Chemicals

[Jolly]

I'll not argue that a sharp hoe is the best weed preventative in the home garden. But if you plant a large row-crop garden such as I do (fourteen 120' rows), that's a lot of hoeing. I have been known to use Treflan and Poast on my beans and peas, usually just cultivation on corn and most everything else.

For those who are curious, applications and rates can be found under the home garden section on this PDF:


lsuagcenter.com/portals/communications/publications/management_guides/louisiana%20suggested%20chemical%20weed%20control%20guide

[Wyatt]

Apr 24, 2022 15:18:15 GMT Jolly said:

I'll not argue that a sharp hoe is the best weed preventative in the home garden. But if you plant a large row-crop garden such as I do (fourteen 120' rows), that's a lot of hoeing. I have been known to use Treflan and Poast on my beans and peas, usually just cultivation on corn and most everything else.

For those who are curious, applications and rates can be found under the home garden section on this PDF:


lsuagcenter.com/portals/communications/publications/management_guides/louisiana%20suggested%20chemical%20weed%20control%20guide

You know that Santa Claus is quite the gardener.

He has three.

So he can hoe, hoe, hoe.

[Ozarks Tom]

Not being anywhere near the ambitious guy Jolly, is, I'll stick to my bucket garden where I can sit in my chair to pull weeds.

I do use Roundup around the outbuildings on weeds, and Remedy in the pasture for weeds and thistles though.

[Jolly]

One of the guys I played ball with in high school, way back when dinosaurs roamed the earth, is retiring from his job as a petroleum engineer in Texas and coming back home. Word is, he's going to start his dad's old truck farm back up.

I cannot imagine retiring and working a 40-acre truck farm.

[joebill]

It is SOOO easy out here!

If you don't want weeds, simply don't add water nor disturb the soil. Of course, you don't get any veggies that way, but there is always next year .....Joe

[fordy]

Apr 29, 2022 12:18:12 GMT joebill said:

It is SOOO easy out here!

If you don't want weeds, simply don't add water nor disturb the soil. Of course, you don't get any veggies that way, but there is always next year .....Joe

.................Your very Poor 4th. Cousin and Tumbleweeds don't need an Invitation to showup and setup house keeping ! And , the only impediment to either is a barbed wire fence !

..................I can remember living in West Tx(Midland,tx) right after the 1st WORLD WAR and looking out the window during a Dust storm whilst watching Gunsmoke and watching those tumbleweeds rolling down the Middle of the street headed west to Odessa,Tx !

..................I don't doubt that they didn't stop until they got to Monahans , Pecos or possibly Ft. Stockton ! I worked in downtown Midland right after H.School (1965-69) and when there were strong winds predicted all the young ladies with nice legs and dresses would take a Sack Lunch and EAT at their desk because they spent lotsa time holding their dresses against their legs so the guys couldn't see the color of their skivvies ! Of course , the Fat ones were wearing girdles and they didn't really worry about strong winds or their dress getting blown up over their head ! They would 'Tough' it out cause they were dead set on making it to the eating joint and having a meal ! , fordy