Re: weeding and herbicides

So your giving me a double messege!!!
In one line you say that it isnt toxic at all!
and in another line you say that you shouldn't touch it.

well the good news is then.  :  Thank God your not a plant!


and the bad one is :
isn't it so that instead of killing you in 7-10 days it takes
7-10 years to kill YOU!!!

Gunnar Andersson  Sthlm/sw
J. Irwin wrote:
> 
> Tom Tadfor Little wrote:
> >
> > Gunnar writes
> > :
> > :Yes ny neighbour used roundup on his walkway, and I have a flover bed
> > :on mine side of the border, and all the flowers 2-4 feet next to
> > :the border either died or was wery small that year.
> >
> > This is Roundup's main shortcoming - it is easily caught by the wind
> > when you spray it, and anything it lands on is damaged or killed.
> > The good news of course, is that unlike the "old generation" of
> > herbicides, it does not lurk in the soil waiting to kill subsequent
> > plantings. It is possible (with care) to use it to spot kill weeds
> > and leave nearby flowers completely unaffected.
> >
> > And, no, it's not very toxic to humans, although one should take the
> > usual precautions to avoid ingestion or residue on skin and clothing.
> >
> > ===============================================================
> >
> > Tom Tadfor Little         tlittle@lanl.gov  -or-  telp@Rt66.com
> > technical writer/editor   Los Alamos National Laboratory
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------
> > Telperion Productions     http://www.rt66.com/~telp/
> > ===============================================================
> 
> 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 works well but you still need to be cautious about handling
> and clean-up .
> 
> Julie Irwin
> bajai@mtco.com
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