RE: [gardeners] New listowner
Terry (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Fri, 18 Apr 2003 09:38:54 -0700
Hi Margaret!
It's still a little early yet here for tomatoes; the nurseries don't even
have them seeded yet. I haven't decided which varieties I will grow this
year. One of my projects for this week is going through my seeds and
testing viability, and then I will decide what I will grow.
That is very interesting about the black walnut leaves. Perhaps I can find
some and do a test section. DH wants me to use as little Roundup as
possible as I prepare to grow the herbs so I will probably only use it in
non-growing areas to try to keep a Quackgrass free perimeter. So far, the
only non-chemical means I've found is to turn the soil and rake out the
roots then let them dry which has to be repeated several times to get them
all.
Terry
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From: owner-gardeners@globalgarden.com
[mailto:owner-gardeners@globalgarden.com] On Behalf Of Margaret Lauterbach
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 7:28 AM
To: gardeners@globalgarden.com
Subject: RE: [gardeners] New listowner
What kind of tomatoes are you growing? On another list, a subject came up
you may be interested in. I'm sure you know that dried quackgrass is a
molluscicide. One woman said she raked black walnut leaves onto a patch of
quackgrass, and when she raked the leaves off, the quackgrass was gone. I
don't know whether it was dead or dormant and gone with the rake, but it
may be a way to control quackgrass. Worth trying, if you know of anyone
with walnut trees (English walnut trees have juglone too). Margaret L