Thank Tony,
Just the sort of thing I am looking for. I will be
looking it up at the library. Is the New Scientist magazine dated 15th June
this year?
Peter.
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From: Tony Nelson-Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Saturday, June 15
Sorry, the link doesn't get you right there.. The patent No. is
5,705,455.. Click on Patent Number, and search with this number...
Gary Elliott
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From: "gary elliott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2002 12:20 AM
Subject: Re: Round
Here is the US Patent office application for a Vinegar and lemon juice
version of Round up, with field trials. The percentages required are listed
here.
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=/net
ahtml/search-bool.html&r=3&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=ft00&s1=elmira&s2=her
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From: M.N. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Greetings all,
> I have to say I am a little alarmed by the recent discussions about
Roundup
Micah - why be alarmed? The widespread use of roundup in agriculture is a
fact of life that we all need to know about - The tactics that the
Dear Virginia,
Greetings from the Land of the Wizards of Oz. Your wizardry in USA on the
use of vinegar deserves a reward and recognition.
I would be very pleased if you could tell us how you prepare it.
James
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From: "Virginia Salares" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL
Title: Re: Poison Ivy (Prevoiusly RE RoundUp)
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From:
Virginia
Salares
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2002 11:22
AM
Subject: Preparing 20% vinegar from
concentrated acetic acid
Markess,
Please send me your e-mail addre
Title: Re: Poison Ivy (Prevoiusly RE RoundUp)
Markess,
Please send me your e-mail address and I will send
the instructions to you off-line.
I am having second thoughts about posting my instructions. I am a
chemist and making solutions is second nature to me. Someone could make
amistake.
Allan and all:
I don't just need help w/ poison ivy - how about Asian Bittersweet and
Bullbriar???
Yuck -
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You are lucky no one got affected.
Vinegar does not have an effect on poison ivy. I tried a small patch and
there was no visible effect.
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From: "Kent J Carson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2002 4:53 PM
Subject: Re:flaming ivy..
Obviously, if some roots are left behind, they will re-grow. Repeat the
process until you can eradicate them.
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From: "Allan Balliett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2002 5:18 PM
Subject: Re: Poison Ivy (Prevoiusly RE RoundUp)
>
3x is the potency that is most effective against poison ivy
Washington Homeopathy Pharmacy sells a special 'poison ivy remedy'
that is 3x rhus tox. It was my experience that 6x and 30x, etc did
nothing for poison ivy, but 3x works wonders.
>Hey Allan,
>
>I recall you posting awhile back that t
Title: Re: Poison Ivy (Prevoiusly RE RoundUp)
Virginia,
>If anyone
is interested, I can explain where to get and how to prepare the solution.
Please do thanks
L*L
Markess
Here are the access points to research briefs from ICRISAT (India)
regarding microbial assays of BD preparations. The study found
BD preps contain antagonistic bacteria which are suppressive
to Fusarium pathogen and infective to Helicoverpa larvae.
Steve Diver
==
Digging poison ivy successfully?
I have a hedgerow that we ran 4 hogs in for most of the summer. They
LOVED poison ivy and lunged for it at the beginning of each rotation,
targeting, it appeared, the roots especially.
That was last year. This year, about 20 percent of the ivy has
returned. Ap
no adverse affects, we did it yesterday as well as in the spring ,but it was
a small area and we were very careful to stay out of the smoke.. thanks for
the warning however.. we will try the vinegar ,if it works sounds
lots safer.
:) sharon , k.c.- Original Message -
From: "Tony Ne
Hey Allan,
I recall you posting awhile back that there's one particular homeopathic
potency of Rhus Tox that's effective for treating poison ivy reactions
and that other potencies are likely to be ineffective or may even
exacerbate the problem. Please say again. A friend of mine recently
experi
Here it is Tony--not a joke I'm afraid...Deborah
***
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4253102,00.html
GM corn set to stop man spreading his seed
by Robin McKie, science editor
Observer
Sunday September 9, 2001
Scientists have created the ultimate GM crop:
I would advise against burning poison ivy, at least without a hazmat suit. A
neighbor almost expired after being exposed to its smoke, and I seem to
remember hearing about a case where it resulted in a fatality.
RB
So would I.
Essie
At 09:54 AM 6/15/02 -0500, you wrote:
>Greetings Virginia,
>I would like to know how to get and prepeare the vinegar you talked
>about.
>Thanks,
>Deborah
>From: Deborah Byron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: GM contamination spreads in Mexico
>Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 11:24:16 -0500
>
>Greetings Tony,
>I wonder if this is the GE variety that has contraceptive properties--or
>does anyone have any ide
Fortunately, we don't have poison ivy in Britain.
I use a propane flame-gun against weeds, although it needs multiple
applications for deep-rooted ones.
I've not before thought to try this but, during my long professional
interest in coastal oil pollution, it has been apparent that a single ligh
There are several vinegar-citric acid or lemon juice herbicides on the
market...
"Another interesting herbicide product is BurnOut, from St Gabriel Labs,
derived from vinegar and lemon juice (acetic acid and ethanoic acid). It is
a quick-acting herbicide, killing broadleaf and grass weeds within
Greetings Virginia,
I would like to know how to get and prepeare the vinegar you talked
about.
Thanks,
Deborah
. 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 re
Perry & Virginia,
Thanks for the reports on vinegar as a weed killer! I work part time at
an organic garden center, and we carry a 20% horticultural vinegar for weeds,
but no one I know has tried it, so I did not want to suggest it in these recent
discussions.
It is good to know that it d
Our property has a lot of poison ivy. I wait until the plants are getting
dormant in the fall then I don my rubber boots (wading boots are even
better)and long gloves (to my shoulders). I use my digging fork to loosen
or dig the roots, then pull the roots manually. Most are on the surface,
and
This article was posted to SANET on May 15th. Might be of interest. Allan,
Doesn't mention Poison Ivy, but I'll try it on some I have this morning.
Perry
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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 wa
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