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From: rodean@hpfclo.UUCP (rodean)
Newsgroups: net.garden
Subject: Re: Orphaned Response
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Date: Tue, 16-Jul-85 13:06:00 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul 16 13:06:00 1985
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Nf-From: hpfclo!rodean    Jul 16 09:06:00 1985

> This is in answer to rookie gardener Julio.
> 2)  What is best to kill off weeds from a lawn.
> The best way I know of is to plant a good  strong  healthy  lawn.

Agreed.

>                                         Second choice is  "Round-
> up"  (very  expensive) and then "Kleen-up" (very very expensive).

Beware that these products kill EVERYTHING!!! They are intended for
clearing out a yard completely. They are basically an "Agent Orange"
type of product in that no plant (good or bad) will survive. They
take about a week to do their thing and then everything turns brown
and shrivels up and dies. I believe the more proper product for 
getting rid of weeds in an existing lawn is "Weed'B'Gone" or 
equivalent. However it only works on broadleaf weeds like dandelions.

But as stated before, the best deterrent against weeds is a healthy
lawn.

Bruce Rodean
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