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From: andrea@hp-sdd.HP.COM (Andrea K. Frankel)
Newsgroups: net.garden
Subject: Re: Getting Weeds with Roundup
Message-ID: <552@hp-sdd.HP.COM>
Date: Tue, 28-Oct-86 01:02:40 EST
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Posted: Tue Oct 28 01:02:40 1986
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In article <690002@hpfcdc.HP.COM> donn@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Donn Terry) writes:
>I have heard of a solution to the specific problem of selective weeding that
>started this discussion: "paint" the leaves of the unwanted plants (just
>use a small paintbrush.) 

My local "Rose Doctor" recommended buying one of those little plastic
bottles with the sponge on top that are sold for moistening postage
stamps, and using that to dab the stuff on the offending weeds.  He also
stressed wearing plastic gloves, and throwing the gloves and bottle out
after use.  I haven't tried it yet - the state of the quackgrass or
whatever it is that invades flower beds around here hasn't got to the
point where it has overcome my distrust of poisons.  But it does sound
like the "postage stamp" method would be less subject to accidentally
knocking over an open container onto your prize rose bushes or whatever!

Andrea Frankel, Hewlett-Packard (San Diego Division) (619) 592-4664
 "every time that wheel goes round, bound to cover just a little more ground"
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