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Old 05-03-2008, 05:01 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Vinegar as herbicide - the final word.

On Mar 5, 4:21 pm, "Cat(h)" wrote:
On Mar 5, 3:41 pm, Martin wrote:

On Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:02:42 GMT, Eddy
wrote:


Nick Maclaren wrote:
That's a pretty damning indictment of paraquat!


Nick, to view it from another angle, I understand that their experiments
have demonstrated that strong vinegar is surprisingly effective as a
defoliant.


Good on chips too.
--


Martin


Far better raspberry flavoured or balsamic, with a splash of good
quality extra virgin olive oil, over mixed young leaves freshly picked
from the garden.
And don't dress too soon before serving, as vinegar is highly
efficient as a systemic leaf-wilter.

Cat(h)


Now you're talking!

Judith