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Controlling Weeds Is Tricky Business, But It Can Be Done A weed can be simply defined as "a plant out of place." After all this rainy hot weather, I h*ve a lot of plants-out-of-place in my garden and, from the letters and telephone calls I am receiving, gar deners all over southeastern North Carolina are having the same plant out-of-place problems. The environmentally most sound weed removal is to simply pull up the weed, taking the roots, stem and foliage. This method works every time without foil. Weed pulling is great exercise and can be developed into a skill of Olympic proportions. If you have just a few weeds, pull them up. For larger gardens, the hoe (or similar implement) and a little "el bow grease" will control a great number of weeds. However, all the "elbow grease" in North Carolina will not control a bad bermudagrass infestation in a large flower bed or vegetable garden. Herbicides are chemicals that kill plants. Some herbicides are called "nonselective" because they kill most or all plants when applied ac cording to label instructions Non selective herbicidcs are most often used to kill undesirable plants (i.e. poison ivy, kill vegetation around buildings, fence rows or parking lots. Roots, stems or foliaee of near by desirable plants, especially trees and shrubs, if contacted by the prod uct, may be killed. Extreme care must be exercised when using these nrorinctc Srranw their effects on plants are irre versible. So be sure to follow all la bel instructions for use. Examples of nonselective herbi cides include Roundup, Finale and Pramitol. Used properly, any of these products will do the job on the targeted weed, but every year I see many cases where homeowners cause damage to their gardens, shrubs or trees by allowing herbi cide spray to drift to desirable plants. Improper mixing, poor appli cation technique and failure to read the directions also causes numerous problems to desirable plants. I repeat ? read all the directions before using any herbicide product. Roundup is a nonselective herbi cide that is commonly available and produces excellent nonselective wide-spectrum weed control. Weeds sprayed with Roundup will usually die in 10 to 14 days. Finale is a new nonselective herbicide product that is derived from natural toxins found in bacteria. Finale works to kill plants in much the same way Roundup does, but the effects of Finale application are visible in just two to four days. Pramitol kills plants by root up take and is often used for weed con trol in road construction or parking lots. Improperly used, Pramitol will kill trees and shrubs that happen to grow roots into the treated area. During the past 30 years research scientists have made fantastic pro gress in the development of selec tive herbicides. Selective herbicides will kill only certain species or types of plants. Examples of common se lective herbicides include Weed-B Gone for Southern Lawns, Formula II, 33 Plus, Purge II, Ortho Chick weed and Clover Control, Vantage, Ortho Crab grass Killer, Image and Ortho Grass- B-Gon. One of the first and most famous selective herbicides still widely used on home lawns is 2, 4-dichlorophe noxyacetic acid or 2,4D. This ingre dient is in products like 33 Plus or Weed-B-Gone for Southern Lawns and properly applied will kill many broadleaf weeds (like dandelion or morning glory) but will not harm grasses. It will not control CTabgrass, goose grass, bermudagrass or any other grass. It is selective and will only kill broadleaf weeds. Tomatoes, peppers, tobacco and several other ornamental plants tend to be very sensitive to 2,4D and some of its chemical relatives, so be very careful to avoid chemical drift when applying 2,4D to your lawn. I Harvie Hill. D.DA, MAD. Pediatric Dentistry providing cane for children and young adults ogc* 1-21. AUo care for the handicapped. 754-3333 MEMBER: AMERICAN ACADEMY Of PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY . Village Pine*. Ataliotle fcircrcinim Shady Oak Florist I Delivery A Wire Service 1-800-352-5375 (910)579-6715 Hwy. 179 (Between Sunset & Ocean Iale) Some broadlcaf weeds can be con trolled with Purge II in ceatipede and St. Augustinegrass. Grasses arc a major problem in ornamental shrub and flower beds. Vantage and Grass-B-Gone are se lective herbicides that kill many grasses but do not harm most orna mental plants. Vantage kills ber mudagrass, crabgrass and most other grasses dead without damaging or namental plants. Centipede grass is resistant or very tolerant to Vantage. Vantage is la beled for weedy grass control (like crabgrass, sandbur or bermudagrass) in centipede grass. However, be sure you have centipede grass Every year I see someone's carpet- or bermud grass lawn killed because the home owner did not know the difference between ccntipedegrass and other weedy grasses. Killing crabgrass, sandbur or oth er weedy grasses in be rmuda grass or zoysiagrass can be difficult. One of the products available to homeown ers that will selectively kill most weedy grasses in be rmuda- or zoysi agrass is Ortho Crabgrass Killer. Do not use this product on centipede-, St. Augustine- or carpetgrass. Nutsedge (Cyperus) is a weed problem in many lawns. In home lawns with warm-season grasses (e.g. bermuda. centipede-, St. Au gustine- and zoysiagrass) a new se lective herbicide called Image ap plied according to label instructions will kill most species of nutsedgc without damaging the lawn. Image will also control wild garlic in warm-season grass lawns. Ortho Crabgrass Killer will control nuts edge in bermuda and zoysiagrass with repeated use. When used properly, herbicides are a valuable addition to the tools in the garden shed, but when used improperly, they can cause all sorts of problems. When using herbicides are a valuable addition to the tools in the garden shed, but when used improperly they can cause all softs of problems. When using herbicides in your lawn or garden remember to do the following: ? Contact your county officc of the N.C. Cooperative Extension Ser vice for positive weed or plant iden tification. ? Read and follow all label in structions. precautions and sugges tions! Send your gardening questions or comments to the Plant Doctor, P.O. Box 109, Bolivia NC 28422. ICR FRESH SEAFOOD 5441 Main St. Shallotte, NC 754-3636_ Fax 754-3673 SALAD bar SUPERMARKET WHOLE BONE IN Pork Loins FAMILY PACK FRESH Fryer Breast ? 1 TABLERITE QUALITY BEEF! FULL CUT Round Steak IGA QUARTER SUCED ASSORTED Pork Loins i 49 lb. BONELESS SIRLOIN TIP OR RUMP Roast ib. 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