Miracle Grow says that about their fertilizer too.  However, they have just 
started this ad thing where they remind everyone to sweep spilled fertilizer 
off the sidewalk and driveways so it does not contaminate the ground 
water.----- Original Message ----- 

  Jennifer



  From: Dan H. 
  To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 9:55 AM
  Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] fence grass


  Roundup does not contaminate the soil.

  -----Original Message-----
  From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of tunecollector
  Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 9:30 AM
  To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: [BlindHandyMan] fence grass

  Pouring vinegar onto a plant will kill the leaves but it is not effective
  in
  killing the roots. Adding orange oil extract to the vinegar will make it a
  more potent leaf killer. Adding salt to the soil is more effective at
  killing the roots. Smothering the weed under plastic or five sheets of
  newspaper is effective and does not poison the soil. Pouring boiling water
  onto a weed will harm the root hairs and the weed will wither but not
  necessarily kill it. By its very content, Roundup is a poison and you are
  poisoning your soil by applying it.

  I have been told that bleach is effective but I have no direct knowledge
  of
  this.

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