Re: CULT: Pre-germinant weed control
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: CULT: Pre-germinant weed control
- From: "* L* C* <c*@pipeline.com>
- Date: Mon, 1 Sep 1997 14:34:31 -0600 (MDT)
At 01:29 PM 9/1/97 -0600, Arnold wrote: (snip)
Re crab grass: it is an annual grass, and though the
>plant, once growing spreads out by growing roots from every nodule in
>the stem, it recurs because of seeds, not spreading from the roots.
>It can be eliminated by pre-emergent weed killers, which is the way
>it is dealt with most often in lawns.
>Arnold Koekkoek
>NW Iowa Zone 4
>
I presume this responds to my comment to Griff Crump that PREEN is a good
pre-emergent weed killer for iris beds but won't work for crab grass.
Thanks for the correction. It is most welcome news and I'll trust the
pre-emergent next growing season.
Edmund L. Castillo in Loudoun Co., VA
castillo@pipeline.com
