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Re: Round-Up (Glycophosphate)

Teachout wrote:
> 
> >> From: Diana L. Politika <diana@olympus.net>
> >> To: seeds-list@eskimo.com
> >> Subject: Round-Up (Glycophosphate)
> >> Date: Sunday, December 07, 1997 5:18 PM
> >> In a nutshell: Is it too late to use Round-Up effectively?
> >Diana: You might get some limited control on your grass if you use Round-up
> >now as it's been mild enough that there could still be some growth
> >continuing at this late date.  If you could spray on a sunny day with no
> >rain for 24hrs. it would help.  Most of the effectivness of this chemical
> >would be lost because of the cooler season - it's so expensive. But, I
> >reconize the need to do it at this time - you've got nothing to loose
> >except the cost of the spray. Your Kingston, WA. neighbor, Carolyn
> 
> Diana,
> 
> This won't help this year, but after the bulb foliage has died down and I
> want to dig up bulbs to divide them or take baby bulbs to a nursery bed to
> propagate more, I have a little trick for the weeds. I replant the bulbs
> then place a 2 to 3 layer of newspapers over the soil and a fine shredded
> bark mulch over the top. The newspaper smothers any wanna be weeds
> (providing it has been weeded at the time of planting) and by the time the
> bulbs are pushing up out of the ground the newspaper has decayed enough for
> them to push through. I do check this month to make sure the newspaper has
> broken down enough for them to get through. Pretty easy method to keep the
> weeds at bay. The baby bulbs thrive in the nursery beds done this way also.
> 
> Carolyn I am really your neighbor in Kingston also!
> ######################################
> Debra Teachout-Teashon
> Pacific Northwest Gardening
> Planting and Care of Clematis
> http://www.suite101.com/topics/page.cfm/416
> #######################################
This grass is growing by runners.  Long, 4' runners.  And there is a
persistant morning glory in there too.  Weeds, I agree, would be
smothered.  But I don't think it would work with this running grass.
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