Re: Bio-control for dandelions expected soon

**j* e* m* s* <h*@sbcglobal.net>**

I thought you were not supposed to apply corn gluten until seedlings 
reached a certain size...because it will keep seeds from 
germinating...how would it know to let carrot seeds germinate and not 
carpet weed?

jems

>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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