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Old 15-05-2009, 10:01 PM posted to rec.gardens
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Default Systemic pesticide for roses

On May 6, 9:36*pm, Billy wrote:
In article
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*Frank wrote:
Systemic means it's taken up and circulated within the
entire plant. *Systemics are really only dangerous if
you eat some part of the treated plant.


ANd the environment Frank? How does it affect the environment Frank?


That depends on the exact compound. Systemic
vs topical is a distinction which indicates nothing else.

Personally, for anything that goes directly into
the ground, I'd go strictly organic.