Re: Glyphosate

In article <ZqcXj.2129$EH5.2061@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
stuart noble <stuart_noble@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
|>
|> So, do you reckon injection by syringe is an effective delivery method 
|> for glyphosphates? I'm thinking particularly of borage where I could
lop 
|> off the top of the plant and inject into the main stem as I go. This 
|> would presumably not deliver much volume of liquid but at least it
would 
|> be accurately placed. The roots are about a foot long so digging out 
|> isn't really an option.

You don't mean borage - that is an annual.

You probably mean comfrey or alkanet.  In my experience, alkanet
doesn't regrow from from far below ground, so digging it out to
4-6" down is successful.  Comfrey may be a bit harder, but I should
have thought that digging it out to 6-8" down would work.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.