Re: corn meal gluten

Sorry all, I miss quoted myself.  Here i info on Corn Meal Gluten
straight from Organic Gardening Mag.

Corn Gluten is a by-product of corn processing, and is mainly used in
pet foods.  It is a great organic fertilizer (10  percent nitrogen) and
is often sold as such.

How it works:  Gluten works by preventing weed seedling rppts from
developing, lasts only 3 to 6 weeks each season and DOESN'T affect
estabished weeds - only those that are freshly "hatching" from seeds.
But this means it also won't harm established garden plants.  You can
use it in strawberry beds, around vegetable transplants and in
perennnial beds as well as the lawn.

The effects of using Gluten accumulates over time.  The first year, the
Gluten will reduce the weeds in your lawn by about 60 percent, leaving
fewer seeds tp carry over the next year. The second year it's 80 percent
effective and by the third year it should be over 90 percent effective.

How to use it:  Apply Gluten in the early spring (when the daffs are
opening and the forsythia blooms).  First, prepare your bed by tilling
or raking the soil, then spread the meal over the surface at a rate of
20 to 40 pounds per 1000 sq. feet (2 to 4 pounds per 100 sq. feet).
Till or rake into top 2 to 3 inches of soil.  Give the bed a thorough
watering to et any weed seeds germinating, then avoid water (if
possible) for a few days.  If you are sprinkling the meal in a bed where
plants are already growing, "scratch" the meal into the soil and then
water thoroughly.  DON'T use in areas that are about or have just been
direct-seeded.

Sally
zone 6,west KY
my ears popped!

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