On Sunday, August 11, 2013 3:53:42 PM UTC-7, David Hare-Scott wrote:
Higgs Boson wrote:



Still VERY confused. Directions on pe-emergent package say to apply

around/to? ESTABLISHED PLANTS. But I just put in a flat of Dymondia,

leaving the recommended spaces between plants to fill in. When can

these little guys be considered "established"??? If I want to

control putative weeds in between plants, don't I need to apply NOW

before weeds sprout? I.E., strew between plants. But are plants

"established"? Not nitpicking words; genuinely confused.



Help!



HB



The stuff works by interfering with the process of seed germination. So

'established' in this context means anything that is past that. It won't do

anything to plants in their normal lifecycle that are growing more leaves,

extending root systems etc. To work it needs to be present with the seeds

that you want to inhibit from germination at the time of germination. That

means if you apply it before they are germinating and it washes away then

you miss. If you apply it after they germinate you miss.

In a word: OY!

HB