permaculture

[Jay Woods <woodsjay@cox.net>]

On Wednesday, August 31, 2011 04:49:52 PM Lawrence F. London, Jr. wrote:
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [SANET-MG] doc, alternatives to the use of Roundup
> Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:39:41 -1000
> From: Hector Valenzuela <hectoruh11@GMAIL.COM>
> To: SANET-MG@LISTS.IFAS.UFL.EDU
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Below are links to a draft doc I prepared on alternatives to the use of
> Roundup.
> 
> 
> Google docs link:
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hl0bWFSMUUIXqIx1cnWcdOIlIN2X6U_zMA7Mp42
> 6ZHA/edit?hl=en_US
> 
> Drop Box, Acrobat pdf version available at:
> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/33544971/roundup%20alternatives%20HV.pdf
> 
> 
> Thank-you to those of you who gave me some ideas, in response to a question
> I posted on this topic earlier on Sanet.
> 
> I prepared this draft, based on the request of a client who is concerned
> about the use of Roundup, and wanted my perspective on alternatives.
> 
> While the management options I list are probably self-evident to most
> practitioners, esp. organic farmers, this is intended more for laypersons
> that may not be as familiar with field production; or for those who resist
> the idea of non-chemical weed control.

Your paper doesn't list the actual weeds controlled nor for herbicide control 
what herbicides are available. This is important because the two references I 
checked were only in terms of a single weed. The problem that I would like to 
solve is all annuals in gravel and pavement and also poison ivy to which I am 
allergic.

Gannon, T.W. and Fred H. Yelverton. 2011. Application Placement Equipment for 
Bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum) Suppression along Roadsides. Weed 
Technology. 25(1):77-83.
 
Whitaker, J.R., Alan C. York, David L. Jordan, and A. Stanley Culpepper. 
2010. 
Palmer Amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) Control in Soybean with Glyphosate and 
Conventional Herbicide Systems. Weed Technology. 24(4):403-410.
> 
> Your suggestions on general points or on specific management tactics that I
> may have missed would be appreciated.
> 
> Aloha,
> 
> Hector Valenzuela
> Univ. Hawaii at Manoa
> 
> ////
> 
> _______________________________________________
> permaculture mailing list
> permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
> Subscribe, unsubscribe, change your user configuration or find out more
> about this list here:
> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/permaculture
> Garden Hand Tool Sourcelist and Biointensive Gardening Guide
> http://www.ibiblio.org/ecolandtech/documents/gardening-hand-tools.faq
> permaculture forums http://www.permies.com/permaculture-forums