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Weeds Between Roses
"Tom Engel" wrote in message ... I will be pruning about 80 roses shortly - some of which have perennial weeds at their base which are hard to get to. My best shot is to get at the weeds just after I have pruned them. What can I use on the weeds that will not harm the roses or the rose roots. My garden is chemical free so I don't mind using a small amount of chemicals for this particular task. Thanks in advance. Randy -- If it were me, I'd stay away from any chemicals at all. Pull up the weeds, getting as much of the root as possible, then mulch well. I use layers of newspaper under my mulch to act as a weed barrier, though some disagee with this approach. -- Shadow Made In Canada, eh. |
Weeds Between Roses
Hi Tom use Roundup with a paintbrush to apply it to the leaves of the weeds. Do this on a warm day and the weeds should be gone in 10 days.
Derryl "Tom Engel" wrote in message ... I will be pruning about 80 roses shortly - some of which have perennial weeds at their base which are hard to get to. My best shot is to get at the weeds just after I have pruned them. What can I use on the weeds that will not harm the roses or the rose roots. My garden is chemical free so I don't mind using a small amount of chemicals for this particular task. Thanks in advance. Randy -- |
Weeds Between Roses
Here's another thought, Tom, that's not as laborious as using a paintbrush when applying Roundup. Get a gallon plastic milk jug. Cut out the bottom and place the jug over the weed you want to kill. Stick the nozzle of the sprayer containing Roundup through the top and spray. You don't have to worry about spray drift.
John "Derryl Killan" wrote in message . ca... Hi Tom use Roundup with a paintbrush to apply it to the leaves of the weeds. Do this on a warm day and the weeds should be gone in 10 days. Derryl "Tom Engel" wrote in message ... I will be pruning about 80 roses shortly - some of which have perennial weeds at their base which are hard to get to. My best shot is to get at the weeds just after I have pruned them. What can I use on the weeds that will not harm the roses or the rose roots. My garden is chemical free so I don't mind using a small amount of chemicals for this particular task. Thanks in advance. Randy -- |
Weeds Between Roses
"B & J" wrote in message
... Here's another thought, Tom, that's not as laborious as using a paintbrush when applying Roundup. Get a gallon plastic milk jug. Cut out the bottom and place the jug over the weed you want to kill. Stick the nozzle of the sprayer containing Roundup through the top and spray. You don't have to worry about spray drift. John "Derryl Killan" wrote in message . ca... Hi Tom use Roundup with a paintbrush to apply it to the leaves of the weeds. Do this on a warm day and the weeds should be gone in 10 days. What am I missing here? Why not just pull the weeds?? |
Weeds Between Roses
Hi Tom,
There is a product out called "Amaze"! It kills the broadleaf's, oxalis and other weed pests in your garden, but does not harm your coveted roses! It lasts from 4-6 months between applications. Here is there website. Contact them to find it in your area... www.greenlightco.com Alain Tom Engel wrote: I will be pruning about 80 roses shortly - some of which have perennial weeds at their base which are hard to get to. My best shot is to get at the weeds just after I have pruned them. What can I use on the weeds that will not harm the roses or the rose roots. My garden is chemical free so I don't mind using a small amount of chemicals for this particular task. Thanks in advance. Randy -- |
Weeds Between Roses
On Wed, 19 Mar 2003 20:51:39 GMT, "Derryl Killan"
wrote: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002F_01C2EE1E.B14083A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Tom use Roundup with a paintbrush to apply it to the leaves of the = weeds. Do this on a warm day and the weeds should be gone in 10 days. Derryl Is it possible you can configure your Outlood Express to post in text only so all of the extraneous material you've included with this and future postings may be excluded? Perhaps the picture I have of Tom Engel's problem is different, but I can't quite agree with your suggestion. If the weeds beneath his roses are so difficult to reach and he can't just pull them up by the roots, wouldn't it be just as difficult (and potentially more hazerdous) to attempt paint them with a paintbrush soaked in Round UP? f Reply Address Purposly Altered to eliminate SPAM Reply by Post Only Please |
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On Wed, 19 Mar 2003 20:51:39 GMT, "Derryl Killan"
wrote: Hi Tom use Roundup Roundup destroys the soil biology and turns the process into a dependency on soil biota destroying chemicals!!! Develop a healthy soil food web and mulch so that any weeds that survive are easily pulled. Support the neighborhood economy and hire a youngster to pull the weeds..... "As crude a weapon as a cave man's club the chemical barrage has been hurled at the fabric of life." Rachel Carson |
Weeds Between Roses
On Thu, 20 Mar 2003 06:50:24 -0800, "J. Farnsworth Wallaby"
wrote: Hi Tom, There is a product out called "Amaze"! It kills the broadleaf's, oxalis and other weed pests in your garden, but does not harm your coveted roses! It lasts from 4-6 months between applications. Here is there website. Contact them to find it in your area... www.greenlightco.com Alain Great!! nuke the soil with surflan and destroy the biology...NOT! "As crude a weapon as a cave man's club the chemical barrage has been hurled at the fabric of life." Rachel Carson |
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