jJim McLaughlin wrote:
Portland Oregon area.

I need to kill a lot of weeds in a 24' x 16 ' rectangular bed quickly
and then replant by
15 May with both seed plant seeds and starter plants.

Vecause of illness last fall, I didn't get te weed fabric covering on,
so I have more weeds
than I can shake a stick at.

These are going to be veggies.

After the weeds are killed, 'll shoveling on 62 Cu. Ft. of composted
grass clippings and dried
brown leaves that have been "cooking" for about 4 - 5 years.

The compost and the dead weeds will be rotilled in before new plants are
introduced.

Weed B Gone?

Roundup?

Roundup (active ingredient glyphosate) is a complete
herbicide. It kills, or is intended to kill,
everything to which you apply it.

Weed-B-Gon from Ortho is intended to kill weeds in
lawns while not harming the grass. Its active
ingredient (Triclopyr) is a selective systemic
herbicide that affects woody and broadleaf plants.

You can find probably more information that you ever
wanted on both of the chemicals at the Extoxnet site:
http://extoxnet.orst.edu/pips/glyphosa.htm (for
glyphosate) and
http://extoxnet.orst.edu/pips/triclopy.htm (for triclopyr).


Other ideas?

(Don't say hand weed. Not an option. Remnants of heart issues fom last
fall.)



TIA.