Subject: A need for a big weed kill
From: Bubblegumlake@webtv.net (Roy Turner)
Organization: WebTV Subscriber
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 98 13:12:27
Message-ID: <MOD$981113.29843@rec.gardens.ecosystems>



Hi. I am planning to plant cosmos outside our fence along our lane to
eliminate the need for constant weed whipping there. Now, I must kill
out all the weeds and grass first. No edible garden nearby, but the
rain water runs downhill into a stream at the bottom of our lane. I
certainly don't want to contaminate it any more than it probably already
is from others' stupidity. How about Rodeo? I'm told it is safe near
water. I could lay down plastic or newspapers to kill out next year's
growth and plant them the next year, I suppose, but I'd like to get them
going. I know that weed seedlings can live for many years, too, so all
I can hope for is to get them down long enough for the cosmos to gain a
foothold. They really like it here, and resseed freely.
Becky