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hollybooks wrote:
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hollybooks wrote:
I would prefer to just dig out the weeds one by one but these
are tough
weeds with long fat roots. Every time I pull one I also uproot
the fragile
new grass planted along with it. New grass will never win out
against
these fat bullies.
I was hoping for something to carefully inject into each one to
kill only
that weed and give the new grass a fighting chance.
Suggestions?


tenplay wrote:

For tough weeds as you describe, I have used Roundup with great
success. If it is in or too close to desirable grass/plants to
spray it, just put some Roundup in a cup and brush it on the
weed you want to get rid of. Some weeds, esp. those with waxy
leaves, may require more than one application but I haven't
found a weed that Roundup won't kill.

Farmers did a version of this as well. A farmer would have a
20-30' long piece of 4" PVC with the ends capped. Inside would be
Roundup and it'd be fastened to the drag links of the tractor. He
would have screw on caps that held a lantern-type wick that was
wrapped around the pipe, with the pipe acting as the reservoir.
When the weeds in a bean field got taller than the beans, he'd
then drive the field with the pipe just above the bean plants.
The taller weeds would get a "licking" from the pipe as it passed
over them, cleaning up the field.

Nonny

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On most days,
it's just not worth
the effort of chewing
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