Using Roundup

37chief · Mar 29, 2013

I have had my cucumber row all tilled and waiting for the seeds which were ordered by mail. In the meantime a lot of small weeds are comming up. I could hoe them. but more weeds will come up again. I was thinking about using round up. How soon can I plant my seeds after the roundup? Stan

redtom · Mar 29, 2013

Once the spray dries.

Bob · Mar 29, 2013

Roundup will only kill the germinated weeds whose green foliage it contacts. It will NOT prevent the next "flush" of weeds any more than hoeing does.

Since you have tilled up the ground and chopped up the roots of any perennials/grasses, these roots will send up new shoots, as well, even after the roundup.

Geo-TH,In · Mar 30, 2013

Rural King sells preen for gardens. Do idea if it works. No idea what"s in it. They also sell preen that"s not for gardens, so you may check it out and find out what chemical they say is safe for gardens.

Anonymous-0 · Mar 30, 2013

Round-Up residue will kill tomatoes set out even a week after spraying. I had it happen.

John B. · Mar 30, 2013

Stan, I wouldn't spray the weeds, you have too many new weeds underground germinating that will come up in a week after you spray. Roundup neutralizes after it hits the ground, yes tomatoes are very delicate plants which they only need a smell of a chemical. My mother in law had tomato plants sitting under her car port and set her little garden sprayer next to them and the plants wilted. No spraying was even done anywhere before that. I never use roundup around my garden. I keep a separate hand sprayer just for roundup. Reason is roundup was originally invented as a tank cleaner and it pulls out all the other chemicals from any container that may have been previously in that container. I also found by starting my seeds inside and setting them out the end of April I can keep the garden weed free and then set my plants out and they get a head start on the weeds. Otherwise if I start my plants in the garden the weeds come up the same time my plants do.

RodinNS · Mar 30, 2013

You could plant right into it more or less... I've done burndowns on no till barley fields after the the seed was drilled. Just make sure it's not out first...

Rod

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