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  • From: "Wiediger, Alison" <alison.wiediger AT hart.kyschools.us>
  • To: 'Market Farming' <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Quack grass remedies?
  • Date: Tue, 3 May 2011 13:08:07 +0000

While solarization is really effective on disease organisms and weed seeds,
we have not seen it effective on Johnson Grass, that horrible Bermuda -
whoever developed that stuff should be shot!, or nut sedge. Perennials are
tough to get rid of.

Alison Wiediger, Au Naturel Farm

-----Original Message-----
From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Richard
Robinson
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 7:49 AM
To: Market Farming
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Quack grass remedies?

On 5/3/2011 at 8:47:46 AM, Thomas P Hurtgen wrote:
> I've never tried solarization -- might it work? Tom
>
> Thomas P Hurtgen
> hurtgenmeadows AT gmail.com

I don't think it would penetrate deep enough--you'd need killing heat at
least 4" down,
and probably deeper.



Richard Robinson
www.nasw.org/users/rrobinson/
Hopestill Farm
www.hopestill.com








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