On Jul 22, 10:22?pm, "cat daddy" wrote:
"Sheldon" wrote in message

ups.com...

"Fred" wrote:
I have quite a bit of poison ivy growing near my well. I was considering
using an herbicide like Ortho or Roundup but I'm concerned about the
chemical getting into my drinking water. Does anyone know if using this
near
a well should be a concern?

Round up will kill poison ivy completely but no brand of defoliant is
permanent, eventually poison ivy may invade again, it'll be different
plants. If you're concerned about leaching into your well you can
also use rock salt for controlling tough weeds. In any event I don't
think you need to concern yourself with contamination unless your well
is very shallow, like less than 20 feet.

Monsanto's Roundup Herbicide Contaminates Drinking Waterhttp://www.organicconsumers.org/foodsafety/glyphosate051503.cfm

Danish water contaminated by round-up, ban imposedhttp://www.newfarm.org/international/news/090103/092203/dn_rr_ban.shtml

These articles are little more than alarmist tactics... there's no
mention about the depth of the ground water, or if the product was
used according to directions. A lot of folks tend of mix too strong a
batch thinking if a little is good more is fantastic... not true...
with these type of products less is more. One can overdose on aspirin
too.. one can over dose on anything, even too much water can kill
you..

I would prefer not using chemicals but with poison ivy control that's
not always possible. Pulling out poison ivy plants never works, if
even the tinest bit of root remains it won't be too very long and the
plant will grow back, stronger than ever.