Re: CULT: Pre-germinant weed control
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- Subject: Re: CULT: Pre-germinant weed control
- From: "* G* C* <j*@erols.com>
- Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 19:08:04 -0600 (MDT)
Rick Tasco/Roger Duncan wrote:
>
> J. Griffin Crump wrote:
> >
> > I'd still like to hear from anyone who knows of the effects on
> > newly-planted adult irises of Barricade, Snapshot and Gallery.
> >
>
> Griff,
>
> Sorry I can't speak about the above but I do swear by Surflan. The
> label states that the plants should get rooted first before applying,
> but I do know some growers that spray right after planting. For me I
> apply in the fall after the plants put down roots (I get winter weeds)
> and it nary lets any germinate. Lasts a year for me and perhaps longer
> if I didn't replant each year.
>
> Rick Tasco
> Superstition Iris Garden
> Central California
> Zone 8
Rick -- Thanks. This is the kind of information I need.
Griff Crump, along the tidal Potomac. where the doves are simmering
blissfully among the leeks, mushrooms and bay leaves. jgcrump@erols.com
