[AT] garden question; potatoes

[Al Jones]

Charlie you jogged my memory.  Greg they make a rope wick like Charlie is talking about, all it is is about a 1" diameter PVC pipe maybe 4' long with an elbow on it and another piece of pvc 6-8" long and a wick attached to it. You pour roundup in the pipe and then "wick" problem weeds in the landscape.  You might check with your cooperative extension office, they may have one you could borrow.

Al


-----Original Message-----
>From: charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
>Sent: Jun 17, 2013 6:45 PM
>To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Subject: Re: [AT] garden question; potatoes
>
>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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