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Tagetes minuta Homegrown Weed Killer

By the way, Doreen, the internet search I did yielded several references to
the effectiveness of Tagetes minuta as a weed killer.

I used www.dogpile.com and entered
 Tagetes tagetes minuta as weed killer
as the search string.
Almost 200 references came up.

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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