Horsetail for Your Landscape? Great plant...but BE CAREFUL! 

Good to know. Does new growth come in?

yes it goes under driveways and walls. Trying to get rid of some now.

What is kind fpj?

Awesome!! Yeah these are fantastic in the right application 🐴 🌱❤️

I've been searching for horsetail spores or rhizome from gardens online. Quite hard to find. I plan to buy a packet for propagation. Please is there a reliable source?

Sorry.. I wouldn’t be able to give you a reliable source. We deal mostly in quarts and liners for our growing grounds. Very rarely do we start from seed.

@@toobaffled_on_X_site I'm in the UK and have loads of the stuff. If you want my opinion, I'd avoid horsetail as it is very, very invasive. If established in a pot, the spores can spread into paving and its quite hard to kill off, due to the structure of the rhizome.

@@andrewsheldon5275 I think the benefits outway the risks though. It detoxes aluminium which is themost common heavy metal toxin. Does it damage walls or deckings?

Many thanks 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🌱🌱🌱😎

@@BudgetPlantsI have horsetail and it’s great but native grass goes all around it. How can I kill native grass and not harm horsetail?

Haha yup, pretty indestructible. For a clean mod look, just sheer the top in a straight line. Eventually, you may have to thin it out a bit. It can proliferate very fast, especially in the PNW where weather is optimal for this plant… So be careful!

Spores! I landed here because I have an infestation of this monster. This plant should be banned! There is absolutely no way to keep it contained and avoid propagation. Before dandelions have flowers you will see a bunch of stems that look like asparagus. Within a couple of days they are about 6” tall. Their tip opens and the spores more as far the wind can take them. Believe me, no one wants this monster near by. I will spread like fire and will be a pain to get rid of it.

Try a container.

Needs moistness when first planted during the shock. It can take a couple of months to see new growth. Patience.

Thank you so much!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼😎

Awesome! 😎

Yes!! It’s considered a prehistoric plant. There’s been fossils found of it. Super aggressive in bog-like areas. It was used medicinally by Native Americans and is still used today.

You could do the hyemale, however you’d have to protect from harsh winter temps by covering or bringing inside. And as an indoor plant, it’s questionable for long periods of time. I’d say it’s a 50/50 in Houston.

@@BudgetPlants thanks for reply

We have horsetail planted in front of our home. It’s a super spreader for sure.

It’s very important to be mindful of where you plant Equisetum because it has the ability to spread into nearby planter spaces and overtake other shrubs and perennials. It’s very hard to eradicate once it has naturalized an area.

@@BudgetPlants I'm sorry I should have been better at asking a question. Should I put them in planters and bury the planters? Is there a root system that I have to worry about. Could I use it as a privacy fence? Do you suggest any tips on how to prevent it from getting too out of hand. Thank you

@@talithacumi1639 The recommendation I've seen is to _only_ grow it in containers and _only_ containers that have no drainage holes. That indicates to me is has crazy invasive capabilities

@@fitztastico thank you.

He’s right. We live in a townhome community and I’m constantly plucking the horsetail that has spread over to my neighbor’s yard.

Often times the brown tips come from pruning. It’s pretty unavoidable, but a sharp set of shears make it less apparent.

@@BudgetPlants Thank you 😊

Hi! Yes, these do work as a bog plant. Just be careful to keep them contained. This is an invasive plant and will naturalize an area.

@@BudgetPlantshis video and your comments are misleading. These plants propagate via spores. It is borderline impossible to keep them contained. One would have to remove all the spore pods in early spring, every year! Those things growth extremely fast and mature in less than five days. How do I know? I have them all over my yard and have been dealing with them for 3 years. Spent every afternoon last week removing the stems with spores before they opened. Easily one hour every day. Every day more stems, about two inches long in about 24 hours. It has been five or six straight days and now I have also to pull out the green stems. Most week killers do nothing. The ones that work are banned for residential use where I live.

I literally gave caution about planting this as it reproduces from spores and spreads by rhizomes lol. Thanks for watchin!

​​@@BudgetPlants I watched your video, and understood they spread from rhizomes, which can travel under those CONCRETE walks in your video. I asked specifically about them being planted in a metal water trough, not as a bog plant. Also , some plants are naturally classified as invasive in the warmer zones in which they grow, but not really in the lower zones. This is why I literally asked if it was THAT invasive in zone 4. Thanks to the @Petrvsco reply for the input on the spores too. His reply was more helpful than either of yours.

Yes you can. Eventually, it will probably migrate into the larger pot and end up filling it up.

It’s really tough to eradicate without the use of herbicide. Otherwise the only option is to keep digging it up when you see any new sprouts coming up. Try to get it as deep as you can and try to get all the rhizomes as much as possible.

@@BudgetPlants I thought digging up is not a good idea. Just cut the part that starts to stick out of the ground. I thought thats what you said.

@pretty95138 definitely dig as deep as you can to remove the whole root system. Cutting it at ground level will encourage new growth.

@@BudgetPlants Thanks.

@@BudgetPlantsdo you have a herbicide you’d recommend? I need to eradicate. Landscaper said I’d regret putting these in and I definitely do. Love the way they look hate the spread

Thank you!!!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼😎😎

Generally no, not in more temperate climates.

@@BudgetPlants how about zone 8?

Cheers!! 🍻

Yes! So long as it’s at least 4” of soil. And might be helpful to punch a few small drain holes in the bottom. The issue you might run into is it flopping over after several years of growth due to shallow roots. But worth a try!

@@BudgetPlants but it's made of cement! Maybe a plastic pot would be better

@@prettylagoonGotcha. Yes, maybe go plastic if drilling isn’t an option. A concrete bit usually goes through like butter so that may be worth a try 😊

@@travel-euphoria thank u!

its an amazing plant with amazing medicinal properties