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Heresy . . . but I need help!
Now I realize that asking my question on this forum is like promoting abortion in a Catholic church, but I do need help in ridding myself of a gift bamboo that became a little shop of horrors. In spite of barriers, my bamboo leapt over tall fences in a single jump, and we were forced to remove it - we thought - after one year.
It reappeared . . . my garden, neighbor's garden, etc. etc. How can I get rid of it? Will spraying vegetation killer on the leaves work? Should I pull out each sprout and spray the underground runners? Sell the cottage? Any advice will be appreciated.
Here is what I have heard.
- Once you cut it down wait on new growth.
- Try weed killer on those fresh new shoots.
- Cut down the ones that survive for any length of time
- Repeat the weed killer on the new groth.
- Repeat until it is done.
- Others here may give you better advice.
- Not all bamboo runs. Research Clumping bamboo.
- Your barrier for runners should be a two or three feet down and a few inches (2 to 4 maybe) above ground.
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- Armed with information bamboo becomes a very interesting subject and can be an asset to any garden.
Hope this helps.
How sure are you that it is bamboo? There are several invasive plants that sort of look like bamboo (Japanese knotweed, Arundo donax, etc.) to the uninformed eye. These are usually much harder to get rid of than bamboo, and, despite what you may have heard about bamboo, it's not as invasive as you're describing. The answer to your question depends on what it is. So how do you know it's bamboo, other than that's what someone told you? If you're not 100% convinced it's bamboo, a picture would be useful.
To control bamboo, you need to rhizome prune at least once a year, using a shovel to discover and sever the rhizomes that are going where you don't want them. Unlike many plants, severing the rhizomes kills all growth beyond the cut line...as long as you haven't let the rhizomes do their own thing for a couple of years and establish new "satellites." If the rhizomes you went after were fairly recent growth, you would not have had to remove any of your patio; you just would have had to cut the rhizomes at the edge where they went under the patio. However, it's not clear whether yours are established or not. And I'll repeat from my previous message, stuff like Roundup generally doesn't seem to help much.
And I guarantee that the stock clerk at HD is not the best source for specialized gardening info.
Kudzu, I looked up both of the plants you might have thought I had, and neither one of them matched -- this stuff is definitely bamboo.
But my question really is: will vegetation killer work? and if so, should I spray it on the leaves or on the runners underground? Or what other options do I have to stop the li'l sprouts from . . . sprouting? I need a set of pandas . ..
There are other plants that resemble amboo...I just didn't list them all. However, I'll take your word for it that it's definitely bamboo. Vegetation killer typically does not work on bamboo, thought it does on other invasive plants. Typically you have two options. The first is to dig/pry it all out, which can be a lot of work. The second is to follow the advice of the ABS (American Bamboo Society), which will take a while to accomplish your goal. I'm still curious what you have. Is this something with a woody culm and separate leafy branches that extend from the culm, or are the leaves coming directly from the culm? And does it die back to the ground in winter?
Here is a link that might be useful: ABS - Control
Using herbicide to kill bamboo works best if you apply the herbicide in the late summer or fall when the sap is flowing back down into the rhizomes. Cut down the cane and immediately paint the stump with full strength Roundup. Then in the spring you'll have to cut out a few weak shoots that appear. My brother used this method to selectively kill out aureosulcata bamboo that had gotten intermixed into his moso bamboo grove without harming the moso.

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Tomorrow, we're off to the doctor because Carter fell last week and we thought he might have messed up his foot, but he was complaining about it (he was obviously limping, though). Today, he fell at the park and the limp is much worse, so I definitely want to get it checked out and make sure he's OK. I doubt anything is broken, since he doesn't complain about it or even wince when we move it, but I hope they can figure out what's wrong and fix it!
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Kaylee turned 4 months old on December 9th! I can't believe she's 4 months old already, especially since she still seems like she's barely out of the newborn stage. I think it's mainly because she was born at 36 weeks…she's just a little late at hitting milestones. She's smiling a ton and she just started laughing, but she's not really interested in toys or playing yet. I'm sure it will come in the next month or so.
She had her 4-month appointment yesterday and she is about 15 pounds and is 24 inches long. The little chunk has more-than-doubled her birth weight!
