Annual Herbicide Warning
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Annual Herbicide Warning
- From: G*@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 20:31:38 EDT
I've mentioned this in years past but thought it was important enough to
repeat.
Make sure you know what your neighbor or landscape company is using for weed
killers in your neighborhood. Don't find out the hard way like I did a few
years ago. Some weed killers used on woody plants are volatile and can
vaporize when temperatures reach 80 and above. The most common culprit is a
2-4-D ingredient in it's volatile formulation. If there is a light breeze it
can then drift damaging or killing plants 100's of yards away. Most
susceptible are Pumpkins, Squash, Cukes, Tomatoes and Peppers. The damage
looks much like Mosaic Virus and is often mistaken for this. One report
showed damage to a vineyard one mile from a road crew using a strong volatile
Herbicide along side a highway. In most cases this is not a problem and the
Herbicides are used responsibly.
George Brooks
N. Tewksbury, MA
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