"Stubby" wrote in message
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Another trick for applying herbicides is to use two pairs of gloves.
First put on some good, long-sleeve "rubber" gloves to protect
yourself. Next, use a pair of cheap cotton gloves. Soak up the first
finger (maybe thumb, too) in the herbicide and use the other hand to
position the target leaves. This allows leaf-at-a-time application
without spraying.

Thanks for another good idea. The painting method would work well on
the 5-leaf stuff because there's not so much of it. That other stuff,
"gloving" all those leaves would be a pain, and that doesn't deal with
the root system which is lurking there waiting to pop up somewhere else.
You have to get all the leaves connected to the system. If I pull on
the leaf stems and they don't break off (little ones do), I often get a
foot or more of root along with it, and I know there's more left under
there waiting to break out somewhere else.

But I like the sound of that much better than spraying. Worth a try on
a target area and go from there.

I Love Lucy said:

Thanks for another good idea. The painting method would work well on
the 5-leaf stuff because there's not so much of it. That other stuff,
"gloving" all those leaves would be a pain, and that doesn't deal with
the root system which is lurking there waiting to pop up somewhere else.
You have to get all the leaves connected to the system. If I pull on
the leaf stems and they don't break off (little ones do), I often get a
foot or more of root along with it, and I know there's more left under
there waiting to break out somewhere else.

That's why systemic herbicides are effective. They're absorbed by the
plant, and kill it by distributing the poison just as if it were food. So,
the whole plant gets the herbicide.

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-Two cows standing next to each other in a field, Daisy says to Dolly "I
was artificially inseminated this morning."
"I don't believe you," said Dolly. "It's true, no bull!" exclaimed Daisy.

"Eggs Zachtly" wrote in message
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I Love Lucy said:

Thanks for another good idea. The painting method would work well on
the 5-leaf stuff because there's not so much of it. That other
stuff,
"gloving" all those leaves would be a pain, and that doesn't deal
with
the root system which is lurking there waiting to pop up somewhere
else.
You have to get all the leaves connected to the system. If I pull on
the leaf stems and they don't break off (little ones do), I often get
a
foot or more of root along with it, and I know there's more left
under
there waiting to break out somewhere else.

That's why systemic herbicides are effective. They're absorbed by the
plant, and kill it by distributing the poison just as if it were food.
So,
the whole plant gets the herbicide.

My son just came over. I've been kicking this dialog around, well it
got a little ugly but I'll try to stay out of that as I'm a newbie here
anyway. He's got Roundup and a sprayer. Now the only thing I'm worried
about is I will try to cover existing plants, there aren't a whole lot
to worry about right now, but he says it kills everything for a year.
Does that mean I can't plant new things where it has been sprayed and
scatter wildflower seeds in the fall and things won't grow for a year or
just the sprayed broadleaf vegetation won't grow for a year?

--
Eggs

-Two cows standing next to each other in a field, Daisy says to Dolly
"I
was artificially inseminated this morning."
"I don't believe you," said Dolly. "It's true, no bull!" exclaimed
Daisy.