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  • From: Keith Johnson <kd.johnson AT insightbb.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Pre-emergents
  • Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2008 14:17:58 -0000

I was just looking at Ohio Earth Food's catalog and they have corn
gluten in 50# bags for $27. Shipping to Texas would probably add $20+/-
50# treats 2500 sq ft. for a spring application. Generally recommended
for lawns and applied after the first mowing with newly seeded grass.
http://ohioearthfood.com

E C GRANATA wrote:
Mark: It is pricey. Gardens Alive carries it as Amaizing Lawn, or some such. I've used it mostly as a nitrogen hit for transplants. In my home garden and on my lawn, it works very well as a pre-emergent-- but you've got to be careful not to put it down where you plan to plant veggie seeds as it will kill them off too. I think you need to leave 4 weeks or so after application before direct seeding.
Elaine
Denver

----- Original Message -----
*From:* TxBeeFarmer <mailto:TxBeeFarmer AT HotPop.com>
*To:* Market Farming <mailto:market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
*Sent:* Wednesday, January 30, 2008 6:37 PM
*Subject:* [Market-farming] Pre-emergents
Can any of you recommend some pre-emergents that are safe and work
well in vegetable gardens?

Thanks
TxBeeFarmer (Mark)
West Texas Zone 7b


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