Comments on: How do I get Oxalis out of my cactus and succulent potted Gardens? http://www.carolinasdahliasociety.com/how-do-i-get-oxalis-out-of-my-cactus-and-succulent-potted-gardens/ Questions and Discussion on Dahlias Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:14:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jake Knowles http://www.carolinasdahliasociety.com/how-do-i-get-oxalis-out-of-my-cactus-and-succulent-potted-gardens/comment-page-1/#comment-180 Jake Knowles Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:57:38 +0000 http://www.carolinasdahliasociety.com/how-do-i-get-oxalis-out-of-my-cactus-and-succulent-potted-gardens/#comment-180 Seeing the word 'Oxalis' brought horrid memories flooding back - it is a nightmare!! We bought an innocent looking pot plant which was so cool because it was a mound and you could stick your finger into it and the 'hole' would disappear. They called it a "Mind your own business" plant. I put it on the lawn one day to water it and the little yellow flowers popped their evil seeds on the lawn. A year later it had spread over a thirty square yard area. I researched, read everything, even went onto a radio gardening programme to ask the experts - spent a fortune but nothing worked. I would try to remove every sign of them by changing the compost, but if any flowers are there the seeds will pop and spread to the new compost, so chop off all flowers beforehand - do this in a sink or bathtub if possible Good luck! Seeing the word ‘Oxalis’ brought horrid memories flooding back – it is a nightmare!!

We bought an innocent looking pot plant which was so cool because it was a mound and you could stick your finger into it and the ‘hole’ would disappear. They called it a “Mind your own business” plant.

I put it on the lawn one day to water it and the little yellow flowers popped their evil seeds on the lawn.

A year later it had spread over a thirty square yard area.

I researched, read everything, even went onto a radio gardening programme to ask the experts – spent a fortune but nothing worked.

I would try to remove every sign of them by changing the compost, but if any flowers are there the seeds will pop and spread to the new compost, so chop off all flowers beforehand – do this in a sink or bathtub if possible

Good luck!

]]> By: Clare Cohen http://www.carolinasdahliasociety.com/how-do-i-get-oxalis-out-of-my-cactus-and-succulent-potted-gardens/comment-page-1/#comment-179 Clare Cohen Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:39:22 +0000 http://www.carolinasdahliasociety.com/how-do-i-get-oxalis-out-of-my-cactus-and-succulent-potted-gardens/#comment-179 Carefully dig down to the "bulbs" using a weed fork and remove by the roots. Carefully dig down to the “bulbs” using a weed fork and remove by the roots.

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