Water Lilly......anyone ever got rid of one?

[Dave7]

This be one slasher,
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Almost anything you use would be better than wellies for getting rid of it.

Noooo....I am not chopping it up with the wellies, I am wearing the wellies and chopping it up with the spade

 

[classic33]

Noooo....I am not chopping it up with the wellies, I am wearing the wellies and chopping it up with the spade

Well that should be easier at least.

 

[welsh dragon]

I don't envy you Dave. We bought really small lillies from our pond in brum and transplanted them into the much large pond here in Wales. They disappeared when we put them in, but now they are monster plants and now there is no way could we ever get them out.

It's just a case of persistence and hacking away at it I am afraid.

 

[midlife]

Water lillies seem to have taken over our pond, we moved into the house in March of this year and cleared the pond of debris left from a couple of years of neglect. Never expected a raft of lilly leaves covering it!

I'll post a pic

 

[Dave7]

Water lillies seem to have taken over our pond, we moved into the house in March of this year and cleared the pond of debris left from a couple of years of neglect. Never expected a raft of lilly leaves covering it!

I'll post a pic

If the leaves/pads are covering it then be scared, be very scared.

 

[Dave7]

I don't envy you Dave. We bought really small lillies from our pond in brum and transplanted them into the much large pond here in Wales. They disappeared when we put them in, but now they are monster plants and now there is no way could we ever get them out.

It's just a case of persistence and hacking away at it I am afraid.

I think I have defeated it. Got over half of it chopped into manageable chunks. Now, I need something big enough and strong enough to carry it away.
Do you by any chance have a couple of spare pairs of err, you know, erh, ahh err, bloomers ?

 

[midlife]

 

[midlife]

This pond coverage lol

 

[welsh dragon]

I think I have defeated it. Got over half of it chopped into manageable chunks. Now, I need something big enough and strong enough to carry it away.
Do you by any chance have a couple of spare pairs of err, you know, erh, ahh err, bloomers ?

 

[tony111]

My back's killing me reading this.

 

[fossyant]

I never knew lilies has such substantial root systems.

 

[Levo-Lon]

Something like this is your friend for chopping out.
Lot safer feet wise..


https://www.screwfix.com/p/roughneck-17lb-post-hole-digger/62496

 

[Dave7]

I never knew lilies has such substantial root systems.

Nor me
Its given us pleasure for years but I wish I hadnt bothered.

 

[raleighnut]

If my mind serves me right the 3rd line was "how do you know they're Lillies"
Just being a pedantic old fart

Errr, no it's not, I've been a fan of Lonnie for 50+yrs and have pretty much everything he ever recorded.

View: https://youtu.be/Y7GeZ3YmONw

 

[Dave7]

Errr, no it's not, I've been a fan of Lonnie for 50+yrs and have pretty much everything he ever recorded.

View: https://youtu.be/Y7GeZ3YmONw

I bow to your knowledge.
I think I was confused by the "how do you know its a police dog" line.
My apologies to @Cyclop