rbel wrote:
In message , Malcolm
writes
On Sat, 21 May 2005 22:29:05 +0100, "Mike Lyle"
wrote:

Chris Wilson wrote:
We have a 100 yard conifer hedge with post and rail fencing
tight
against it on the outside. The fence has 1/2 inch wire mesh
stapled
along its inside, to keep the ornamental birds we keep in. This
makes weeding a laborious task, as you can only reach under from
one side. Is there a sprayable weed killer available that will
not
harm the hedge? We have grass growing virtually to the base of
the
hedge, but we don't mind if the very edge of the lawn suffers
slightly!

A similar question applies to the beech hedge down another
similar
sized boundary.

If you've no objection to using glyphosate ("Roundup" etc), it
won't
do the slightest harm to the hedge

Actually it will, especially if you times your idiotic advice by
the
thousands of people who also naively rely on such toxic chemicals,
usually thinking advice from the village idiot is OK.

You can download "Glyphosate.pdf" from their website at
www.pesticide.org

As I have a similar problem I would be interested to know what harm
would the careful application of glyphosate do to the hedge if the
user is careful to ensure that no drift or overspray occurs.

Having just been quoted out of context -- funny how these people so
often cut out or ignore anything which looks as though it might tend
to _agree_ with them -- I'll come back without waiting for any reply
from rbel. But I think I made my conservative position clear enough,
so I won't repeat it.

I don't know of any ill-effect on plants of glyphosate residue at
root level. Not even the URL above claims any such effects.

--
Mike.