Re: Weeds--Was: Check in/reading your message

RoundUp is wonderful stuff.....it's much cheaper to buy the concentrate than
the ready to use variety. I noticed this week that now the discount stores
have a "Brush Formula" out which is 27% active ingredient vs 18% for the
regular concentrate, for the same price...I don't quite understand that
reasoning, but it makes it much more economical.   With 12 acres, I buy 2.5
gallons about every 5 years.

Bill Huhman, Central Ohio

----- Original Message -----
From: Rich McCormack <macknet@cts.com>
To: <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 1999 10:56 AM
Subject: Re: Weeds--Was: Check in/reading your message


> Anne Davidson wrote:
>
> > I've considered using an artists' paintbrush
> > to apply weed killer carefully to the tips of
> > the grass but wonder if that would spread
> > through the soil to the veggies.  There's one
> > way to find out....
>
> If by weed killer you mean RoundUp (glyphosate), it's only effective if
> applied to actively growing foliage.  As I understand, it interupts the
> process of photosynthesis in the leaves of the plant it is applied to
> and does not migrate through the soil either by direct application to
> the soil or through the roots of the plant it is applied to.  I've used
> it around my vegies using a pump sprayer (very carefully, of course, as
> windblown spray could easily cause damage or death to desirable plants)
> without any problems.
>
> --
> Rich McCormack (Poway, CA) macknet@cts.com
>
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