Honestly, I don't give a damn as to whether Monsanto turns a buck this year or
not, so my remarks on Roundup are not prompted by financial considerations.
Roundup and other generic brands of its ilk, are herbicides in the true sense
of the word in that their effects are restricted to vegetative material alone.
The poison is neutralized upon contact with the soil, so the soil and its fauna
are left unharmed.
Jewel
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From: tunecollector
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 2:30 AM
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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