My annuals often get taken over by weeds so i decided to try this product.
I've read through the documentation, but can't see any directions on how
often to use. Anyone use this product ?

Me wrote:
My annuals often get taken over by weeds so i decided to try this
product. I've read through the documentation, but can't see any
directions on how often to use. Anyone use this product ?

Looking at the MiracleGro website I deduced that one application was
good for the season. ie: spring to fall.

--
Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington
USDA Zone 8b
Sunset Zone 5

On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 21:37:13 -0800, "Me" wrote:

My annuals often get taken over by weeds so i decided to try this product.
I've read through the documentation, but can't see any directions on how
often to use. Anyone use this product ?

Never used what is called a pre-emergent, which means it stops the
seed from sprouting and will do the same for your flower seed. I
think one must start the seed in planters and transfer them to the
ground later.
http://www.miraclegro.com/

Regards,

Hal

Since this product contains the same active ingredient as Preem, you may
find the following thread of interest:

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/l...913628.html?21

--
Henry Kuska, retired

http://home.neo.rr.com/kuska/
"Hal" wrote in message
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On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 21:37:13 -0800, "Me" wrote:

My annuals often get taken over by weeds so i decided to try this
product.
I've read through the documentation, but can't see any directions on how
often to use. Anyone use this product ?

Never used what is called a pre-emergent, which means it stops the
seed from sprouting and will do the same for your flower seed. I
think one must start the seed in planters and transfer them to the
ground later.
http://www.miraclegro.com/

Regards,

Hal

That product will stop only seed germination. It will not prevent
perennial weeds.

A year or two ago I read of a product made from corn, completely
non-toxic, that would do the same thing, and would decompose into
Nitrogen (fertilizer).

I also read that Lowe's would be carrying it.

Anybody know the latest on that?

vince norris

"Henry Kuska" wrote in message
...
Since this product contains the same active ingredient as Preem, you may
find the following thread of interest:

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/l...913628.html?21


Interesting thread, especially noticing all the people whose knees are
bothering them. Apparently, they've never seen this:

http://www.smithandhawken.com/jhtml/...PARENTCATID=16

I've been using one for years. It slices off weeds just below the surface. I
also had (but lost) a similar tool which had a horizontal knife instead of
the triangular blade on the Smith & Hawken tool. Both worked equally well,
but the S&H blade was easier to sharpen with a few passes of a medium stone.

It is corn gluten and I have used it once a couple of years ago when I was
putting plugs in a new lawn area for a friend. It worked fairly well and I
would use it again under the same circumstances. It was sold at an
independant nursery so I can't comment on its availabiity elsewhere.

From: Charles
Organization: EasyNews, UseNet made Easy!
Newsgroups: rec.gardens
Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 02:53:28 GMT
Subject: miracle grow garden weed preventer

On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 21:06:47 -0500, vincent p. norris
wrote:

That product will stop only seed germination. It will not prevent
perennial weeds.

A year or two ago I read of a product made from corn, completely
non-toxic, that would do the same thing, and would decompose into
Nitrogen (fertilizer).

I also read that Lowe's would be carrying it.

Anybody know the latest on that?

vince norris


I saw an ad for something called "Garden Bio-Film" which says it is
made from corn and other things.

URL:

http://www.greenfire.net/hot/G055.html

It's made by a corporation, so it must be bad.


--
Charles

Does not play well with others.

Long-handled hoe-blade tools work fine for smaller weed sprouts. Any
weed with roots deeper than 4-5 inches requires a different type of
tool, like the Ergonica Weed Twister www.ergonica.com with
double-coiled tines. This tool also works like a circle hoe, which is
popular in England. Perhaps it's a little more work than chemicals, but
it's better for the environment.