[Jacob-list] Round-Up

[gf]

Yeah that ... but I wouldn't use it as a regular mix, stick with the bloody
mary mix!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Neal and Louise Grose" <nlgrose at yadtel.net>
To: <jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 1:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] Round-Up


> You could probably DRINK a little Round-up with no great side effects. (I
> certainly don't recommend it though.) It is one of the safest herbicides
out
> there. For safety's sake, avoid grazing plants that have been treated with
> Round-Up, though I have used it on fence lines. Round-Up is a contact
> herbicide that has little residual effect. It is absorbed into the plant
and
> translocates to the growing tips. If you have ever gotten it within 20
feet
> of you favorite roses and azaleas, you will recognize the tell-tale signs
of
> light colored and dying tips on the plant. It does not persist after the
> plant dies.
>
> Neal
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gillian Fuqua" <gillianfuqua at adelphia.net>
> To: <jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>
> Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 9:49 AM
> Subject: [Jacob-list] Round-Up
>
>
> >
> > I am having a neurotic moment.  I have been planning to put my girls
> > on an area that is covered with knot weed(Japanese bamboo) and gout
> > (or bishop's) weed.  I found out this fall that Jacobs will eat the
> > young plants.  Anyhow, last summer, I treated the area with Round-Up.
> > I am guessing that it will be fine for spring, which will not arrive
> > until late April or early May, but thought I'd better check and see if
> > anyone had any experience with this.
> >
> > Gillian
> >
> >
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