[AT] garden question; potatoes

[charlie hill]

Greg you can use a contact herbicide like Round Up IF
you can figure out how to get it JUST on the grass and 
not on the potatoes.  There used to be a device called
a wick rig in the days before Round Up ready soy beans.
It consisted of a round up soaked rope wick that was pulled 
across the field above the top of the beans but low enough to 
hit the top of the weeds.   You could do something similar
by soaking a sponge or rag in round up and dragging it down the 
row middles so that it contacts the grass and not the potato plant.
It will kill what it touches weeds, grass or potatoes.  

So far as I know there isn't a weed killer that can be sprayed directly on
potatoes.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Greg Hass 
Sent: Monday, June 17, 2013 5:02 PM 
To: Antique tractor email discussion group 
Subject: [AT] garden question; potatoes 

First, tractor reference; I plant and cultivate with my Farmall Cub. I 
grow six rows of potatoes a little over 100 feet long. I was wondering 
if there is a spray that can be used to kill weeds after both potatoes 
and weeds are up. I have looked on the internet a couple of times and 
every spray I found must be applied before the crop is planted. One 
spray that looked like it might work said cannot be used on red 
potatoes, which is what I grow. I applied Preen before the potatoes were 
up and followed all instructions; but it did not control the weeds at 
all. Using a hoe on this many rows is not practical because of my 
allergies (anything with a handle; hoe, rake, shovel,etc. and my hands 
break out in blisters). Any help would be appreciated.

            Greg Hass
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