Re: Clopralid (Alligare)
iris@hort.net
  • Subject: Re: Clopralid (Alligare)
  • From: B* A* G* <b*@cybermesa.com>
  • Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2013 14:45:10 -0600
An organic method that kills grass and usually benefits plants is a heavy organic mulch. Several inches as in lasagna gardening. Kills the weeds by blocking the sun from them. Put it around wanted plants so their bases aren't covered. Use leaves from trees, pine needles, wood chips, lawn clippings, shredded paper, newspaper or whatever you can get your hands on. Only problem is you have to keep adding mulch because it decays and enriches the soil -- not so bad, however. 
Betty

On 5/31/2013 9:58 AM, Colleen wrote:

Clorox will kill the beneficial bacteria in the soil.  Since the vinegar is
a strong acid, even an "acid loving" plant would probably be burned since
our terms of strength are all relative anyway.

Colleen

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-iris@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of Linda
Mann
Sent: Friday, May 31, 2013 4:11 AM
To: iris@hort.net
Subject: Re: [iris] Clopralid (Alligare)

I'll try some vinegar on my patch of sheep sorrel, but since it's an acid
loving plant, a good dose of Clorox might work better.

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