Re: corn meal glutin
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: corn meal glutin
- From: M* R* W*
- Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1999 21:41:39 -0600
I use a corn product called "WOW" that is sold as a natural, pre-emergent
weed killer. This may be what you're looking for. I've only seen it in
Gardens Alive catalogue, but it does work, and when it degrades it
releases nitrogen into the soil.
Mary
zone 6
On Mon, 08 Feb 1999 12:20:27 -0500 Sandy Boyette
<sandy.boyette@wright.edu> writes:
>I would like more info on "corn meal
>glutin" Where do I get it? Or is this
>something that can be made?
>
>> Subject: Re: corn meal glutin & reading soil tests
>>
>> Please be careful with the corn meal glutin, it is a pre-emergant
>weed
>> killer! It's not sold that way, but that's what it will do. Use it
>6
>> weeks prior to setting out new plants. It will also kill already
>> emerging new growth according to the information that I have read.
>>
>> I also have a hard time reading my soil test results. Our county
>> extension agent always makes a note at the bottom for us. It reads
>the
>> same EVERY year. Use 20 to 30 pounds of 10-10-10 for 1000 sq. feet.
>(It
>> may just be a basic rule of thumb) A year ago our results came back
>> saying that our soil was very high in Potassium and low in
>Phosphorus,
>> and we were given the above prescription. We didn't, instead we
>used
>> Sulpolmag (I think that's the correct spelling) and followed the
>> instructions on the bag. We had a wonderful crop that year.
>> Sally
>> zone 6, west KY'
>> and I still can't hear a thing.
>>
>> -
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