Re: Re: CULT: mulch/alfalfa and weed preventer

Dorothy  --  I use Basagran to kill nutsedge, which otherwise quickly
engulfs certain portions of my beds.  It is applied in a spray without
harming the established iris plants.  You might want to have a look at it at
your local hardware store and see if it works on horsetail and thistle.  --
Griff


----- Original Message -----
From: <DWiris@aol.com>
To: <iris@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 6:22 PM
Subject: Re: [iris] Re: CULT: mulch/alfalfa and weed preventer


> In a message dated 7/9/04 2:56:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> DFerguson@cabq.gov writes:
>
> > So, I use a hoe and a shovel - it works just as well, but it is more
time
> > consuming.
> >
>
> Hi Dave,
>
> We always avoided herbicides because of the bad results you listed,
however
> we are no longer physically able to keep up with weeding and are trying
Treflan
> with fairly good results in our public display garden.  The only problem
is
> that it doesn't prevent perennial weeds that plague us such as bindweed,
nut
> sedge, horsetail and Canadian thistle.  We may have to abandon some parts
of our
> home garden because the irises are being engulfed in these weeds.
>
> Dorothy Willott in Northern Ohio, Zones 5 and 6.
>
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