Stormin' Norman wrote:
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I have two 80ft tall Canary Island date palms that drop a ton of dates
and, now that I have eradicated the gophers (basically) and since none
of our dogs are interested in eating the dates any longer, I get
hundreds of palm seedlings popping up.

nobody eats them or are they inedible to people?

mow them repeatedly. they'll go away.

smother them also would likely work.

clear plastic over them, if the area gets
any sun that would likely fry them after a
few days to a week. move the plastic around.


I have given serious consideration to buying a weeding torch and
giving it a try. I have a lot of mulch in the area, and I am somewhat
concerned about collateral fire. Might be best to wait until the hot
weather is over and be sure someone is standing by with a hose.

good luck...


songbird