J Peter,
Please be careful to NOT underplay the damaging effects of roundup!!!
Linda
--- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, "J Peter Young" <peter_at_b...>
wrote:
> Your problem has nothing to do with RoundUp, I suspect, and is
simply a
> matter of plant succession. I you had used vinegar, propane or a
hoe to
> clear that grass, I bet the daisy would have come up anywhere the
ground was
> bear.
>
> Peter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: alex de mello [mailto:xela_at_n...]
> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 12:57 PM
> To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [compost_tea] round-up is DEFINITELY evil
>
>
> somehow, I had that notion in the back of my head, but didn't
really know
> exactly why...
>
> it so happens that there is a certain daisy which plagues my
countryside
> (brought from europe by the land developer 100 years ago -if he
were still
> alive, I'd gladly kill him myself)
> 8 months ago I used round up in a eucalyptus grove to kill those
daisies,
> and one of the back tires of the tractor was accidentaly soaked in
round up
> ( I belatedly figured that out, since the burnt grass showed the
track
> pattern I use)
> the patch remained burnt for a very long while, and now...
surprise! IT'S
> FULL OF DAISIES!
>
> my first hand experience now leads me to the conclusion that
glyphosates are
> a short term solution which spawns a long term bigger problem
>
> wanted to share this experience for those who ,like me, didn't know
the
> extent of glyphosates' evil... and also to spark a discussion on
which are
> the best ways to keep weeds at bay (mind you, this specific daisy
breeds
> 2000 seeds apiece)
>
> cheers
>
> alex de mello
>
>
>
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