Re: Revisiting vinegar for weed control

>In a message dated 6/4/02 5:57:06 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>cherylisaak@adelphia.net writes:
>
><< I have had mixed results - I found sorrel ( my biggest problem )  >>
>
>Cheryl, sorrel, or sourgrass - is it a weed that has long thin white roots
>running underground and popping up new plants  where you break the root -
comes up all summer?



Sorrel is the dreaded Oxalis and comes in many species, a few quite 
decorative, but many weedy.  Some spread by runners, but all have 
explosive seed pods (like balsam).  We have at LEAST 3 weedy species 
here in SE Wisconsin (primarily O. stricta) and the soil is quite 
alkaline as we're on top of limestone in many places.  There may be 
acid loving species, but all in all, it's pretty ubiquitous.

-- 
Don Martinson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
l*@wi.rr.com

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