. hello allen and all., we rarely see poison ivy here , in the past, when spotted it we dug it out when dormant . this past year however it has established itself on the fenceline between our place and a chemically farmed feild . we are flaming it , staying out of the smoke and will do the root removal in the fall.. good to know about the research, as we are always being told how benign it is, so safe you could drink it. ect .. glad for the good rain over here in southern delaware .. oh if any one is interested, i have a list of seed as well as herb and fruit plants to sell. you can contact me off the list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] . i have a de. nursery licence and only have grown open pollinated varietys for about 10 years ,From: "Allan Balliett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2002 5:26 AM Subject: Re: RoundUp
> Micah - Let me be explicit: I do not use Round-up, nor do I condone it's use. > > Poison Ivy is one of the plants in the US which will cause otherwise > sensible people to reach for the Round-up. Any ideas on remediating > poison ivy infestations would be appreciated. (One fellow here pours > boiling water on the plants and claims great success. I use my goats > or hogs...when I have the time to set up the pens, etc.) > > -Allan > > >Greetings all, > >I have to say I am a little alarmed by the recent discussions about Roundup- > >am I understanding correctly that Roundup is used by some on this list? Some > >of the posts seem to defend it a bit, unless I am confused here. > > > >Also, I suggest that folks look into another weed killer I have heard some > >about, called Finale. As I understand it (do more deep research on this to > >be sure) it is a chemical related to Roundup, but in a form which more > >quickly breaks down in the soil, and which does not profit Monsanto. > > > >Strength & Wisdom, > >Micah > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > >---- > >Al-Qemi- Alchemical & Spagyric products for healing body, spirit & soul. > >Visit us on the web at: www.al-qemi.com <http://www.al-qemi.com> > > >
