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On Apr 7, 2:22*pm, Billy wrote:
Worst case scenario is that you add young pokeweed leaves to your salads, along with the dandelions, or serve them like spinach. Then stupidly attempts to correct his deadly faux pas with : Similar, I don't know. Potentially poisonous? Yes. Which is why I gave references.{Add: which he apparently doesn't read } (This is not a safe world for fools. ) { Add: especially when they give ignorant and potentially dangerous "advice" they know nothing about} But, moreover, pokeweed berries.... ( lame attempt to cover up faux pas) If you like weekends (8 hr./day & 40 hr./week), then thank a labor union. They paid for it in blood. Better yet little billy, Thank the VET that gave him the country to do that! They got real skin in the game. |
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I'll more directly answer your question, without chasing rabbits....
I'm using it for the first time this year & so far it seems to work very well. It's still early, so I only have onion sets & cabbage in the ground, but nary a weed is popping up. Yes, follow the directions. OK, I'll chase the rabbit a little bit. I do mulch my veggie garden with tons of leaves & grass clippings, but the weeds still take over if you give them half a chance. Robert |
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On Apr 7, 8:43*am, The Cook wrote:
On 6 Apr 2011 20:25:11 GMT, General Schvantzkoph wrote: Has anyone used Preen? It claims to stop weeds, does it work? Yes, but make sure you follow the instructions. *Don't put it anywhere you are going to plant seeds. *Wait until after they have sprouted. *I am thinking about putting it down pretty soon where my tomato plants are going. -- USA North Carolina Foothills USDA Zone 7a How expensive is it? Where can you buy it? |
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On Apr 7, 8:43 am, The Cook wrote: On 6 Apr 2011 20:25:11 GMT, General Schvantzkoph wrote: Has anyone used Preen? It claims to stop weeds, does it work? Yes, but make sure you follow the instructions. Don't put it anywhere you are going to plant seeds. Wait until after they have sprouted. I am thinking about putting it down pretty soon where my tomato plants are going. -- USA North Carolina Foothills USDA Zone 7a How expensive is it? Where can you buy it? Better to use a hoe around the veggies than some chemical that you might be consuming. Most weed killers kill dicots like dandelions and tomato plants are dicots also. Read the label if putting around food stuff to make sure "they" say it is safe? Its cheaper than the weed-in-feed stuff and available everywhere, local hardware stores and garden centers. Some say it is better to use weed killers first, like preen, and then a few weeks later the fertilizers separately. The weed-in-feed Stuff can help the weeds grow as well and cost more than if you purchase the weed killer, like preen and fertilizers separately. However, your going to put yourself in the chemical trap. The stuff is probably not good for your soil. Those weed chemicals also kill the good bugs like worms and spiders. When the good bugs are gone then the flying bad bugs move in like the Japanese beetles and their offspring the grubs. Then your going to want to use more chemicals to get rid off the grubs. If you use the chemicals you will have a beautiful lawn for a few years, then each year later the soil and the lawn starts to look worse and worse as the years go by. I find the best way to help reduce the weeds is by bagging your grass in the spring. Spring is the time for weeds to grow. Simply mowing the yard just spreads the weeds in the grass, so bag the grass and compost it. Then late spring to mid summer let the grass grow tall and let the grass go to seed. Then mow the yard without bagging. This helps your grass get thicker and better. In the fall aerate the yard. Spread some fine compost if you like in the fall. This method is cheaper but more labor intensive. With the organic method above you will not have the best looking yard but it will look better after many years go by from using the chemicals. -- Enjoy Life... Nad R (Garden in zone 5a Michigan) |
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