[AT] garden question; potatoes

[Spencer Yost]

I have used roundup in a windex bottle to be a little more "surgical", but I am not sure that will be any faster.  It should be easier than hoeing though.  Make sure the wind is calm.

Good luck,

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On Jun 17, 2013, at 17:02, Greg Hass <ghass at m3isp.com> wrote:

> 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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