It grows deep roots tunnelling up to 3-7 feet. Also, it widespread its roots that make this plant perennial and persisting in nature.
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Horsetail Weed
It shoots above the ground and foliage looks like a fir tree and connected pipes with a horse tail tip, that's how it got its name.
Make It Alkaline
Horsetail is happy to grow in acidic, poor, and wet soil be it clay or sandy and dry.
Enrich Your Soil
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Enrich and make your soil less hospitable for horsetail and encourage other healthy plants to compete for the room.
Nitrogen Rich
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Increase that nitrogen content in your soil. Add slow-release nitrogen-rich fertilizer boost to your soil. That stimulates your lawn grass or garden plants for fresh green foliage.
Perform Checks
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Be vigilant to look for new shoots and infestations in spring and pull them or cut them out.
Add limestone to increase pH and make your soil less acidic and hospitable for grass and garden plants to choke out horsetail weeds
ChokeWeeds
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Be extremely careful not to leave any part of the plant you have cut or dug, as it can grow from fragments of it.
Watch YourSteps
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Toxic to dogs: horsetail weed is not toxic to dogs, yet it's toxic for grazing animals like cows, horses, and other farm animals