Re: Homegrown Weed Killer?

**"* D* <m*@gmail.com>**

I read that, too, Doreen and wondered about it.
Someone on the east coast or in CA would have to first grow enough Tagetes
minuta to make a powder.
The USDA plant database lists it as a nuisance in CA, one of the states
where it grows.
(http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=TAMI3)

One British gardening conversation talks about Tagetes minuta as effective
in getting rid of Horsetail/Marestail
http://www.allotments-uk.com/forum/post.asp?method=ReplyQuote&REPLY_ID=29019&TOPIC_ID=4006&FORUM_ID=131

Martha

On 9/15/07, Doreen Howard <gardendiva@charter.net> wrote:
>
> There was interesting short in the Sept. issue of The Avant Gardener about
> pulverizing dried marigolds (Tagetes minuta) and adding the powder to mulch
> spread over growing beds.  According to research in India, the marigolds
> kill weeds such as barnyard grass and purple nutsedge.  Does anyone know
> about this study or have further information?
> Doreen Howard
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