Re: Preen

In a message dated 98-03-12 20:12:26 EST, you write:

<< 
 I don't think you would be able to start from seed the first season if you
 use preen,
 but the first year (the "Weed Year") of a garden is one situation when my
 die-hard mentors do approve of Preen.
 If you have an existing stand of weeds, the Preen will not affect them.  It
 is a pre-emergent treatment that only prevents new seedlings from
 successfully germinating.  Use Roundup on the existing growth.
 
  >>


Due to a lack of time to work in the plant beds around my house over the last
four years - they went to weeds -moistly grasses.  Since I need to amend the
soil any way I removed all the soil down to a depth of 10-15 inches depending
on what I plan to plant in that bed.  It was a lot of work but less than
trying to get rid of the grasses.
 I replaced thirty yards of dirt last fall and am itching to get the beds
planted this spring.
The new dirt I had brought in is a mix of river peat very well decayed and
rich organic black dirt-- it's great stuff, nice and fluffy.  It is week in
nitrogen so I have to fertilize a bit more that I normally do.  But it hold
air and moister very well.
Its big draw back is the weeds--So I will use preen on it this spring.
I have used this dirt for a couple of years and have grown some interesting
plants.

I have counted at least ten different kinds of plants from CYPERACEAE mostly
Carex species.
several different mustards.
The worst plant that I have gotten is a Cuscuta species:  this parasite has
done some damage on some of my Euphorbia, killing a few too.
I get a good assortment of AMARANTHACEAE too- never seen plants with so many
seeds!!!!
But the worst is the POLYGONACEAE--these fast growing plants are a pain to
remove from my pots.
I believe that I might have the national collection of smart weeds when ever I
get new dirt.
One year I got five POT plants-- pulled out four of them and left the last one
to grow  - it was growing  up by the road, It got six feet tall in the shade.
Interesting leaves. We had some kids that were going into the woods to smoke
the stuff  -but they were not smart enough to recognize the real plant when
they walked three feet away from it every day!
 
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