Re: Bed preparation
- Subject: Re: Bed preparation
- From: E*@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 20:55:13 EDT
In a message dated 8/29/02 8:24:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
lynnlamb@carolina.rr.com writes:
<< paint this afternoon. I will be using a lot more shade plants than I have
in
the past and am excited about the possibility of growing plants that are new
to me. So, please give me some advice about the Round-Up. Thanks in
advance. >>
Lynn,
There is considerable difference of opinion on the use of any chemical in the
garden. I think the first thing you have to decide is if you want to use
glysophate (Round-up). On any list where I have been, the pro and con fly.
There are those staunchly opposed and those not. The wide use of this
product gives you a lot of experience here to draw from. It may, to put it
in simple terms, boil down to whether you want to kill off the existing
grasses (give you some nearly instant compost on the job) or strip off the
grasses (labor intensive). Stripping sod means soil enhancement afterward.
It has been my experience that sodium glysophate works best in warmer weather
so you might want to make a choice soon.
We have fields surrounding us and the grasses and weeds in these areas are
deeply rooted being almost impossible to strip by ordinary methods. We have
used this chemical successfully in several ways. Getting rid of a strongly
suckering, established shrub is one. I live on entirely sloped land and
always think away from the path to the well but it does seem that if you
choose a rainfree period and apply only to the grasses with a fine spray, you
can use glysophate successfully.
Again, their are very strong opinions on both sides of this issue and in the
end you have to make the decision yourself.
Claire Peplowski
NYS z4
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