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If a disused weed filled garden has been nuked with glyphosate,how long
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![]() "F Murtz" wrote in message b.com... If a disused weed filled garden has been nuked with glyphosate,how long before it can be reinstated as a garden? Although the glyphosate will kill the growing weeds there will/may still be viable seeds just waiting for you to start your feeding the ground. Last time I read a glyphosate bottle it told me that the chemical was neutralised as soon as it in the dirt and GM crops are modified so that they can be sprayed with the stuff. Back from the shed my bottle says 7 day withholding period for edible crops but that I can plant whenever I like. Mike |
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On Mon, 02 May 2016 07:57:09 +0800, Bloke Down The Pub wrote:
"F Murtz" wrote in message b.com... If a disused weed filled garden has been nuked with glyphosate,how long before it can be reinstated as a garden? Although the glyphosate will kill the growing weeds there will/may still be viable seeds just waiting for you to start your feeding the ground. Last time I read a glyphosate bottle it told me that the chemical was neutralised as soon as it in the dirt Absolute bullshit. I've tried touch weeding selected weeds in a pot and both plants ended up dying. been reported by others as well. and GM crops are modified so that they can be sprayed with the stuff. The idea is that everything else is nuked. Back from the shed my bottle says 7 day withholding period for edible crops but that I can plant whenever I like. It just has to survive the glychopospate. Large seed items houlkd have less problems. |
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On Sun, 1 May 2016 18:48:47 +1000, F Murtz
wrote: If a disused weed filled garden has been nuked with glyphosate,how long before it can be reinstated as a garden? I'd leave it at least a month. Actually, I more likely would wait a couple of weeks, then plant a green manure crop. Then plant veggies come spring time. Ground temperature influences greatly how quickly glyphosate works too, so the colder the season is, the longer it takes to do it's job. All depends how much you accept their recommendations I suppose. I'm sceptical to most claims they make regarding it's safety and 'breaking down' to harmless chemicals. |
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On Mon, 2 May 2016 07:57:09 +0800, "Bloke Down The Pub"
wrote: I read a glyphosate bottle it told me that the chemical was neutralised as soon as it in the dirt Just about. That's not to say it isn't still harmful though, just that as a herbicide it isn't very effective. There has been times I have been forced to use dirty dam water with glyphosate and found that if applied within ten minutes, it was still effective. After ten minutes... didn't do much at all to weeds. Back from the shed my bottle says 7 day withholding period for edible crops but that I can plant whenever I like. That's what they say, I wouldn't trust that claim for a moment. |
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![]() "Jeßus" wrote in message ... On Mon, 2 May 2016 07:57:09 +0800, "Bloke Down The Pub" wrote: I read a glyphosate bottle it told me that the chemical was neutralised as soon as it in the dirt Just about. That's not to say it isn't still harmful though, just that as a herbicide it isn't very effective. There has been times I have been forced to use dirty dam water with glyphosate and found that if applied within ten minutes, it was still effective. After ten minutes... didn't do much at all to weeds. Back from the shed my bottle says 7 day withholding period for edible crops but that I can plant whenever I like. That's what they say, I wouldn't trust that claim for a moment. I have to agree that a degree of mistrust is prudent. Which is why I read the labels looking for GM signs and attempt to limit my intake, despite the assurances that they are harmless. Mike |
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![]() "Bloke Down The Pub" wrote in message ... "Jeßus" wrote in message ... On Mon, 2 May 2016 07:57:09 +0800, "Bloke Down The Pub" wrote: I read a glyphosate bottle it told me that the chemical was neutralised as soon as it in the dirt Just about. That's not to say it isn't still harmful though, just that as a herbicide it isn't very effective. There has been times I have been forced to use dirty dam water with glyphosate and found that if applied within ten minutes, it was still effective. After ten minutes... didn't do much at all to weeds. Back from the shed my bottle says 7 day withholding period for edible crops but that I can plant whenever I like. That's what they say, I wouldn't trust that claim for a moment. I have to agree that a degree of mistrust is prudent. Which is why I read the labels looking for GM signs and attempt to limit my intake, despite the assurances that they are harmless. They may be harmless, but you don't want the GGkids to be armless.... Mike |
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On Wed, 4 May 2016 22:56:09 +0800, "Bloke Down The Pub"
wrote: "Jeßus" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 2 May 2016 07:57:09 +0800, "Bloke Down The Pub" wrote: I read a glyphosate bottle it told me that the chemical was neutralised as soon as it in the dirt Just about. That's not to say it isn't still harmful though, just that as a herbicide it isn't very effective. There has been times I have been forced to use dirty dam water with glyphosate and found that if applied within ten minutes, it was still effective. After ten minutes... didn't do much at all to weeds. Back from the shed my bottle says 7 day withholding period for edible crops but that I can plant whenever I like. That's what they say, I wouldn't trust that claim for a moment. I have to agree that a degree of mistrust is prudent. Which is why I read the labels looking for GM signs and attempt to limit my intake, despite the assurances that they are harmless. My memory fails me ATM as far as details, but IIRC it was found that glyphosate *does* break down, but not into 'harmless' constituents, like they claim (or used to claim). |
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