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Organic lawn care and weeds
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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"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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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"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. |
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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 Can you provide an estimate of how bad it is? For instance, for every 10'x10' square, how many weeds and what kind? |
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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? |
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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? |
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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 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free-when it left my computer it was! Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.713 / Virus Database: 469 - Release Date: 6/30/2004 |
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"Analeese Allen" none wrote in
: "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. |
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"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. |
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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. |
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"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. |
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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 |
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"michelle" don't.e-mail.me@anytime wrote in message ... "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. |
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