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WINNING LETTER

SALT FOR AGAPANTHUS CONTROL

I read the article on scything (ONZ March/April 2019) and noted that Sharon Stevens mentioned that they were having trouble getting rid of the agapanthus on their property. I got rid of mine quite easily by liberally sprinkling salt on the weeping cut white part below the green leaves. Within four days the agapanthus were gone, never to reappear. They were entangled in the roots of a rhododendron and also the roots of a jasmine, and these are both fine.

I much preferred using salt to using some of the harsh chemicals the garden centre recommended.

Karin Hulme

Auckland

Sharon Stevens responds:

Kia ora Karin, thanks for sharing this. We’re in complete agreement