{"id":13266,"date":"2012-05-07T01:36:47","date_gmt":"2012-05-07T08:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=13266"},"modified":"2012-05-07T01:42:35","modified_gmt":"2012-05-07T08:42:35","slug":"can-you-gardening-green-with-glyphosate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/can-you-gardening-green-with-glyphosate\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Gardening Green with Glyphosate?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B0051H6682\/<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B0051H6682\/<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B0051H6682\/richardpettin-21\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.amazon.com\/images\/P\/B0051H6682.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg\" alt=\"Book Cover\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Can you be a <strong>green gardener<\/strong> if you use Glyphosate?<br \/>\nWell I have come across one garden problem that is best tackled by the application of Glyphosate<\/p>\n<h2>Creating a New Kitchen Bed from a Turfed Area<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The top mantle of your soil is the richest in flora and fauna.<\/li>\n<li>This top soil is too good to be turned over and buried or sliced off for loam making.<\/li>\n<li>An application of  Glyphosate is the lesser of many evils and keeps the soils micro-organisms in tact where you need them.<\/li>\n<li>Plants love the fibre left by old grass roots as do the earthworms. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Green Alternatives to Glyphosate<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Black polythene can be laid over the new plot. It must exclude all light and be left down for at least a year.<\/li>\n<li>If you must remove the turf, stack it face down and add a layer of manure every 12&#8243;. It will make good loam and a base for planting new fruit trees once it rots down.<\/li>\n<li>I have had no reports about <strong>the flame thrower treatment<\/strong> but if you want to avoid all chemicals this may be the way to go. Initially give a light burn to the leaf surfaces, then follow up several days later with a stronger burn. You may also need subsequent burns for pernicious weeds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Facts about Glyphosate<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Glyphosate is a strong, systemic weed killer for stubborn, deep-rooted weeds.<\/li>\n<li>It will not damage or leach into the water table<\/li>\n<li>Glyphosate kills annual and perennial weeds leaving the area ready for replanting<\/li>\n<li>Ground can be replanted 7 days after treatment<\/li>\n<li>Children and pets will not be harmed once treated areas are dry<\/li>\n<li>Glyphosate is biodegradable and quickly breaks down on contact with soil.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Glyphosate <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/search?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=gardening&amp;tag=richardpettin-21&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738#\/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;field-keywords=Glyphosate&amp;rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3AGlyphosate\">from Amazon<\/a>&#8220;><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.amazon.com\/images\/P\/B0051H6682.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg\" alt=\"Book Cover\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Can you be a <strong>green gardener<\/strong> if you use Glyphosate?<br \/>\nWell I have come across one garden problem that is best tackled by the application of Glyphosate<\/p>\n<h2>Creating a New Kitchen Bed from a Turfed Area<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The top mantle of your soil is the richest in flora and fauna.<\/li>\n<li>This top soil is too good to be turned over and buried or sliced off for loam making.<\/li>\n<li>An application of  Glyphosate is the lesser of many evils and keeps the soils micro-organisms in tact where you need them.<\/li>\n<li>Plants love the fibre left by old grass roots as do the earthworms. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Green Alternatives to Glyphosate<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Black polythene can be laid over the new plot. It must exclude all light and be left down for at least a year.<\/li>\n<li>If you must remove the turf, stack it face down and add a layer of manure every 12&#8243;. It will make good loam and a base for planting new fruit trees once it rots down.<\/li>\n<li>I have had no reports about <strong>the flame thrower treatment<\/strong> but if you want to avoid all chemicals this may be the way to go. Initially give a light burn to the leaf surfaces, then follow up several days later with a stronger burn. You may also need subsequent burns for pernicious weeds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Facts about Glyphosate<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Glyphosate is a strong, systemic weed killer for stubborn, deep-rooted weeds.<\/li>\n<li>It will not damage or leach into the water table<\/li>\n<li>Glyphosate kills annual and perennial weeds leaving the area ready for replanting<\/li>\n<li>Ground can be replanted 7 days after treatment<\/li>\n<li>Children and pets will not be harmed once treated areas are dry<\/li>\n<li>Glyphosate is biodegradable and quickly breaks down on contact with soil.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Glyphosate <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/search?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=gardening&amp;tag=richardpettin-21&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738#\/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;field-keywords=Glyphosate&amp;rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3AGlyphosate\">from Amazon<\/a>0&#8243;><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.amazon.com\/images\/P\/B0051H6682.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg\" alt=\"Book Cover\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Can you be a <strong>green gardener<\/strong> if you use Glyphosate?<br \/>\nWell I have come across one garden problem that is best tackled by the application of Glyphosate<\/p>\n<h2>Creating a New Kitchen Bed from a Turfed Area<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The top mantle of your soil is the richest in flora and fauna.<\/li>\n<li>This top soil is too good to be turned over and buried or sliced off for loam making.<\/li>\n<li>An application of  Glyphosate is the lesser of many evils and keeps the soils micro-organisms in tact where you need them.<\/li>\n<li>Plants love the fibre left by old grass roots as do the earthworms. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Green Alternatives to Glyphosate<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Black polythene can be laid over the new plot. It must exclude all light and be left down for at least a year.<\/li>\n<li>If you must remove the turf, stack it face down and add a layer of manure every 12&#8243;. It will make good loam and a base for planting new fruit trees once it rots down.<\/li>\n<li>I have had no reports about <strong>the flame thrower treatment<\/strong> but if you want to avoid all chemicals this may be the way to go. Initially give a light burn to the leaf surfaces, then follow up several days later with a stronger burn. You may also need subsequent burns for pernicious weeds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Facts about Glyphosate<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Glyphosate is a strong, systemic weed killer for stubborn, deep-rooted weeds.<\/li>\n<li>It will not damage or leach into the water table<\/li>\n<li>Glyphosate kills annual and perennial weeds leaving the area ready for replanting<\/li>\n<li>Ground can be replanted 7 days after treatment<\/li>\n<li>Children and pets will not be harmed once treated areas are dry<\/li>\n<li>Glyphosate is biodegradable and quickly breaks down on contact with soil.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Glyphosate <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/search?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=gardening&amp;tag=richardpettin-21&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738#\/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;field-keywords=Glyphosate&amp;rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3AGlyphosate\">from Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can you be a green gardener if you use Glyphosate? Well I have come across one garden problem that is best tackled by the application of Glyphosate Creating a New Kitchen Bed from a Turfed Area The top mantle of your soil is the richest in flora and fauna. This top soil is too good to be turned over and buried or sliced off for loam making. 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