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Old 12-05-2009, 08:21 PM posted to alt.home.lawn.garden
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While these will not work for corn, may I suggest a post-emergent such as
Fluazifop-p-butyl or Sethoxydim

http://www.css.cornell.edu/WeedEco/H...p-p-butyl.html
http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/profiles...xydim-ext.html

Once applied I would also recommend a generous application iron to any
residual weeds.
For iron I have been using the a 4th riding rototiller(New Holland), the
large troybuilt, a Mantis style tiller, and of course the sacred hoe.

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On Mar 25, 6:20 pm, Eggs Zachtly wrote:
Glenn said:

I lose the battle of grass and other crap in my garden every year. I
only
plant corn (3 plantings), a few tomatoes from plants, maybe a couple
hills
of cantaloupe and broadcast some flowers across one end.


Is there a pre-emergent that I can use just after the things I want are
above the ground, for the grass that won't kill everything else?


If it's a "pre-emergent", it won't kill anything that's already
germinated.
Depending on your location (you were more than a bit vague about that), it
/may/ be too late to apply. Then again, it may not.

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a
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I'd also make sure the pre-emergent is listed for use on vegetable
crops used for food.