When we got our dog Amber from the Humane Society, she was very sick. We didn't know it when we got her, but within days the vet was testing her for parvo and keeping her at the office for the day to treat her. That was a very expensive time, to say the least! I wish we'd known about vetprofen and been able to get her medicines at more affordable prices, rather than paying whatever the vet happened to charge for them!
Life around these parts has been absolutely crazy. Do you know how hard it is to keep it together when you have two night-owl kids and two early-bird kids? I do! I never get a second to myself and it's been insane!
We have been doing school for about a month now and I think we have a pretty good routine going finally. I'm still thinking about changing some of our curriculum because it just isn't working for us, but we'll see. I'm not making a decision about it until after we get back from Thanksgiving. Speaking of that, I have about a million things to do before we leave tomorrow. Ava's holding Kaylee for me right now, so I really need to move!
One of my kids' favorite things to do is to put on concerts for us. They'll grab their toy musical instruments, use a foam sword as a microphone and sing their hearts out. Maybe someday I should get them an apogee mic to add to their little show, but for now, they're loud enough! I can only imagine the noise with a real microphone instead of a foam sword!
Kaylee had her 2-month checkup today and she is 12 pounds, 5 ounces and 22 inches long! The little girl is chunking out! She is in the 78th percentile for weight and the 50th for weight, so she's a chunky little shorty! LOL We also found out she has ridiculously small nasal passages. She is also snorting and I thought it was from congestion, but nope! Hopefully they grow soon, because she sounds like a little piglet! LOL
This Friday, I'm going to teach Ava's first piano lesson! I'm so excited to start teaching my kids to have a love for music. Piano will be their foundation and who knows where they'll go from there? Maybe they'll learn to play the trumpet, the guitar, a woodwind brasswind , or something else altogether? I kind of hope they want to learn the flute because I can teach them that in addition to piano.
Today was the first day of our 2014-2015 school year. Ordinarily, we would have started earlier, but with Kaylee's birth at the beginning of August and our trip to Branson at the beginning of October, I decided to wait until we got home to start. We'll end up doing school into the summer next year, but it will be fine.
This year, Ava is in second grade and Kelvin is in first grade. Add a toddler and a newborn to that, and you have a recipe for chaos! It was chaos this morning, and Kaylee even slept until 11:30 am! I can't imagine how chaotic tomorrow will be when she doesn't sleep in (she rarely does). It will certainly be an interesting year!


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Analytical direct solutions of the Risley prism systems for tracking and pointing
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It has come to the attention of The Optical Society (OSA) that the article "Analytical solutions for Risley-prism-based tracking and pointing systems" by Qi Peng, Xinghui Wang, Ge Ren, Hongbin Chen, Lei Cao and Jihong Wang, Appl. Opt. 53, C83-C90 (2014) should not have been submitted owing to its substantial replication, without appropriate attribution, of significant elements found in the previously published paper "Closed form analytical inverse solutions for Risley-prism-based beam steering systems in different configurations" by Yajun Li, Appl. Opt. 50, 4302-4309 (2011).
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Style Stealer: 6 Celeb-Inspired Coats To Shield You From The Winter Blues
We're officially in mid-December, so if you haven't bought a winter coat yet, you likely live in a really warm climate (damn you, Southern Californians!), already have a coat you love (RESPECT), or we have just been waiting for the winter blues to kick in so that you can make yourself feel better by indulging…
Amelia McDonell-Parry
December 14, 2014
Awesomely Affordable: 50 Winter Coats For $150 And Under
Brrrrrrr, it's cold in here! If you haven't bought a winter coat, don't shed a tear. I found 50 awesomely affordable pieces of outerwear! From faux fur and hooded to puffy and sleek, your chances of staying warm this season don't have to be bleak. So click through this gallery and break out your credit…
Amelia McDonell-Parry
November 19, 2014
Must Haves: 14 Of This Season's Chicest & Coziest Cape Coats
I don't know what it is about a cape that looks so sophisticated, but every time I put one on I feel like some classy winter minx who wears leather gloves and saunters around the Met every weekend. Freezing in winter weather doesn't have to be all miserable, right? Capes make outerwear a bit more fun --…
Claire Hannum
November 11, 2014
Must Haves: 10 Blankets Masquerading As Coats And Capes To Swaddle Yourself In This Winter
As I've previously noted, there are few things I am just doing to NEED in order to make it through another bitterly cold New York winter, among them, a BLANKET coat or cape. A blanket coat/cape is just what…
Amelia McDonell-Parry
October 31, 2014
Style Stealer: Amy Poehler Is Mad About Plaid
Guys guys guys guys guys, Amy Poehler's memoir, Yes Please, comes out today! YES PLEASE INDEED. In addition to picking up what is sure to be a hilaaaaarious and insightful read from one of our favorite comediennes, may I also suggest you steal her style by snatching up a cool plaid coat of your own?
