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I am soooo afraid of roundup  .... use instead epson salts vinegar and dish washing liquid  ...

Johnny Rudick
Thanks.
  • July 13, 2015
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linda zirhut
I hope weeds continue to be pests and we don't have to search for them for dinner someday. My Granny used to eat dandelion leaves for the fun of it. She loved them.
  • July 13, 2015
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Deereguy
I well remember some old timers used to make dandelion wine
  • July 15, 2015
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Mona Rainwater
I love dandelion greens! Would like to try the wine. Bet it is kinda bitter, and for me, bitter is good.
  • July 16, 2015
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Redneck Angel Warrior
Actually Mona...you use just the dandelion flowers and you can add sugar into it...helps with the fermentation.

My parents used to make it every year... it wasn't bitter at all.
  • July 20, 2015
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Mona Rainwater
5 RECIPES FOR DANDELION WINE

http://www.mnn.com/food/r...
  • July 16, 2015
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Deereguy
Thanks....I have a nice crop of dandelions every year lol.....
  • July 17, 2015
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Yo Adrienne
THANKS MONA....My mom used to make it.....when we were little kids....We'd all go out and pick the dandelions...she's do here thing....and I don't remember that we ever were even offered a sip....
Maybe that was a good thing! LOL
  • July 20, 2015
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Deereguy
She saved it all for her self lol
  • July 23, 2015
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Redneck Angel Warrior
Linda...

They are actually really good for you..the young leaves are tasty in a salad..the older leaves are more bitter.

The Dandelion root can be used for medicinal purposes.....stress, infections, heart disease, kidneys, bladder....
  • July 20, 2015
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linda zirhut
Dandelion greens are very good for you and many weeds are edible. My boys are survivalists and hunters and juice dandelion and many other wild edibles. They're already prepped for survival. They started out young living in the country and we loved it. I was a Scout leader and had the whole woods...
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  • July 21, 2015
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Deereguy
Linda, Learning survival tips like eating edible wild plants and berries may one day be very helpful...I well remember my parents and we kids walked the woods in the hottest of summer in July and August looking wild blueberries....we called them Huckle Berries....and we picked tons of wild black ber...
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  • July 23, 2015
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pat sharkey
I used this and it did kill off my paver prob b4 that i gave em clorox ouch
  • July 13, 2015
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linda zirhut
I have a huge rock bank my Son put in for me in a trouble spot. It looks terrible most of the time because you can't get under the rocks that are stacked. I'm going to try Borax next and I'll let you know how that goes.
  • July 13, 2015
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Mona Rainwater
Linda, did your son lay down landscape fabric before placing the rocks when he built the rock bank? We had some dufus do some work for us, supposedly knew what he was doing. He never put down the fabric before the rocks or garden dirt and now the garden and pathway is loaded with weeds. We have to ...
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linda zirhut
Nope - just plopped them in there and it looks terrible at best. He sold three of these rocks to a neighbor for $200. I have a fortune setting out there that is an eye sore.
  • July 16, 2015
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Deereguy
Linda- Many don't like to use Round Up but I buy the 41% stuff, 1 and a half Oz. to a gallon of water.....I follow the directions, it's supposed to be pet safe....I have had no problems using it....it works well for me....
  • July 17, 2015
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pat sharkey
how bout in the run off water
  • July 17, 2015
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Deereguy
It is an Herbicide, but I think it breaksdown pretty quickly...being a chemist I will check on the true ingredients..I didn't think it was that toxic..
  • July 17, 2015
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Redneck Angel Warrior
Roundup is pretty toxic...not something to be using much of...
  • July 20, 2015
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Cassie Simpson
I mix Clorox with water and spray it on the weeds on a dry day. It doesn't seem to kill anything around the weeds. I have to hand pull the ones in the flower beds.
  • July 13, 2015
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Mona Rainwater
I use Clorox and water..it does work. Ive used vinegar mixture and it's ok, but I think clorox is better.
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pat sharkey
all were mildly helpful but I just gave a few hangers on a dose of ammonia!!! "TAKE THAT!!! SO THERE!"
  • July 18, 2015
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Johnny Rudick
LOL
  • July 18, 2015
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Deereguy
Oh Pat.....I just put out 7 gallons of Roundup this week.....I knew salt would kill most anything, but I didn't realize Vinegar and Epsom Salts would do it too.....and a little squirt of Dawn?
  • July 15, 2015
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Mona Rainwater
lol...funny... Rocks are cool no matter what is around them...they have such a great presence. ..
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linda zirhut
This doesn't kill the roots so you're still dealing with the big boys.
  • July 16, 2015
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Deereguy
My neighbor has a bank of granite rocks now it's loaded with nice black berry bushes and small trees coming up through them...the rocks still look nice....at least his bank isn't eroding....I put English Ivy on my bank....I bought 800 ivy plants about 15 years ago..until then I had blue rug junipers...
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  • July 17, 2015
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linda zirhut
I'll bet the ivy is beautiful. I should plug some in and let it choke out my mess. It's very invasive and I planted it to go up the brick in my big house. Little did I know it would eat the grout and have roots to China.
I think most people are looking for alternatives now to Round-up or anything...
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  • July 17, 2015
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Deereguy
Linda, I read the article and to be perfectly honest, being a chemist myself, the studies they used seemed a little like voo doo chemistry and highly political. I spent 35 years in air and water quality. I analyzed air and water samples for Pesticides and Acid Herbicides.....the kind of cells that t...
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linda zirhut
I've read a lot about the danger and have never seen it refuted before. I know we used Chlordane for termites and then it was banned. I guess I'm freaked out because of that and pay attention to toxins.
It's so cool that you're so knowledgeable about all this. I think the fluoride in the water is ...
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  • July 18, 2015
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pat sharkey
I was influenced by Rachael Carson's "A silent spring" Yes I'm old enough to have read the first issued copies.... Now friends claim if DDT was not outlawed Africa would not have so much Malaria Ya can't win every action has a consequence
  • July 18, 2015
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linda zirhut
Sometimes you're damned if you do and damned if you don't.
  • July 18, 2015
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Deereguy
There you go....on the other side, our raptue birds like Eagles, Hawks and Falcons and Owls would have disappeared...it made their egg shells so thin they lost all of their off spring....the main problem with Malaria in 3rd world countries is sanitation and hygiene...they have problems with cholera ...
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  • July 18, 2015
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pat sharkey
i know and the choice was perfectly clear
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Johnny Rudick
I really do agree with you. Also it IS important to look both ways before crossing roads and Highways.
  • July 18, 2015
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Deereguy
Reverse Osmosis is a great way to treat water....unfortunately it also removes the good things in drinking water...but YES it does remove the bad organics......
  • July 18, 2015
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linda zirhut
I take supplements to replace the minerals and drink some srping water. If you have a tendency towards kidney stones RO or distilled water is best.
  • July 18, 2015
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Deereguy
LOL I drink beer instead....good for not getting kidney stones lol.....
  • July 23, 2015
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Redneck Angel Warrior
Most RO Filtrations that I've looked at...we have fluoride added to our water....one can get cartridges/filters that will remineralize the filtered water.

