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Produce => Pests & Diseases => Topic started by: tim on August 18, 2009, 12:49:47

Title: GRAMOXONE again.
Post by: tim on August 18, 2009, 12:49:47
Will it kill Asparagus if it touches the stems when applied on surrounding weeds??
Title: Re: GRAMOXONE again.
Post by: jennym on August 18, 2009, 13:16:17
Would imagine that it would kill asparagus by contact, if it's what I think its is, i.e. paraquat? Didn't think you could still get it.
Title: Re: GRAMOXONE again.
Post by: ceres on August 18, 2009, 14:02:44
Quote from: jennym on August 18, 2009, 13:16:17
Didn't think you could still get it.

Gramoxone was banned for supply in September 2007 and became illegal to use in July 2008.
Title: Re: GRAMOXONE again.
Post by: tim on August 18, 2009, 15:37:28
What AM I saying??

I meant, of course, Glyphosate.
Title: Re: GRAMOXONE again.
Post by: ACE on August 18, 2009, 21:10:09
Although it is a weed killer, it cannot tell the difference between a weed and a plant you want to keep so it kills them all dead! Unless you have a GM crop of asparagus which can be made to be immune from weedkillers.

Title: Re: GRAMOXONE again.
Post by: tim on August 19, 2009, 07:10:02
I thought, perhaps, that it might not be taken up by the stems?
Title: Re: GRAMOXONE again.
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on August 19, 2009, 11:03:44
It's taken up by any green tissue, and I'd be extremely wary of any contact whatever with plant growth that isn't protected by a thick layer of bark.
Title: Re: GRAMOXONE again.
Post by: tim on August 19, 2009, 11:06:45
Ah, well - try it the hard way!!