Re: CULT: Weeding

Hi,

This is trick I use.  I take a piece of 2 inch PVC pipe and set it over this
type of weed.  Then I shoot some Round up down the pipe.  The Iris doesn't
get hit and the weed gets its dose of medicine. :)

Char
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Szabo" <stevesz@erols.com>
To: "iris_talk (E-mail)" <iris@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 5:38 PM
Subject: [iris] CULT: Weeding


> I have several cultivars that have dandelions growing amongst the
rhizomes.
> The dilemma I am facing is how to pull the dandelions without disturbing
the
> rhizomes which are just now beginning to put out new growth. I did try
> pulling them by hand, which is a lost cause because all I end up with is a
> fist full of leaves (though, I suppose, I could start collecting enough
for
> some dandelion wine). If you have faced this problem, how have you handled
> it? I'd like to try to get this done before my work goes into overdrive
(has
> happened every year for the last few years just as the Iris start
blooming,
> so I only get to see them on weekends.
>
> \\Steve//
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