Which herbicides are most lethal to rose bushes
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I'm having probs with perennial and annual weeds and was wondering which of the current herbicides are most harmful to rose bushes and hence not suitable for use when spraying surrounding weeds. Cheers, Uncle |
Which herbicides are most lethal to rose bushes
"Uncle-C" wrote in message ups.com... Hi, I'm having probs with perennial and annual weeds and was wondering which of the current herbicides are most harmful to rose bushes and hence not suitable for use when spraying surrounding weeds. Cheers, Uncle Don't spray, use a trickle bar or similar. I find Round Up particularly unforgiving if it gets on roses. -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs) |
Which herbicides are most lethal to rose bushes
I used Round up near to plants with long root systems and suspect collateral
damage. Paraquat Diquat mixtures are deactivated by the soil,safe to use, but not especially good at penetrating root systems.They just burn off the tops of weeds. Regards David T "Charlie Pridham" wrote in message ... "Uncle-C" wrote in message ups.com... Hi, I'm having probs with perennial and annual weeds and was wondering which of the current herbicides are most harmful to rose bushes and hence not suitable for use when spraying surrounding weeds. Cheers, Uncle Don't spray, use a trickle bar or similar. I find Round Up particularly unforgiving if it gets on roses. -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs) |
Which herbicides are most lethal to rose bushes
Charlie Pridham wrote: "Uncle-C" wrote in message ups.com... I'm having probs with perennial and annual weeds and was wondering which of the current herbicides are most harmful to rose bushes and hence not suitable for use when spraying surrounding weeds. Don't spray, use a trickle bar or similar. I find Round Up particularly unforgiving if it gets on roses. Or spray close up using coarse droplets and on a very still day. Some plants are exquisitely sensitive to traces of glyphosate overspray from a wand. I am a bit surprised that roses are so touchy their leaves are fairly waxy. You should cut off any plant parts that get accidentally sprayed with any systemic weedkiller. I have found holly, ivy and buttercup surprisingly tolerant to glyphosate. YMMV Regards, Martin Brown |
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