Re: Round-Up and dandelions
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Round-Up and dandelions
- From: M*@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 04:28:15 EDT
In a message dated 04/27/2000 9:05:33 AM Central Daylight Time,
jyang1@home.com writes:
<< Round-Up doesn't do the job on dandelions. Oh, it kills them
eventually, but it doesn't stop them in their tracks. It's been a good
two weeks since I sprayed the weeds, and while they are now shriveled
enough to pull without tools, in the meantime the bud turned into
flowers and went to seed!
Current approach: Every day or two I scout around for the yellow
flowers, then pull off the flowers and all the buds I can get in one
grab. Then I spray the base of the plant with Round-Up. Will let you
know if this works any better. >>
It might work better AFTER the flowers are done blooming and the leaves and
roots are growing.
Herbicides work by causing rapid growth, the plant literally grows it's self
to death.
When the dandies are flowering their energies are directed to flower
production and not growth.
The rapid seed production is a response to stress caused by the herbicide.
The plants "says to it's self" I might not be able to make a full head of
seeds because my lifer is in danger, so I will produce as many seeds now as I
can before it's to late.
Please do not take my statement literally- I do not need any more people
thinking I am crazy!
Paul
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