Re: hosta-open DIGEST V1 #185

hosta-open DIGEST wrote:
hosta-open DIGEST Wednesday, June 15 2005 Volume 01 : Number 185



In this issue:

Using Vinegar
Re: Using Vinegar

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Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 12:23:10 -0400
From: gw1944@vermontel.net (Glen Williams)
Subject: Using Vinegar

Dear Hosta Brethren:

I have washed stone walkways between raised beds. This has worked well up
to now. In several places I have tried differnet sized stones. I have
several hundred feet of what could be called pea-stone for walkways. The
weeds have come up with a vengance..what I call sour grass. It is literally
a carpet. I do not want to use round-up or anything like that becuase of my
dog wandering up and don the paths looking for me. While I don't want to
spray the vinegar on any of the flower beds, I don't worry about the PH of
the paths. I believe that someone told me at one time that drug stores (?)
carry different concentrated forms of vinegar. I think the grocery store
variety is 6%. I think that there are concentrations of 20 and 40%. Does
anyone know anything about this? I am weeding the gardens slowly but at
least the shade from the hostas keeps the regrowth rate down. Not so the
open walk ways. The paths most all look (from a distance) like bright
green moss. Weeding the walks will truly put me over the age. All advice is
welcome. glen


"Wild raccoons venture out of the canyon...." Peggy Shumaker.


Glen Williams
20 Dewey St.
Springfield , Vermont
05156
Tel: 802-885-2839
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Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 15:53:22 -0700 (PDT)
From: butch ragland <wilddog_202@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Using Vinegar

If you use roundup or 2-4d mixed with surflan in the
evening it will not be a problem the next day for your
dog. I get some black plastic pallet liners from Home
Depot and put them down.
- --- Glen Williams <gw1944@vermontel.net> wrote:


Dear Hosta Brethren:

I have washed stone walkways between raised beds.
This has worked well up
to now. In several places I have tried differnet
sized stones. I have
several hundred feet of what could be called
pea-stone for walkways. The
weeds have come up with a vengance..what I call sour
grass. It is literally
a carpet. I do not want to use round-up or anything
like that becuase of my
dog wandering up and don the paths looking for me.
While I don't want to
spray the vinegar on any of the flower beds, I don't
worry about the PH of
the paths. I believe that someone told me at one
time that drug stores (?)
carry different concentrated forms of vinegar. I
think the grocery store
variety is 6%. I think that there are concentrations
of 20 and 40%. Does
anyone know anything about this? I am weeding the
gardens slowly but at
least the shade from the hostas keeps the regrowth
rate down. Not so the
open walk ways. The paths most all look (from a
distance) like bright
green moss. Weeding the walks will truly put me over
the age. All advice is
welcome. glen


"Wild raccoons venture out of the canyon...." Peggy
Shumaker.


Glen Williams
20 Dewey St.
Springfield , Vermont
05156
Tel: 802-885-2839


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Butch Ragland
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I'm sorry to report that
cooperation is not



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Butch, I am not familiar with black plastic pallet liners, but they sound like something that could help me too. Would you describe them further, please?
Hal Lanktree

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