-=> Quoting Wl Sakowski to Marilyn Boissoneault <=-
WS> Va.  We tried using diazinon on them at my parents (in Alabama)...
WS> they just laughed, as they planted their dead... and continued to
WS> build new homes!  
Sounds like my success rate. I never get rid of them, they just
move into new quarters nearby!
Marilyn
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-=> Quoting Sandra Peake to Marilyn Boissoneault <=-
SP> I've always been too chicken to pour boiling water on; so the 24+ hr
SP> soak is the way I go. Even so, it can take a month to sprout. Maybe
SP> next time, I will try the boiling water. :-)
I've read that you should scrape some of those difficult seeds
with sandpaper to speed germination but I've never tried it. I'm
with you, I'm not sure I'd have the nerve to use boiling water.
But I'll definitly soak them overnight first.
SP> AAMOF,  I have forgotten what the spacing for N.Z. spinach is, but
SP> it cannot be planted in close rows, as it's only the growing tips
SP> that are harvested. By frost, the many-clipped plant has branched and
SP> covers quite an area.
SP> ...Sandra...
Sounds like if I want to try the NZ spinach I need quite a bit of
room then. Thanks.
Marilyn
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