Re: Roundup - Can I use it now?
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- Subject: Re: Roundup - Can I use it now?
- From: "* <j*@warwick.net>
- Date: Mon, 29 Dec 1997 18:41:20 -0400
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Diana L. Politika wrote:
> Duncan McAlpine wrote:
> >
> > What a strange winter. It is 54 F outside and I am thing of using
> > Roundup on some creeping Perennial Rye grass which is in my garden. Can
> > I use it?
>
> Funny you should mention that. I asked that around the first of
> December, and using the feedback I received, I went ahead and sprayed
> with it.
> Sure, you can use it. Do you want it to work? Wait. Mine didn't do
> a thing.
Diana and Duncan, the key thing with Roundup & it's chemical
relatives, is the plant must be actively growing. A short warm
spell in the winter generally provides insufficient
chemical uptake. Best wait for spring. In the meantime, you
might want to try a thick layer of newspaper and mulch to
smother the weeds. If your climate is anything like mine, it
will be well into the summer before there are several
consecutive days with no rain. The newspaper helps a lot.
Jaime
jknoble@warwick.net
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