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Old 26-04-2007, 09:30 PM posted to rec.gardens,atl.home,repairs
Travis M. Travis M. is offline
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Default Roundup or Weed B gone or...?

"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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"jJim McLaughlin" wrote in message
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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?

Other ideas?

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



No chemical has ever or will ever be tested for safety in humans. Hire
a neighborhood kid to hand weed the area. Or, your heart may end up
being the least of your troubles. If you don't know any kids to ask,
call the nearest high school and find out if they have a way of
connecting kids who want jobs with people offering work.



I have used www.craigslist.org to find help with odd jobs.

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Travis in Shoreline Washington