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Re: Bio-control for dandelions expected soon


I mistakenly applied corn gluten meal to a 4' row of my garden, where 
I had planted carrot seeds.  Before i got around to re-planting 
carrots, they emerged.  Then I began looking up how cgm inhibits 
germination, and found a reference to the destruction of anchor 
roots.  Margaret L


>According to Nick Christians who has been studying the effects of  corn
>gluten (CGM) at Iowa State University for more than ten years...a 
>fall  application
>of CGM will control dandelions.
>
>
>Andrew Messinger
>The Hampton Gardener is a registered  trade mark and is published every
>Thursday in The Southampton Press, The Press  and the Easthampton Press
>

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