Amelia McDonell-Parry
October 28, 2014
Style Guide: Fall's Hottest Coat Trends
The leaves are turning, a chill has entered the air and people are giving you weird looks when they see you're still wearing flip-flops everywhere (okay, maybe that's just me). It's fall, which means it's time to buy a new coat. Now, I gotta say, as much as I hate the changing seasons, I'm pretty…
Amelia McDonell-Parry
September 29, 2014
Must Haves: 10 Sassy Spring Trench Coats For Rain Or Shine
April showers may bring may flowers, but let's be honest -- Mother Nature is doing whatever the hell she wants lately. So, this spring, be prepared for rain or shine with a light trench coat that's as unique as you are. Say goodbye to black, beige and plain white coats and give your seasonal staple…
Katie Oldenburg
May 3, 2014
Must Haves: 10 Party-Ready Coats And Jackets
When it comes to holiday party outfits, the truth is you can wear pretty much whatever you want (floor-length gown, skinny jeans, pencil skirt, pajama bottoms) as long as you top it with a really fierce, fabulous jacket. The perfect party-ready jacket is made of faux fur or covered in sequins (or both!), has a…
Winona Dimeo-Ediger
December 13, 2013
Street Style Spotlight: 5 Ways To Rock Leopard Print!
There was once a time where I might have vehemently declared leopard-print to be tacky as hell. And it can be, in the hands of, say, Teresa Giudice. But done right, leopard-print can look amazing on anyone, either as an accent print via a scarf, clutch or shoe, or as MAJOR STATEMENT when worn a…
Amelia McDonell-Parry
November 16, 2013
Must Haves: 13 Cape Coats For Superheroes And Regular Gals Alike
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a super fashionable chick wearing one of the season's hottest cape coats! Click on...
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November 9, 2013
Style Stealer: 9 Moto Coats Inspired By Miranda Kerr's Rag & Bone Look
A significant amount of my brain space is being taken up with obsessing over winter coats. I know, really intellectual stuff. I am currently creating a puddle of drool on my laptop keyboard over Miranda Kerr's gorgeous Rag & Bone coat. This bitch is $1,395, however, which is waaaaaaay too rich for my blood.
Amelia McDonell-Parry
November 7, 2013
Hi/Lo: Cool Colorful Coats!
Okay, yeah, sure, you should probably have one or two neutral colored coats in your winter wardrobe -- camel, black, navy, grey, whatever. But don't you want something fun and colorful and bright and crazy to keep you warm sometimes too? Spending a bundle on an eye-catching red, blue, yellow, green or burgundy coat is probably not particularly practical, however,…
Amelia McDonell-Parry
November 5, 2013
Hi/Lo: Classic Camel Coats
Camel coats are a cold weather wardrobe staple -- they go with anything. I've found five different styles of high-end camel coats -- from single button blazers to toggle button duffle coats -- and their affordable counterparts. Shop on!
Amelia McDonell-Parry
November 3, 2013
Must Haves: 10 Fabulous Fit And Flare Coats
I fell in love with the colorful fit and flare coats Michelle, Malia, and Sasha Obama wore to the presidential inauguration, and now I'm dying to get one of my own to wear for important events in my non-presidential life, such as going grocery shopping. If you want to join the the fit and flare…
Winona Dimeo-Ediger
January 22, 2013
Must Haves: 8 Awesome Oversized Coats
Psst! Let me tell you a secret! The best time to buy a new coat is right now. Since it's mid-winter, most stores are desperate to get rid of their coat stock, and you can tell by the deep discounts they're willing to give. We have it on good authority that boxy, oversized coats are…
Julie Gerstein
January 21, 2013
Awesomely Affordable: 10 Classic Trench Coats For $100 Or Less
A trench coat is one of those truly classic pieces you'll never regret adding to your wardrobe. If you can afford to invest in a top quality trench coat, it's definitely worth paying more, since it will never go out of style. However, if your budget is more Target than Neiman Marcus (I feel you,…
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January 6, 2013
Must Haves: 9 Perfect (And Colorful!) Pea Coats
Pea coats are typically done in black or navy blue, which is nice but kind of boring. If you love the pea coat shape, but want a bit of color in your life, we've got a slew of bright and bold options for you. Check out our picks after the jump!
