[gardeners] been away for awhile

charisse (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sat, 17 Aug 2002 13:57:38 -0500 

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Hi everyone;

Penny sorry didn't get back to you re vinegar question.  My mom broke =
both her hips last year and now has just had her second surgery this =
year. She requires full time care so my head hasn't been above water for =
quite awhile.

Regarding the vinegar to kill weeds... I've had success killing new =
weeds with the solution you buy at the grocery store.  =
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2002/020515.htm. has the complete article. =
I still haven't found a source for the higher concentrations, but I =
haven't really had the time to look.

I swore I wouldn't have any grass, but with all the other things going =
on I had to do something immediate in the back yard. I had Buffalo grass =
seed put in. Anyone have any experience with it??  I am hoping it lives =
up to its hype - no mowing (early spring if you want to even it out) and =
once established (may take two years) no need to water.  Also as its a =
prarie grass, supposedly should be able to plant perennials and annuals =
pretty easily without the labor of removing sod.

I am going to try winter sowing this year as our springs have just been =
too wet to put in any seed.  The last time I tried starting seed indoors =
I used the JiffyPellets and had an entire dampoff loss. 8 flats and =
nothing survived.

Enough from me. Hope all are well

Charisse Illinois zone 5

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Hi everyone;
 
Penny sorry didn't get back to you re = vinegar=20 question.  My mom broke both her hips last year and now has just = had her=20 second surgery this year. She requires full time care so my head hasn't = been=20 above water for quite awhile.
 
Regarding the vinegar to kill weeds... = I've had=20 success killing new weeds with the solution you buy at the grocery = store. =20 http://www.ars.usd= a.gov/is/pr/2002/020515.htm.=20 has the complete article. I still haven't found a source for the higher=20 concentrations, but I haven't really had the time to look.
 
I swore I wouldn't have any grass, but = with all the=20 other things going on I had to do something immediate in the back yard. = I had=20 Buffalo grass seed put in. Anyone have any experience with it??  I = am=20 hoping it lives up to its hype - no mowing (early spring if you want to = even it=20 out) and once established (may take two years) no need to water.  = Also as=20 its a prarie grass, supposedly should be able to plant perennials and = annuals=20 pretty easily without the labor of removing sod.
 
I am going to try winter sowing this = year as our=20 springs have just been too wet to put in any seed.  The last time I = tried=20 starting seed indoors I used the JiffyPellets and had an entire dampoff = loss. 8=20 flats and nothing survived.
 
Enough from me. Hope all are = well
 
Charisse Illinois zone=20 5
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