I'm trying organic gardening and lawncare for the first time.
I'm mowing high, letting the clippings fly, watering infrequently
but deeply, and doing everything else that organic lawn care
specialists recommend, but my lawn is still covered with weeds.
Is there anything I can do short of dousing it with herbicide?

Bill

"Poser321" wrote in message
om...
I'm trying organic gardening and lawncare for the first time.
I'm mowing high, letting the clippings fly, watering infrequently
but deeply, and doing everything else that organic lawn care
specialists recommend, but my lawn is still covered with weeds.
Is there anything I can do short of dousing it with herbicide?

Bill

Dig the weeds up by hand.

"Poser321" wrote in message
om...
I'm trying organic gardening and lawncare for the first time.
I'm mowing high, letting the clippings fly, watering infrequently
but deeply, and doing everything else that organic lawn care
specialists recommend, but my lawn is still covered with weeds.
Is there anything I can do short of dousing it with herbicide?

Bill

The procedures you describe have nothing to do with 'organic". Buit that's
OK, organic gardening is the biggest crock of shit ever invented. It's just
one of those "feel good" theories invented by liberals that sounds good but
actually does nothing.

On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 07:49:37 -0400, "Analeese Allen" none wrote:


"Poser321" wrote in message
. com...
I'm trying organic gardening and lawncare for the first time.
I'm mowing high, letting the clippings fly, watering infrequently
but deeply, and doing everything else that organic lawn care
specialists recommend, but my lawn is still covered with weeds.

Is there anything I can do short of dousing it with herbicide?

instead of dousing with herbicide? sure, spot treat the weeds with
herbicide. seriously, unless you have a small yard of about 10 square
feet and don't mind hand-pulling the weeds, i'd forget organic for
weed control.

"Analeese Allen" none wrote in message
...

"Poser321" wrote in message
om...
I'm trying organic gardening and lawncare for the first time.
I'm mowing high, letting the clippings fly, watering infrequently
but deeply, and doing everything else that organic lawn care
specialists recommend, but my lawn is still covered with weeds.
Is there anything I can do short of dousing it with herbicide?

Bill

The procedures you describe have nothing to do with 'organic". Buit
that's
OK, organic gardening is the biggest crock of shit ever invented. It's
just
one of those "feel good" theories invented by liberals that sounds good
but
actually does nothing.



Please provide links to information showing that any garden chemical you can
buy has ever been tested for safety. Don't take more than a day trying to do
this, though. They're impossible to test.

"Poser321" wrote in message
om...
I'm trying organic gardening and lawncare for the first time.
I'm mowing high, letting the clippings fly, watering infrequently
but deeply, and doing everything else that organic lawn care
specialists recommend, but my lawn is still covered with weeds.
Is there anything I can do short of dousing it with herbicide?

Bill

Can you provide an estimate of how bad it is? For instance, for every
10'x10' square, how many weeds and what kind?

Doug Kanter wrote:




Please provide links to information showing that any garden chemical you can
buy has ever been tested for safety. Don't take more than a day trying to do
this, though. They're impossible to test.


What planet are you on?

Please provide links to information showing that any garden chemical you can
buy has ever been tested for safety. Don't take more than a day trying to do
this, though. They're impossible to test.

no need to send links. any search would find thousands. have you ever
read the precautionary statements on the labels?

Your doing a good thing: just remember it takes time. The fuller and thicker
the grass is the fewer weeds will show up in the future. Nothing really
organic is as fast as chemicals. The best thing for you to do is check with
your local ag extension office, they will be most familiar with your local
problems and pests. They might be able to recommend a good slow release
fertilizer and safe pre emergent weed prevented.

"Poser321" wrote in message
om...
I'm trying organic gardening and lawncare for the first time.
I'm mowing high, letting the clippings fly, watering infrequently
but deeply, and doing everything else that organic lawn care
specialists recommend, but my lawn is still covered with weeds.
Is there anything I can do short of dousing it with herbicide?

Bill


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"Analeese Allen" none wrote in
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"Poser321" wrote in message
om...
I'm trying organic gardening and lawncare for the first time.
I'm mowing high, letting the clippings fly, watering infrequently
but deeply, and doing everything else that organic lawn care
specialists recommend, but my lawn is still covered with weeds.
Is there anything I can do short of dousing it with herbicide?

Bill

The procedures you describe have nothing to do with 'organic". Buit
that's OK, organic gardening is the biggest crock of shit ever
invented. It's just one of those "feel good" theories invented by
liberals that sounds good but actually does nothing.

Thank the Lord we got the Right answer from an anti-liberal.

I do wonder how God got along before He invented DuPont.

"Salty Thumb" wrote in message
...

The procedures you describe have nothing to do with 'organic". Buit
that's OK, organic gardening is the biggest crock of shit ever
invented. It's just one of those "feel good" theories invented by
liberals that sounds good but actually does nothing.

Thank the Lord we got the Right answer from an anti-liberal.

I do wonder how God got along before He invented DuPont.


DuPont is a vast improvement over anything God ever invented.

"Barfin' Bob" wrote in message
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Doug Kanter wrote:




Please provide links to information showing that any garden chemical you
can
buy has ever been tested for safety. Don't take more than a day trying
to do
this, though. They're impossible to test.


What planet are you on?


Me? Try this: The accepted method of testing new drugs is to test them on
the target population. That means people. The ONLY way to correctly test
yard chemicals is via the same method. Are you aware of any such tests?
Clue: You and I are the test population, but we didn't volunteer for the
job.

"Texas Twang" wrote in message
...


Please provide links to information showing that any garden chemical you
can
buy has ever been tested for safety. Don't take more than a day trying to
do
this, though. They're impossible to test.

no need to send links. any search would find thousands. have you ever
read the precautionary statements on the labels?


Here's your guideline: Find instances where yard chemicals were tested in
the only acceptable fashion - same methods used for testing new drugs.
Ready? Go find two.

"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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"Barfin' Bob" wrote in message
...


Doug Kanter wrote:




Please provide links to information showing that any garden chemical
you
can
buy has ever been tested for safety. Don't take more than a day trying
to do
this, though. They're impossible to test.


What planet are you on?


Me? Try this: The accepted method of testing new drugs is to test them on
the target population. That means people. The ONLY way to correctly test
yard chemicals is via the same method. Are you aware of any such tests?
Clue: You and I are the test population, but we didn't volunteer for the
job.


you really are a fruitcake

"michelle" don't.e-mail.me@anytime wrote in message
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"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
...

"Barfin' Bob" wrote in message
...


Doug Kanter wrote:




Please provide links to information showing that any garden chemical
you
can
buy has ever been tested for safety. Don't take more than a day
trying
to do
this, though. They're impossible to test.


What planet are you on?


Me? Try this: The accepted method of testing new drugs is to test them
on
the target population. That means people. The ONLY way to correctly test
yard chemicals is via the same method. Are you aware of any such tests?
Clue: You and I are the test population, but we didn't volunteer for the
job.


you really are a fruitcake



Really? What do you find odd about my statement? And, while we're at it, how
old are you? That's useful information for this discussion.