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Has any body used this stuff. It is apperently a very powerful weed killer. I was wondering if it would be good for clearing large areas of weeds for future pumpkin growing areas or for killing burrdock.

7/24/2006 1:01:03 AM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

Atrazine is not good. It has a carry over period that can injure future crops. This is often a problem farmers have when using it on corn. Round up is your best bet. Make sure you actually have weeds growing as these chemicals require new growth to be effective. If your field looks like ours even the weeds have gone dormant.

7/24/2006 9:07:12 AM

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Ditto. Use the Roundup which has no residual. Atrazine does.

7/24/2006 9:29:55 AM

Anamosa, IA [email protected]

This time of year, it is best to mow and let the weeds and grass start to grow back before spraying Roundup or other glyphosate herbicides. Mowimg stimulates the new growth that will take the chemical down into the roots. Atrazine would rule out pumpkins for at least 2 years, depending on how much you use and how much rain you get to leach it out. It doesn't break down well in soil and ends up in the water table. That is whay half of my county has very severe limits on atrazine use. Fery few farmers us it any more because of that.

7/24/2006 9:55:43 AM

Mn

Thanks for the info. Guessing my best bet is not to use it. Does 2-4-d have risdual???

7/25/2006 12:03:53 AM