[The Wombles] - Weeding 3

Moth Plant (Araujia sericifera) fruit thingys....they spread thousands of seeds if they aren't contained....very ebil, very bad for the island!

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[patrick6101]

Apparently our current disposal method is something like throwing them in a bucket of water and leave them to decay....but this is unconfirmed.

[voltscommissar]

KILL IT #2

Bind loosely with string, cover with plastic, taped at the top, if heavy rain is expected.  Glyphosate will then have a very good chance of killing the roots, so that it will not re-grow next season, as happens if you just cut it off at ground level.

The milky sap is toxic to dogs and poultry. It contains a powerful enzyme cysteine protease, and probably lots of other nasties.

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[voltscommissar]

KILL IT #1

Great work Macleans College.

This invasive species is now also spreading unchecked in Australia, though it has been declared a noxious weed in parts of New South Wales (a state in the Australian federation).

If you see this plant anywhere, harvest the pods, bury them deeply, burn them, or steam-cook. Poison the plant by splitting the stem lengthwise for a distance of 150mm (6"), insert a strip of cotton cloth, then use a syringe to soak the cloth in glyphosate (1-3ml undiluted).