Re: Weed Control. Or 'How did you spend your Saturday?'
- To: hosta-open@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Weed Control. Or 'How did you spend your Saturday?'
- From: R* L*
- Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 01:27:02 -0500
At 08:24 PM 01/09/2000 EST, you wrote:
>In a message dated 01/09/2000 7:19:13 PM Central Standard Time,
>sussextreeinc@ce.net writes:
>
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> Roundup calls for 2.75 ounces per gallon. I used 4 ounces per gallon.
> Surflan calls for 3 ounces per 1000 square feet. I followed directions.
>
> I mixed 4 gallons at a time using 16 ounces of Roundup and 3 ounces of
> Surflan. It took 9 four gallon back packs full and about 6 hours of
> time.
>
> And I only sprayed the areas with weeds!>>
>
> The more round up you use the less effective it is.
>
>At much higher concentrations than the recommended amount the effective
>ingredients in round up will shut down the growth of the plant thus negating
>the toxic effect.
>
>Most herbicides cause the plant to "grow" it's self to death.
>
>Paul
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In addtion , it is now thought that Roundup in high concentrations, will
cause a higher percentage of dormant (unsprouted) seed to sprout. My own
experience backs this up.
Ran
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