Re: weeding and herbicides
- To: i*@Rt66.com
- Subject: Re: weeding and herbicides
- From: "* L* T* <h*@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 13:24:29 -0800
At 09:48 AM 3/20/96 MST, you wrote:
>Tom Tadfor Little wrote:
>
>I have a friend who spot kills weeds in this way: (I have also tried
>this and it works)
>
>1. She puts on a pair of rubber gloves (she uses dishwashing gloves)
>CAUTION MAKE SURE THESE GLOVES DO NOT HAVE ANY HOLES!
>2. Over the rubber gloves she places a pair of cotton garden gloves.
>3. Wet the gloves tips with Roundup and apply to the leaves of the
>weeds.
>4. It takes 7-10 days for the treated plant to die...be patient, don't
>retreat.
>
This is a good method to use if plants are close to the weeds that you want
to get rid of. I'd make sure that I have another pair of garden gloves to
do other work with and use the others for weeding only.
Monica L. Tittle
hstrynut@ix.netcom.com
