Re: Killing weeds with fire?
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Killing weeds with fire?
- From: B* C*
- Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 19:21:00 EDT
Read the label on Preen carefully. I bought some years ago and never used
it. There was a list of plants that it had a negative impact on.
Dianthus was one of them and since I have a lot of dianthus I was afraid to
use the stuff.
Bob Campbell
>From: "Christopher P. Lindsey" <lindsey@mallorn.com>
>Reply-To: perennials@mallorn.com
>To: perennials@mallorn.com
>Subject: Re: Killing weeds with fire?
>Date: Sun, 26 Sep 1999 16:15:20 -0500 (CDT)
>
>
>This was a brand new container. :( The Ajuga actually seems to thriving
>on it -- there are more now than ever before.
>
> > Let us know how the fire worked - I've seen those weed-killing torches
> > advertised and wondered.....
>
>Went out and tried it just now, but I think it's too windy. The flames
>are travelling faster than I want and the torch keeps blowing out. Will
>have to try when it's a little more calm.
>
>In the area that I did try it wasn't too effective -- the grass burned up,
>but the other weeds weren't really harmed. I attribute it to the wind
>moving the flames too quickly, though.
>
>Guessing I'll have to spot burn certain weeds, then pull out the rest
>when I turn the soil. Afterwards, as with any new bed, I'll turn in
>some Preen to prevent all of the newly exposed seeds from germinating.
>
>
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