Re: Round-Up and dandelions
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Round-Up and dandelions
- From: A*
- Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2000 12:38:39 -0500
- Posted-Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2000 12:39:21 -0500 (CDT)
- References: <E12lTA5-0001UY-00@dfw-mmp4.email.verio.net>
I try to patrol for weeds often and get them when they're tiny. It seems
obvious but its been a lesson I've learned. That and several inches of
mulch. Moist ground, tiny weeds and weeding hasn't been any chore at
all...
-Allan
Marge Talt wrote:
> Agree, Claire, weeding is part of gardening. In fact, there are some
> types of weeding chores that I find mentally relaxing. There are
> others that are simply chores and some are darn right
> laborious....but weeding is when you get your nose down in the garden
> and really see what's going on at the plant level....discover all
> kinds of things - some grand (seedlings of something you really want)
> and some not so (seedlings of poison ivy).
>
> I am always amazed at the hype in the print media about "care free"
> gardens. Gardening is labor, but it's good labor; good for the bod
> and good for the soul.
>
> Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> mtalt@clark.net
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> > From: ECPep@aol.com
> > Date: Friday, April 28, 2000 9:47 PM
> (snip)
> > a chore to remove. I may not be understanding this discussion but
> weeding is
> > part of gardening. A chemical remedy for weeding borders and beds
> will limit
> > clumping and reseeding.
> >
> > If one does not wish to weed a garden I don't know what the answer
> would be.
> >
> > Claire Peplowski
> > East Nassau, NY z4
>
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Allan Anderson
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