RE: more on Roundup
- Subject: RE: [sibrob] more on Roundup
- From: &* P* <h*@directcon.net>
- Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 06:24:28 -0700
- Importance: Normal
There is an organic technique that works well on weeds and that is solar
sterilization. I have used solar sterilization with preemergents with
outstanding success. I have a cloudy dual pane window that I have considered
using for spot sterilization.
Weeds were a major problem in the Siberians this year. I have good control
of weeds everywhere except for the Siberians. I am vastly reducing the size
of my Siberian beds because of major losses and weeds. I suspect the losses
are due to a gopher.
Harold Peters
Beautiful View Iris Garden
2048 Hickok Road
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
harold@directcon.net <h*@directcon.net>
www.beautiful-view-iris.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Walkup [k*@cornell.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 3:52 AM
To: sibrob
Subject: [sibrob] more on Roundup
Hi everyone,
The discussion on Roundup has been helpful. To follow up: I
sprayed the irises thoroughly, as if I were really trying to get rid of
them. They were sprayed right after bloom, when I knew I would not be
keeping them.
As Bob says, weeding is relentless. Especially this year, with
all the rain we've had. Also, I have stopped mulching to help control
fungus problems. I'm in that in-between stage: bigger than most home
gardens, too small to be commercial. Weeding is the main reason I don't
enlarge my iris beds, which I would otherwise like to do. I'm all in favor
of organic gardening, but since I'm already using chemicals for borers and
fungus, I may as well use some for weeding too.
Ken
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