grass cutting ?????
Apr 10th 2015, 9:19 am
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grass cutting ?????
We have been told that there is now a huge fine if you use spray weed killer on the land and can only cut the grass or turn it . does anyone know the details of this new law? please. in Puglia , Italy,
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Apr 10th 2015, 9:42 am
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Re: grass cutting ?????
No idea, but I'll google around if someone from Puglia doesn't pop in. Just wanted to say that weed killer is banned in Verona too and has been for years. The reason is because the water supply is very near the surface. You can't even buy weed killer, but you only have to pop over the border into Lombardy to get some.
Apr 10th 2015, 9:48 am
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Re: grass cutting ?????
Thank you , having a acre , i might have to open a goat hire business? Actually thats not such a stupid idea,Lol.
Apr 10th 2015, 10:47 am
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Re: grass cutting ?????
Well our gardener obviously isn't aware of this - guess what he was doing this morning - nowhere near the fruit trees though.
Apr 11th 2015, 1:48 pm
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Re: grass cutting ?????
I knew someone who kept a few rabbits, and during various times throughout the day had them in a very large circular wire fence thing which she'd move around the grass and they'd nibble away. Have no idea if this is ethical or not. The garden had plenty of shade and the person is a total animal lover, so hopefully it was a 'good thing' for the bunnies.
Weed killer is not used much here up north, don't know if it's illegal though.
Slightly off topic - when i kept a vegetable patch, and the green beans came under an insect invasion (no idea of insects name in italian or english) my neighbour made a concoction for me of tobacco soaked in half a litre of water overnight, which was then subsequently sprayed onto to beans over the next few days. It did clear up :-)
Weed killer is not used much here up north, don't know if it's illegal though.
Slightly off topic - when i kept a vegetable patch, and the green beans came under an insect invasion (no idea of insects name in italian or english) my neighbour made a concoction for me of tobacco soaked in half a litre of water overnight, which was then subsequently sprayed onto to beans over the next few days. It did clear up :-)
Apr 11th 2015, 2:26 pm
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Re: grass cutting ?????
I knew someone who kept a few rabbits, and during various times throughout the day had them in a very large circular wire fence thing which she'd move around the grass and they'd nibble away. Have no idea if this is ethical or not. The garden had plenty of shade and the person is a total animal lover, so hopefully it was a 'good thing' for the bunnies.
Weed killer is not used much here up north, don't know if it's illegal though.
Slightly off topic - when i kept a vegetable patch, and the green beans came under an insect invasion (no idea of insects name in italian or english) my neighbour made a concoction for me of tobacco soaked in half a litre of water overnight, which was then subsequently sprayed onto to beans over the next few days. It did clear up :-)
Weed killer is not used much here up north, don't know if it's illegal though.
Slightly off topic - when i kept a vegetable patch, and the green beans came under an insect invasion (no idea of insects name in italian or english) my neighbour made a concoction for me of tobacco soaked in half a litre of water overnight, which was then subsequently sprayed onto to beans over the next few days. It did clear up :-)
Apr 12th 2015, 7:56 am
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Re: grass cutting ?????
Here in Umbria I have seen whole fields sprayed with weed killer before crop were planted. Weed killer is widly used arround ditches.
Apr 13th 2015, 5:35 pm
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Re: grass cutting ?????
So is caffeine, both evolved in plants to discourage insects from eating the plants. 
It is neither a stupid idea, .... nor an original one. There are a number of goat renting businesses in the USA, as goats are an eco-friendly and highly effective way of dealing with invasive weeds and other undergrowth/ vegetation issues, including poison ivy and thistles.
Last edited by Pulaski; Apr 13th 2015 at 5:43 pm.
