I will be pruning about 80 roses shortly - some of which have perennial
weeds at their base which are hard to get to. My best shot is to get at
the weeds just after I have pruned them. What can I use on the weeds
that will not harm the roses or the rose roots. My garden is chemical
free so I don't mind using a small amount of chemicals for this
particular task. Thanks in advance. Randy

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"Tom Engel" wrote in message
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I will be pruning about 80 roses shortly - some of which have perennial
weeds at their base which are hard to get to. My best shot is to get at
the weeds just after I have pruned them. What can I use on the weeds
that will not harm the roses or the rose roots. My garden is chemical
free so I don't mind using a small amount of chemicals for this
particular task. Thanks in advance. Randy

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If it were me, I'd stay away from any chemicals at all. Pull up the weeds,
getting as much of the root as possible, then mulch well. I use layers of
newspaper under my mulch to act as a weed barrier, though some disagee with
this approach.

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Shadow
Made In Canada, eh.

Hi Tom use Roundup with a paintbrush to apply it to the leaves of the weeds. Do this on a warm day and the weeds should be gone in 10 days.

Derryl

"Tom Engel" wrote in message ...
I will be pruning about 80 roses shortly - some of which have perennial weeds at their base which are hard to get to. My best shot is to get at the weeds just after I have pruned them. What can I use on the weeds that will not harm the roses or the rose roots. My garden is chemical free so I don't mind using a small amount of chemicals for this particular task. Thanks in advance. Randy
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Here's another thought, Tom, that's not as laborious as using a paintbrush when applying Roundup. Get a gallon plastic milk jug. Cut out the bottom and place the jug over the weed you want to kill. Stick the nozzle of the sprayer containing Roundup through the top and spray. You don't have to worry about spray drift.
John

"Derryl Killan" wrote in message . ca...
Hi Tom use Roundup with a paintbrush to apply it to the leaves of the weeds. Do this on a warm day and the weeds should be gone in 10 days.

Derryl

"Tom Engel" wrote in message ...
I will be pruning about 80 roses shortly - some of which have perennial weeds at their base which are hard to get to. My best shot is to get at the weeds just after I have pruned them. What can I use on the weeds that will not harm the roses or the rose roots. My garden is chemical free so I don't mind using a small amount of chemicals for this particular task. Thanks in advance. Randy
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"B & J" wrote in message
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Here's another thought, Tom, that's not as laborious as using a paintbrush
when applying Roundup. Get a gallon plastic milk jug. Cut out the bottom and
place the jug over the weed you want to kill. Stick the nozzle of the
sprayer containing Roundup through the top and spray. You don't have to
worry about spray drift.
John

"Derryl Killan" wrote in message
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Hi Tom use Roundup with a paintbrush to apply it to the leaves of the weeds.
Do this on a warm day and the weeds should be gone in 10 days.

What am I missing here? Why not just pull the weeds??

Hi Tom,

There is a product out called "Amaze"! It kills the broadleaf's, oxalis
and other weed pests in your garden, but does not harm your coveted
roses! It lasts from 4-6 months between applications. Here is there
website. Contact them to find it in your area...

www.greenlightco.com

Alain

Tom Engel wrote:

I will be pruning about 80 roses shortly - some of which have
perennial weeds at their base which are hard to get to. My best shot
is to get at the weeds just after I have pruned them. What can I use
on the weeds that will not harm the roses or the rose roots. My garden
is chemical free so I don't mind using a small amount of chemicals for
this particular task. Thanks in advance. Randy

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Hi Tom use Roundup with a paintbrush to apply it to the leaves of the =
weeds. Do this on a warm day and the weeds should be gone in 10 days.

Derryl

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Perhaps the picture I have of Tom Engel's problem is different, but I
can't quite agree with your suggestion. If the weeds beneath his roses
are so difficult to reach and he can't just pull them up by the roots,
wouldn't it be just as difficult (and potentially more hazerdous) to
attempt paint them with a paintbrush soaked in Round UP?

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lid wrote:

Perhaps the picture I have of Tom Engel's problem is different, but I
can't quite agree with your suggestion. If the weeds beneath his roses
are so difficult to reach and he can't just pull them up by the roots,
wouldn't it be just as difficult (and potentially more hazerdous) to
attempt paint them with a paintbrush soaked in Round UP?

What I see is that he can reach in to touch the weed, but pulling it
takes a bit of tension. When the weed either rips in half, or the root
comes most of the way out, suddenly his hand springs upwards, and into
the thorns. On the other hand, he just might be able to reach in with a
paintbrush, and paint the leaves of the weeds without putting his hand
in danger.


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On Wed, 19 Mar 2003 20:51:39 GMT, "Derryl Killan"
wrote:

Hi Tom use Roundup


Roundup destroys the soil biology and turns the process into a
dependency on soil biota destroying chemicals!!! Develop a healthy
soil food web and mulch so that any weeds that survive are easily
pulled. Support the neighborhood economy and hire a youngster to pull
the weeds.....


"As crude a weapon as a cave man's club the chemical barrage has been hurled at the fabric of life."
Rachel Carson

On Thu, 20 Mar 2003 06:50:24 -0800, "J. Farnsworth Wallaby"
wrote:

Hi Tom,

There is a product out called "Amaze"! It kills the broadleaf's, oxalis
and other weed pests in your garden, but does not harm your coveted
roses! It lasts from 4-6 months between applications. Here is there
website. Contact them to find it in your area...

www.greenlightco.com

Alain


Great!! nuke the soil with surflan and destroy the biology...NOT!


"As crude a weapon as a cave man's club the chemical barrage has been hurled at the fabric of life."
Rachel Carson