Subject: Round-up and soil disturbance
From: lmesor@aol.com (Lmesor)
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Date: Sun, 10 Aug 1997 14:43:04 -0400
Message-ID: <MOD$970810.3183@rec.gardens.ecosystems>
References: <MOD$970810.18571@rec.gardens.ecosystems>


>Round-Up was originally promoted as being environemtally
>friendly. It is my understanding that Monsanto has retracted
>some of those claims.
Yes, Monsanto recently acknowledge that Round-up does not immediately
break down into harmless components in all soil types. In some types of
soil it lingers for several months. I'd like to know more about this
myself.
L. M. Rose, Spokane, zone 5
"Set the table, but don't surprise the cat."