"FragileWarrior" wrote in message
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"Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan" wrote in
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Pambo forced Ook to post this at: rec.gardens:

Does anyone have any information on the usage of roundup in the yard
and garden? The information on the container indicates that it is not
toxic to most life forms. Other then eye irritation, it doesn't seem
to bother anything but plants, and even then it decomposes rapidly.
The bottle says you can spray, and then 3 days later plant a garden.

So - how good/bad/toxic is the stuff? Is it a good way to get rid of
unwanted plants, or should it be avoided at all costs?

Roundup has been my friend for many, many years. One has to be very
careful with it. Go exactly by the directions. The hardest for me is
finding a day with absolutely no breeze. The drift from the spray can
float around anywhere, including open windows. I use it on those PITA
violets but I don't spray them with it. I put some Roundup in a
styrofoam cup and brush a bit on the offending plant with one of those
cheapie paint sponge brushes. The brushes are dirt cheap and I pitch
the cup and brush afterwards. Good luck.

Michael


VIOLET SLAYER!!! UNCLEAN!! UNCLEAN!!!

Oh, Michael, how can you kill those marvelous little things? I'll have
to introduce you to Tincture of Violet and eating the flowers in your
salads which is so cool that people are in awe when they see them. And
then you can press/dry the flowers and make lovely gifts like candles and
stationary and soaps. Plus you can sugar the flowers for cake
decoration. It's a wonderful plant! And you kill them. Shame.
Shammmmmmmmmmmmmme. ;P


The same twits who spray for every damned "weed" would probably also have
the biggest mouths if they discovered their drinking water was measurably
and dangerously contaminated. They probably blame everyone but themselves.
It's interesting that compared to 30-40 years ago, homes and golf courses
are now the primary point sources for the majority of groundwater pollution.
These are big words and inconvenient concepts, though, so it's hard for
twits to even think about them.