Frogleg wrote in message . ..
On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 14:27:51 GMT, Timothy
wrote:

On Wed, 09 Jun 2004 21:40:23 +0000, Phisherman wrote:


The salt will leach into other planted areas and ordinary salt (sodium
chloride) is not good for most plants and not good for concrete, brick nor
stone. Plus, you will get unsightly salt markings on your pavers. RoundUp
is safe for children and pets.

I agree with the majority of your post, but I have to strongly disagree
with the safety of roundup statement. A posion is a poison and with
children around, you can be sure that they will find a way to get into it.

For any "chemical" substance, you will find those who warn of the
"dangers" involved. However, glysophate (RoundUp) is virtually
non-toxic to humans and pets. A child is *much* more likely to be
harmed by "getting into" aspirin, dish soap, or beer. The 'caution' on
the RoundUp label says to "keep out of the reach of children," and
that after *ingestion*, some irritation may occur.

http://www.ipmofalaska.com/files/Glyphosate.html

Almost anything can be a "poison," if ingested in suffieicent
quantities, including water. Glysophate is an effective herbicide, not
a human poison.

Absolutely right, Frogleg! For you others, check to see what they use
as the base chemical for comparing toxicity of all other chemicals.
The base is sodium chloride (common salt). Which, by the way is very
toxic to humans in anything other than trace amounts. And Glysophate
(roundup) is very near the bottom of the toxicity chart, not much
higher than water.

Bob S.