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GrassBGone

16 years ago

I am having trouble finding this anywhere in the Farmington-Augusta area. I have checked Agway, the Farmers Union, Wal-Mart and Longfellows. In the past, I have ordered it by mail but would really like to find a source closer to home so I don't have to pay shipping. If you happen to know of a source, please let me know. Thanks!

PS This is GRASSBGone NOT WEEDBGone.

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sparrowhawk
16 years ago
I have a recipe I use for killing poison ivy, wonder if it would work just as well for you and be cheaper in the long run?

1 cup salt, 1 gallon vinegar, 8 drops liquid detergent.

I think you can probably eliminate the detergent from the recipe.
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mainerose
Original Author
16 years ago
Thanks, sparrowhawk, but I'm afraid that this would kill my roses as well as the grass that's creeping into the center of them :) I can dig out the grass around the outside but I have a hedge that is monstrous and has thorns like you would not believe! I can reach the center with the long wand on my sprayer, but digging it out is beyond me, since I don't own a suit of armor LOL!

Here is a link that might be useful: Outer rose hedge
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Congratulations to both of you nouveau moms! however, DO remember to avoid using any chemical stuff in the garden, especially at this point (I don't know what "GrassBGone" is, but I'm assuming it's a 'cide,and you don't want to get near anything like that while you're carrying your baby). I think the first three months are the most delicate. But in any case,I think your roses will be just fine; I speak from experience, since I've never started out with nice beds. This is the first time in 15 years that my roses have gotten a proper mulching (I'm doing it with cardboard on the ground, and wood chips on top) What's more, my poor guys never even got grass/weeds mowed from around them really; they always had to wait until I found time to pull/cut weeds by hand,and often said weeds had gotten to be 4or 5 feet tall before that happened!!! But in spite of all this neglect, they are doing fine,though they're happier now, of course. Right now the top priority is taking good care of yourselves and your tiny, tiny babies ;the roses can definitely wait without seriously suffering .Bless all of you: future parents and infants!!! best wishes, bart
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sparrowhawk
16 years ago
Well, I had no idea - wish I had a hedge like that when I had problems with neighborhood kids!

I've never seen this product so I had to do a little checking. Ortho made it, but it is no longer listed on their website. Possibly it is a product they no longer make, but there are still a couple of retailers online that are selling it. What's in the stuff anyway?

I'd be tempted just to mulch heavily under those roses. Straw and good ole compost. If you really loved them, you'd treat them to some cow poo ;)
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