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Weed & grass killer question
Are there any "safe" grass & weed killers available? We have two cats as
well as local deer that regularly feed on the grass in our plant beds. I want to kill the weeds and grasses but not the animals. Any suggestions |
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"charliekilo" wrote: Are there any "safe" grass & weed killers available? We have two cats as well as local deer that regularly feed on the grass in our plant beds. I want to kill the weeds and grasses but not the animals. Any suggestions Wet it down well and weed by hand... More work but it's the safest!!! -- K. Sprout the Mung Bean to reply... There is no need to change the world. All we have to do is toilet train the world and we'll never have to change it again. -- Swami Beyondanada ,,Cat's Haven Hobby Farm,,Katraatcenturyteldotnet,, http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...user id=katra |
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"Katra" wrote in message
... In article , "charliekilo" wrote: Are there any "safe" grass & weed killers available? We have two cats as well as local deer that regularly feed on the grass in our plant beds. I want to kill the weeds and grasses but not the animals. Any suggestions Wet it down well and weed by hand... More work but it's the safest!!! I did that for a few hours the other evening but we have a LOT of invasive Bermuda grass and after 3 hours there was little visible progress and *really* sore fingers....I don't have *that* much time. |
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"charliekilo" wrote: "Katra" wrote in message ... In article , "charliekilo" wrote: Are there any "safe" grass & weed killers available? We have two cats as well as local deer that regularly feed on the grass in our plant beds. I want to kill the weeds and grasses but not the animals. Any suggestions Wet it down well and weed by hand... More work but it's the safest!!! I did that for a few hours the other evening but we have a LOT of invasive Bermuda grass and after 3 hours there was little visible progress and *really* sore fingers....I don't have *that* much time. Wear gloves to prevent the sore fingers, and put in barriers for the bermuda grass. ;-) 10" grass barriers should do it. For quick removal of large amounts of it, I use a 3 tine tiller to break it up, and a fine rake to get most of it. Problem with that is that any nodes you miss will sprout fresh grass, but it's easy to pull those up as they come up. No root networks yet. I can empathize, really! I pay someone to do it for me, but only because she and her family are poor and they have two young kids to support. It's my local "charity" contribution... Rather than begging me for food or money, she always asks if I have any work she can do. Weeding is needed all year so there is nearly always something, as long as I have some spare cash. I can still remember when $20.00 was a fortune for me too. :-( Now it's 1 hours wages. I have GOT to get her back into school! sigh Thing is, I really don't know if there is anything that will kill your weeds that is not toxic other than using cardboard, carpet, landscaping cloth etc. and just suffocating them. A choice mint type groud cover seems to eliminate weeds when I grow it, spearmint, peppermint and pennyroyal, but that might not be an option for you! I'd worry more about the cats than the kids unless you just want to keep both inside of the house after treating for about 3 weeks. I understand that Roundup will biodegrade after that time period, but who trusts Monsanto??? Kat -- K. Sprout the Mung Bean to reply... There is no need to change the world. All we have to do is toilet train the world and we'll never have to change it again. -- Swami Beyondanada ,,Cat's Haven Hobby Farm,,Katraatcenturyteldotnet,, http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...user id=katra |
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dt wrote: Katra wrote: (snip) ....who trusts Monsanto??? Kat ;-) DT bows -- K. |
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