Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site zaphod.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!alberta!sask!zaphod!dkatz From: dkatz@zaphod.UUCP (Dave Katz) Newsgroups: net.garden Subject: Re: Orphaned Response Message-ID: <313@zaphod.UUCP> Date: Tue, 23-Jul-85 14:03:21 EDT Article-I.D.: zaphod.313 Posted: Tue Jul 23 14:03:21 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 25-Jul-85 22:09:10 EDT References: <998@homxa.UUCP> <43500001@hpfclo.UUCP> Reply-To: dkatz@zaphod.UUCP (Dave Katz) Organization: Develcon Electronics, Saskatoon, SK Lines: 39 Summary: In article <43500001@hpfclo.UUCP> rodean@hpfclo.UUCP (rodean) writes: >> 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). > I disagree with parts of the second choice here. For broadleaf weeds such as dandelions one can use 2,4-D. This chemical is reasonably safe and easy to use and will not kill grassy plants - e.g. crabgrass, couchgrass or your lawn. However, 2,4-D has two forms, an amine and an esther. The esther will spread as a gas thru about a three block range killing peoples flowers, tomatoes, etc. Use it only on very calm days before bedding and vegetable plants go out in the spring or very late in the fall. The amine can be used on calm summer days if applied with a Weed-ex bar, or some other solid form. Don't spray it during the summer either. Some weed killer sprays contain 2,4-D plus a few other chemicals that will be good for creeping charlie, clover, etc. Same rules apply. If you have unwanted grasses, you can apply round-up or others by mixing a small container of STUFF and applying it locally to the plants by painting it on the leaves with a water color type paint brush. You could also use this method with the 2,4-D amine in summer for broadleafs (maybe). If you spray roundup for general coverage, it will completely sterilze the area. Opinion varies on for how long. I have heard anywhere from 10 days (sounds good to me if you are starting a lawn) to 5 years (not so good except on your driveway). G'Luck D.Katz