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October 16, 2012
Must Haves: 9 Shawl Collar Coats
It's winter coat week, so we've gathered up some awesome shawl collar coats -- coats that'll keep your neck especially warm and toasty. We've found nine awesome options after the jump!
Julie Gerstein
October 13, 2012
Must Haves: 10 Cool Patterned Coats
Try as we might, there's just no denying that it's fast approaching winter coat season. And we say, why bother with some boring monotone black pea coat? Go for color and pattern in your winter wear. That's why we've selected 10 colorful, pattern-rific winter coats for your perusal. Enjoy!
Julie Gerstein
October 9, 2012
Fall Must Haves: 10 Cute Cape Coats
Want to be a stylish superhero this fall? Reach for a retro cape coat! They're cute, cozy, and look especially awesome with skinny jeans and boots, which happens to be my fall uniform. I found 10 fabulous cape coats in a variety of cuts and fabrics, starting at just 27 bucks. Click through to check…
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Counting Coins: Present Math V
Help your child master coin counting with this fun second grade worksheet. Your child will select the coins that equal the price listed on each present. Remember, for each problem there are several right answers! For an extra challenge, see if your child can find all the various combinations of coins that add up to the correct amount. As he completes this worksheet, your child will practice identifying coins and counting and adding by 1, 5, 10, and 25.
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DJ Noodles may have made himself scarce in the Booth since bringing us Hands High back in April 2010, but don't let that fool you into thinking he hasn't been getting his paper. On the contrary, he's been accumulating cash Everyday Allday—as he makes clear in his latest promo single, a club-ready affair featuring the guest stylings of Pitbull, Fella and Billy Blue. Though this joint isn't attached to any forthcoming project, Noodles fans can, as always, keep it locked for the latest!
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Major Polish Broadcaster Opts for RTS Intercom Upgrade
Polsat, the largest private TV broadcaster in Poland, recently moved into new headquarters in Warsaw equipped with a RTS ADAM Advanced Digital Audio Matrix â a modular system that leaves all expansion options open.
Warsaw, Poland Polsat is the largest private TV network in Poland, covering the entire country with broadcasts that can be picked up by antenna or satellite. Now Polsat has set the course for the future with its move to spacious and lavishly equipped new premises in Warsaw.
When investing in new equipment, Polsatâs management opted whenever possible for modular designs that would leave the door open to future expansion. In this regard RTS systems fitted the bill perfectly. The centerpiece of the newly installed network is a 72 x 72 ADAM system from RTS. Peripheral devices include an ISDN-2002 interface, a TIF-2000 digital telephone hybrid and a UIO-256 GPI interface, along with a variety of KP-32, MKP-12 and KP-12 keypanels.
Polsat's faith in EVI Audio equipment is based upon its positive experiences with products from the Straubing, Germany-based company in the past. For some time now, an ADAM-CS matrix in the larger outside broadcast vehicle and a Zeus matrix in the smaller have played key roles in Polsatâs transmission strategy.
A training course conducted by Manuel Brico, Product Manager Telex EMEA, was part of the service offered by EVI Audio. Brico commented: âThis solution is designed for the long term. Polsatâs engineers are already considering concrete ways of expanding the system. It is planned, for example, to integrate RVON VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) technology in the near future, followed by trunkmasters and additional matrices.â? The ultimate goal towards which the current investment is directed is the creation of a powerful network comprehending the totality of Polsatâs regional studios and outside broadcast vehicles.
Many of the largest broadcasting companies in the world (e.g. NBC) are firm believers in the merits of the ADAM matrix. For medium- to large-scale installations and events (such as the Olympic Games), ADAM is absolutely the preferred solution, offering the transmission of audio signals in CD quality. A single ADAM frame, seven rack units in height, will support any combination of up to 136 keypanels and 4-wire interfaces. Telephone and satellite links (via telephone interface) are also supported by the system, as are multi-channel party-line systems, radio transceivers, VoIP equipment and AES (input/output), whilst redundant controllers, power supplies, clock masters and other key components guarantee ADAM matrices the highest possible degree of operating security.
