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Symptoms Of Specific Herbicide Injury On Plants
... of the plants. TCA is a short-term agent which can be used for total vegetation control. Trifluralin damage results in seedlings not emerging. Dicamba causes an excess of tissues, twisting and ... may eliminate the chance for recovery. Herbicides which are taken up by roots (including total vegetation control chemicals) can be detoxified by using activated charcoal at a rate of 0.5 kg ...
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Herbicide Injury to Yard and Garden Plants
... . Glyphosate (Round-up) works through the plant to it's roots and so provides total vegetation control without soil residue. The area may be worked and reseeded after a couple of weeks ... . * Avoid using long-term, total vegetation control agents in the home garden where water run-off could carry the chemical to non-target plants. Use short-term total vegetation control chemicals instead. * Know the ...
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The Mosquito
... to emerge. The adult then leaves the body of water, in search of vegetation or moist shady places. Control: The main factors to be considered in controlling mosquitoes are prevention and ... should be kept clean and free of vegetation to prevent the water from becoming stagnant. Chemicals such as chlorpyrifos, methoxychlor, malathion, carbaryl and pyrethrins offer control of the larva. The growth ...
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Getting a Head Start: Lawn Cre for Late Winter and Early Spring
... the grass. There is no chemical licensed for home use to control snow mould diseases, so other preventive measures must be taken. ... dry. Thatch shows up as a light brown layer of decaying vegetation, mostly old leaf sheaths and clippings from previous years. The clippings ... construction with v-shaped teeth). This will bring the less decomposed vegetation to the surface so that it can be removed. If ...
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Mulching is Good for Your Garden
... base of plants to stabilize soil temperature, conserve soil moisture, and control weeds. The insulating qualities provided by the mulch will help ... they are weed free, and are not fresh and green. Fresh vegetation can heat the soil as it is decomposing, and deplete ... from the soil the nitrogen they need to break down the vegetation. Once the mulch is broken down, the nitrogen will be released ...
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