RE: OT New Iris bed

In addition to Roundup esential becoming inactive when touching soil is the fact that iris plants are generally not killed by roundup unless they are allready in a weakened condition. It will discolour and distort the flower but the plant survives. I have tried to kill off iris plants in a discarded field only to have all the weeds disappear and many iris plants survive very well. Other people have experienced the  same thing. A well know grower recomended to me to spay everything with round up in the fall when growth slows down. He swore by it but I never had the courage to try it directly on the plants but only aaround them. Young seedlings seem to be efected , but mature and healthy plants seem to survive an accidental spaying quite well.

Round up is permited by the agricultural department as a treatment two weeks before harvest of crops such as soy beans for human consumption. In this case it ensures even ripening of seeds at the same time and increases yield.

Chuck Chapman

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