For more information, visit the RTS Intercom website: www.rtsintercoms.com
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Outsourcing middle and back office support is an obvious, but little-used way for large hedge fund managers to cut costs, and one firm is positioning itself to take advantage of what it sees as an untapped sector ripe for growth.
"Fund [administration] costs are going up but revenues haven't been able to keep pace," says Stuart Feffer, Co-Chief Executive Officer of the recently-formed LaCrosse Global Fund Services, an independently run hedge fund service provider and administrator.
While the firm officially launched in October with more than $6 billion of assets under administration, the New York-headquartered LaCrosse isn't new to the game. It was spun out of existing middle and back office services that have been supporting three-year-old firm Black River Asset Management, which is now the firm's first client. Starting Jan. 1, LaCrosse will begin offering its services to third parties.
Other firms are taking note of the business potential in running middle and back office service providers that cater specifically to hedge funds. Earlier this year, JPMorgan purchased the middle and back office operations of hedge fund giant Paloma Partners Management Company.
But while Feffer and his colleague, Co-CEO Christopher Kundro, say that JPMorgan's acquisition supports their belief that the fund administration business is ripe for growth, they argue that despite a few large competitors out there, most fund administration firms don't have the size or expertise to deal with the complex trading strategies that are becoming more common in the industry, such as foreign exchange, commodities, emerging markets and related derivatives.
"In 1990, 70% of hedge funds were macro-funds," Kundro said. "Now, 70% are long/short equity, but there is a shift away from that toward emerging markets, toward credit, toward commodities."
Two of the well-established fund administrators that are direct competitors to LaCrosse are Citco Fund Services and GlobeOp Financial Services. But despite their name recognition in the industry, Kundro doesn't see taking existing business from them as a critical component to the firm's business model; rather, he says that the challenge is convincing alternative asset managers that it makes sense to outsource their fund administration to an experienced third party.
That said, Feffer, who is a 20-year veteran in the alternative investment industry, lets his competitive side show through, saying, "we go well beyond what they do, such as provide cash and collateral management services."
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They say "revenge is a dish best served cold!" Well it was clear that Kilmarnock were intent on revenge and this reporter could not think of a colder or more miserable day to have it served up! However it was Accies who came out of the blocks best and playing with the wind, attacked the […]Continue reading
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Match Report – Annan 13, Accies 32
This reporter was searching for a suitable quote to kick off this week's report after a hard fought match down at Violetbank, Annan, when out of the mouth of our hooker came the words "it's all in the passing" and so it was. After a deluge during the warm up the ground was slippery, as […]Continue reading
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It's St. Crispin's Day today, did you know that? Probably not. And whilst you were at school, you probably didn't pay any attention to your English Depts exhortations to appreciate Shakespeare's famous (or infamous) rallying call in "Henry V" either, did you? Well (though paraphrased just a little bit), let me remind you with this […]Continue reading
Shield News: Clydebank 12, Accies 91
So then, after the travails of a bruising league encounter at Carrick last week, it was back to the BT Shield Competition earlier today in sunny yet curiously welcoming Clydebank. Admittedly, our starting line-up for a variety of reasons (notably "hair-appointments", shopping trips for soft-furnishings and "prom queens" demanding attention against the predictable threat of […]Continue reading
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Identification of fifteen novel germline variants in the BRCA1 3′UTR reveals a variant in a breast cancer case that introduces a functional miR-103 target site†
Article first published online: 2 AUG 2012
DOI: 10.1002/humu.22159
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Human Mutation
Volume 33, Issue 12, pages 1665–1675, December 2012
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Brewster, B. L., Rossiello, F., French, J. D., Edwards, S. L., Wong, M., Wronski, A., Whiley, P., Waddell, N., Chen, X., Bove, B., kConFab, Hopper, J. L., John, E. M., Andrulis, I., Daly, M., Volorio, S., Bernard, L., Peissel, B., Manoukian, S., Barile, M., Pizzamiglio, S., Verderio, P., Spurdle, A. B., Radice, P., Godwin, A. K., Southey, M. C., Brown, M. A. and Peterlongo, P. (2012), Identification of fifteen novel germline variants in the BRCA1 3′UTR reveals a variant in a breast cancer case that introduces a functional miR-103 target site. Hum. Mutat., 33: 1665–1675. doi: 10.1002/humu.22159
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- Issue published online: 12 NOV 2012
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- Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro. Grant Number: 4017
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I'm trying to kill off large parts of my backyard lawn to replant with low-water-use shrubs. What's the best/easiest way to do this? I've used Roundup, and that has worked ... sort of. Is it safe to dig the remaining dead grass into the soil and then plant? And why in the world do sod growers use that blasted indestructible, non-biodegradable, infuriating green netting? Do they think no one is ever going to want to dig up the sod someday? (Can you tell I've been dealing with it today?)
