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  "KPRC TALKRADIO Gardenline"
  Tip of the Week

  Date- February 28, 2002   Issue #11
 
  
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   IN THIS ISSUE
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    =>  The argument for and against Atrazine
        Randy explains why he doesn't
        like "Weed and Feeds"...
    
    


   
   
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 Gardenline Tip of the Week - Randy Lemmon
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If you listened to much of the GardenLine program Saturday
February 16th, boy did we get in to it about the Weed & Feed
issue. I certainly don’t believe in extremism either way
(All Organic vs. All Inorganic), but if I don’t start seeing
some recognition on what I’m trying to accomplish, I’m
retiring from this job a lot earlier than I had wanted,
because apparently I’m not getting through to you. To my
friend Jesse: If this email doesn’t work, then I need to
know if that Chick-Fil-A opportunity still exists???

First, if I confused you even more with the “Early Green Up”
email I apologize… I was just trying to give you every
possible scenario in weed and fertilizer application at
this time of the year.   And from the “Better be careful
what you say department,” I think I really messed up other
people’s minds when I joked about “If you can’t beat ‘em…
Join ‘em” on the weekend of the 16th.   So, I’m going to
see if I can set the record straight with a brief synopsis
about this Weed & Feed dilemma that I have experienced for
years.

Here it is in a nutshell - "I don’t like Weed & Feeds".
I’m a firm believer that if you use the Pre-Emergent 
Herbicides correctly, you never have any need for a
Weed & Feed.  The best W&F combinations use a chemical
called Atrazine - very effective on weeds but caustic
to the feeder roots of trees and shrubs and even more
dangerous to our  groundwater supplies.  However, if
you simply are overwhelmed with weeds in your turf,
there truly is no better way to eliminate them.
So, if you fall into that category at least use a
W&F from one of my sponsors. 

That’s not talking out of both sides of my mouth. 
It’s trying to help my  Fertilizer Sponsors,
because they all  have their own Atrazine based
W&F.  All they ask is that if you’re going to buy
a W&F, they want some of that business.
So, here’s what you’re looking for: 
--Nitro Phos 15-5-10  w/ Atrazine
--Fertilome   20-5-5    Weed & Feed for 
St. Augustine w/ Atrazine
--Easy Gro   22-4-5    For
St. Augustine w/ Atrazine  

But remember the pledge I made you take if you were
going to use a W&F?… It’s back at the archives, and
I strongly recommend you read it and take it before
you put down granule one.
 
http://kprcradio.com/listenernewsletter/GardenTalk_02-14-02.htm
 
Again, if you follow the fertilizer schedule to a T
you won’t have a problem that requires the use of a
Weed & Feed.   And for some further research of your
own, check out these websites to see why I don’t like
the idea of Atrazine.  And finally, read the back of
a bag of Atrazine-based W&F - it’s enlightening.

http://www.texascenter.org/txpin/atrazine.html

http://infoventures.com/e-hlth/pestcide/atrazine.html

Until next week, here's to
Great Gardening from the GardenLine, heard
exclusively weekend mornings from 8 to noon
on Talkradio 950 KPRC.


   
    
                
     
 
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