
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    chutney New Member

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    Thanks for your response.

    I know the other issue I have to work on is the winter water that pools in the yard for a few days after a major rain.
     
  4. Ron B

    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Taller cover such dense evergreen shrubs will shade most of it out.
     

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