What type of RO do you use Linda?
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linda zirhut
I have a Whirlpool RO and a pre-filter before the pre-filter. haha I live by a leaky landfill and don't think I want any remnants of whatever's in there in my water. This goes way back with me - my Mother and I would get spring water from the park. She didn't want us drinking city water back in ...
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Redneck Angel Warrior
Smart women! You and your mom!!
  • July 21, 2015
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Deereguy
I well understand Linda about the leaky landfill...
  • July 21, 2015
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linda zirhut
Just to tell you I was just trying to look out for you.
  • July 18, 2015
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Deereguy
I Know.....Thank you....My brother has had several kidney stones...Thank goodness I've never had that problem.....I drink beer lol
  • July 19, 2015
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linda zirhut
You don't get an attitude adjustment from water. hahaha
  • July 19, 2015
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Deereguy
LOL Very true LOL!!
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Deereguy
LOL Sometimes I need the attitude adjustment lol
  • July 23, 2015
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Redneck Angel Warrior
Kidney stones are created by too much calcium which accumulates in the kidneys and is not being utilized into the bones and teeth.

To help with not getting kidney stones....magnesium and vit. D supplements will help pull the calcium from the bloodstream and deposit it where it is suppose to go.
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Mona Rainwater
I listened in...thanks for sharing your knowledge Deereguy!
  • July 18, 2015
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Deereguy
You're welcome.....I worked for EPA as a contractor for over 23 years...In the early 70's and 80's EPA was very much needed and it did some great things cleaning up our air and many of our lakes and rivers...it did a much needed deed, unfortunately like many other Federal Agencies, it became too lar...
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Johnny Rudick
(.EPA...they must be dismantled . . .) Amen to that!
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Deereguy
Thank you my friend.....
  • July 19, 2015
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linda zirhut
It is a shame and the EPA did good work for a time. Now it's just another rogue three letter agency.
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Deereguy
You got it Linda....Thank you
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pat sharkey
i am aware acutely aware
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pat sharkey
amen a very knowledgeable expert Isn't roundup a derivative of agent orange?
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linda zirhut
Yep - There are enough things we can't control ie. chemtrails and water polution. I just try to avoid what I can. I know I'm going to buy the farm eventually but having so much fun I'd rather it would be later than sooner.
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Deereguy
LOL.....I'm with you sweet lady LOL!!!
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Deereguy
No....Agent Orange is a Dioxin...it was used as a defoliate to kill the leaves of the trees and jungle vegetation so as to expose the viet kong soldiers.....that's very bad and toxic stuff....men are still dying from it's effects....
  • July 18, 2015
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linda zirhut
Agent Orange was a concoction including the ingredients in Round-Up.
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Deereguy
Not totally sure what was in agent orange, but the main dangerous culprit was Dioxins.....it's extremely toxic and deadly....Roundup does not contain Dioxins...it may contain some of the same ingredients found in Agent Orange, I'm really not sure...But I do know Dioxins are not in Roundup.....
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pat sharkey
the internetinfers a connection between A.O. and R.U. Perhaps its just a dislike of MONSANTO
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Deereguy
Unfortunately there is a lot of politics in all of this.
  • July 23, 2015
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pat sharkey
« U.S. House May Prohibit States from Requiring Labeling of GE Ingredients

20
Jul
Monsanto-Supported Group Attempting to Undercut Roundup Cancer Finding, According to Report

(Beyond Pesticides, July 20, 2015) In response to the recent cancer classification of glyphosate (Roundup) by the International Ag...
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Johnny Rudick
Sounds about right. :-/
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Deereguy
Well it says its pet safe Linda...I'll read the precautions again...I add a few drops of Dawn dishwashing liquid as a surfactant.....I've never noticed any problem putting it out..I use a spray nozzle, not an atomizer ....an atomizer or fine mist will make it airborne and breathable....
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Mona Rainwater
My brother in law told me that it does dissipate once it hits the air. He uses it to kill certain invasive plants but he says he cuts the plant and puts only a drop or two of the concentrate on the cut parts - make sure it is not raining the next day..and it will stop the chlorophyll from forming. I...
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Deereguy
Most organics do breakdown when exposed to ultraviolet rays.....
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Deereguy
Roundup only has to be on a plant for 30 mins. with a temperature over 55 degrees....I accidentally sprayed an Azalea once and I immediately washed it off with the hose....it still killed the Azalea.....
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