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I screwed up half my lawn early last fall
On Sat, 17 May 2003 14:00:22 -0400, wrote:
I live in Northern Lower Michigan. Sand country... We put in a lawn (so-to-speak) a section at a time. Acre lot. We had a lot of dirt brought in. I did it all with a hand shovel. At the end of last year i did a stupid thing being a newbie. What I thought was liquid fertilizer was Round-Up which I could have sworn was long gone from the previous year. How long is half my yard going to be dead? There is nothing but sparce weeds and moss growing where I sprayed. Of course it is burnt looking and yellow. I am not sure but I don't even think the Round-Up was diluted. Any advice would be appreciated. I'm figuring that you used a hose end sprayer to apply the round-up? Are you completly sure that you applied round-up? Either way, the round-up is totally inactive at the moment. It's safe to reseed the area. Some tips for the furtu 1 Never store fertilizers/ chemicals unmarked!!! 2 Never use a hosse end sprayer to apply chemicals/ fertilizer. The water pressure in the hose varies and the amount of chemical/ fertilizer applied will vary also. Furthermore, it's quite possible that you could contaminate your own water supply via the hose end sprayer. As the water pressure varies, it can syphon the chemicals back into the hose and into your house/well. If you must use a hose end sprayer, use a check valve with it. Here's some more reading on the subject: http://www.cumberlandud.com/alert1a.htm 3 If your looking for a product that will knock down weeds but not posion your ground, look in to horticultrual vinegar. This will knock down your weeds and you'll be able to re-seed the next day. Better luck to you...... -- http://yard-works.netfirms.com |
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