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I am very interested in how successful you are in killing it and then planting shrubs and the like.
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If your area to plant has any existing grass or weeds, these must be eradicated prior to planting. Many grasses may be removed with a single dose of glyphosate (Roundup) or 20% vinegar. For the quick and complete removal of Bermuda or other hard-to-kill grasses, weÂve only found one consistently reliable method: Let the Bermuda grow up to a height of 3" and treat with glyphosate, then wait 4 days and mow the grass very short and immediately treat again with glyphosate. This will kill Bermuda all the way down through the roots and rhizomes so it does not come back later. Wait about a week before tilling the area and installing plugs. After establishment, any invading Bermuda may be killed with Fusilade, which will only brown the Tech Turf without killing it.
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I tried the laying down newspaper and piling dirt and mulch for a raised flower bed (the lasagna method?) and it worked great!
I xeroscaped my back yard with one good coat of round up (I did mix it double strength). Waited for it to turn brown and topped it with mulch. It's never come back. I use fresh dirt to plant my new gardens in, each plant gets new dirt. I do have to spray on occassion because of weeds popping through.
Like the others have said, it's hard to beat Roundup. I install landscapes for a living, so i've done this many times. I have seen some other landscapes that have not been sprayed(just hand weeded) and they always seem to have problems with weeds.
I personally use Roundup QuikPro. It contains Glyphosate(systemic), Diquat(kills plants at foliage), and it also has a surfactant.
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cmdr_lynchie commented21-09-11, 01:43 PMEditing a commentSo yeah... I got to Hong Kong.
Starting to see where you guys are coming from with regards to voice acting.
It is like they ran out of money, so the programmers (who are apparently all white guys whose only exposure to asians is through racial sterotypes) had to voice it themselves.
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President Obama's apology about dropped health insurance coverage, and the subsequent administrative change he enacted to allow policies to be reinstated for one year, are weak political moves and bad policy. The insureds who lost their policies had junk policies that really didn't give them much coverage and were very profitable for insurance companies. Those effected should go into the marketplace exchange and buy some quality insurance that will work for them when they need it, and thank Mr. Obama for covering their back.
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For a politician like Gov. Mark Dayton, a lifelong career in the public sector is a true exercise in giving and compassion. Coming from a family of wealth and connections, he took the compassionate road by following a career with low pay and minimal recognition.
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Mon, 24 Jan 2011
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Shonky talks with Mudlove about dealing with criticism, his transition into producing "deep" tracks and the often unhealthy buzz surrounding new artists.
Tue, 24 Feb 2015
The French favorites and Paco Osuna's label will each take over a room at Trade.
Thu, 19 Feb 2015
The party trio have dates in Bali, Hong Kong and Tokyo while down south for Future Music Festival.
Tue, 20 Jan 2015
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Kerri Chandler, Shonky and Luke Hess will also swing by the York Way club in the coming months.
Thu, 16 Oct 2014
Paradigm has also tapped Tiga & Audion for their party at Lacuna Lofts.
Thu, 25 Sep 2014
The trio will hit the Americas in support of their upcoming album, Tour à Tour.
Fri, 5 Sep 2014
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The trio of Dan Ghenacia, Dyed Soundorom and Shonky will release a collaborative LP in October.
Fri, 22 Aug 2014
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This week we profile the island's best low-cost options.
Thu, 14 Aug 2014
The Scissor & Thread man will set sail in the Windy City this Sunday.