Can You Get Rid Of Horsetail Completely

Can you get rid of Horsetail Completely

Horsetail is a complex invasive plant, with its lineage back in prehistoric times, it is known as a “Living Fossil”.
The question of “Can you get rid of Horsetail Completely” is often asked as homeowners are desperate to eliminate the plant from their gardens.

Horsetail is highly invasive and capable of creating significant damage, its method of growth and expansion is rather unique.
It is highly unusual that part of its ability to expand is via the spores that it produces each spring.
These spores are spread via the wind enabling it to colonise in completely new areas, areas that may be many metres away from the host plant.

It is this airborne spore expansion that creates the potential unknown and the real issue.
Whilst not easy, it is certainly possible to eradicate Horsetail completely, the issue lies in the possibility of re contamination.

Whilst it is highly possible to eradicate Horsetail on your property or land, if Horsetail is growing in an adjacent area it is also completely possible that this growth could re contamination your property once again.

The Reality Of Horsetail.
Having Horsetail growing in your garden is certainly very unfortunate, it could lead to real financial implications, which could become more significant year on year.

Homeowners should do whatever they can to eliminate Horsetail from their own property.
If adjacent properties are affected, ideally homeowners should join forces and eliminate the horsetail from the adjoining properties too.
Clearly this joining of forces is difficult to organise, more so with the costs involved, however absolutely worthwhile.

Protect Your Property.
Normally homeowners will unilaterally decide to protect their own property including its value, taking decisive action using a Horsetail Specialist to eradicate the Horsetail within the limitations of potential re contamination.

Once a Horsetail Management Plan has been undertaken and effectively eradicated the existing Horsetail, any potential new re contamination from adjacent land can be client managed with regular visual checks, removing or treating new growth before it gets a foothold.

So to sum up, yes you can eradicate Horsetail completely, however if it is growing in adjacent properties or land the possibility of re contamination is always present.

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