Re: Roundup question
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Roundup question
- From: B* D*
- Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 13:52:17 -0500
In my experience, Roundup doesn't EVER kill things. A misguided helper
last year mistakenly sprayed my perennial border with it, and even my
cherished perennials were not killed. They just looked a bit sick for a
couple days. As for plantain, dandelions, goutweed, Star of Bethlehem, and
of course violets-- forgeddit. Perhaps repeated applications over a period
of time, if one had the patience for it--like every 24 hours for a
week--would be successful.
IMHO, there is no substitute for hand weeding, and it's a great stress
reliever too.
Bobbi Diehl
Bloomington, IN
zone 5/6
On Fri, 10 Nov 2000, Diann Barbee Thoma wrote:
> Roundup's effects take a while to kill a plant, but it's safe to plant in
> the area you sprayed after a day.
> But I would like to add a question: Roundup doesn't always kill
> things--violets seem to be 90% immune, and an onion grass I mentioned a few
> months ago (which has bulbs underground) were not dented or daunted. I'm
> curious about these limitations.
>
