Subject: Re: Roundup
From: dsuding@aol.com (DSuding)
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Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 04:41:47 -0400
Message-ID: <MOD$970821.10047@rec.gardens.ecosystems>
References: <MOD$970820.11172@rec.gardens.ecosystems>
pyrclark@crosslink.net writes:
>Using Roundup in an organic garden/environment is like eating chicken,
>beef, or fish and proclaiming to be a vegetarian. While it might seem
>"less" toxic and "less" harmful, it is still not an organic compound.
>Seems to me that eventually, one just has to take a stand and "Just Say
>No" to ANY pesticide or insecticide use. "DARE" for gardeners.
Let me just say this about that. I'm not sure what the intended effects
of Roundup were supposed to be, but I used it around my raised beds to
remove weeds about "TEN weeks" ago. I still have a clean border where
"nothing" has grown and there are invasive type weeds and grasses abounding
in this area. I'm picking weeds weekly everywhere but where I used
Roundup. Tell me there aren't any residuals in the soil!!?? Use wisely
and at your own risk!
Dorothy
Zone 5 (transplant from zone 10)