Roundup on vegetable garden weeds?

[DennisArrow]

I have been cleaning out my garden, getting it ready to sit a few weeks before spring planting. Pulling old corn, tomato, okra, pepper, and squash stalks and roots out before tilling it.............

Since frost a few weeks ago several types of winter weeds have sprouted and are really quite hardy and abundant. The question is: To get rid of these weeds what do you think about using a "roundup" type product to try to eliminate them? I have GrazeON that really works well on broadleaf weeds in the lawn or pasture; but totally hesitate to get it into the food chain............If I use "roundup" am I getting this onto my dinner table by planting seedlings and seeds a few weeks from now?????????

God bless.......Dennis

 

[MarkV]

Round up will do nothing to your unplanted veggies. No need to worry.

MarkV

 

[DennisArrow]

So, if planting seeds/plants a few weeks from now there is NO residual of the chemical left to get into my table/food chain??????............I know that the true "farmers" spray or treat their fields/sections/acres to remove weeds before planting seed corn/wheat but need to just ask if you think it is OK for my garden............THANKS........God bless......Dennis

 

[Duffster]

If you are concerned with having a trace residue left in your garden that could be taken up by the plants and possibly ingested by you then NO you can't use roundup.

If this possible trace doesn't concern you then yes you can use it now and plant later with no ill effects.

 

[DennisArrow]

thanks Duffster.......how great a trace and how long will it remain there????.......Any way to neutralize it?????........Thanks.......God bless.............Dennis

 

[radioman]

What you are asking is kinda like the debate of organic and non organic.

Anyways- what I am wondering is if your garden is dry enough to work with, why arent you tilling it every so many days like 3 days apart? tilling manage weeds no problem.

 

[bp fick]

The residue remains for a good long while.

Weed control in a garden is very different than a large, row crop field, imo. There are many, many tools in the arsenal of the gardener for weed prevention not available or practical to the large, row cropper. Personally, I see no need whatsoever for RoundUp in our gardens, and they are a whole lot larger than most folks.

 

[brin]

If you are concerned with having a trace residue left in your garden that could be taken up by the plants and possibly ingested by you then NO you can't use roundup.

If this possible trace doesn't concern you then yes you can use it now and plant later with no ill effects.

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[blueriver]

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According to an article written about Roundup, the active ingredient may persist in the soil as long as 141 days or as little as 3 days... depending on soil conditions, microbes present in the soil and weather.

I don't know the article ... just read that statement under a google search.

 

[s219]

The main ingredient in Roundup is rendered inert in soil. I am sure traces of it remain, but from the standpoint of the soil, plants, and food safety, it's inert and not a concern. You just need to know how long to wait before harvesting any food from the area. Consult the data sheet that comes with the product.

Many modern crops are Roundup-ready, and are over-sprayed all the time (so not only are the fields sprayed prior to planting, but they will be over-sprayed while the crops are growing). Now, we may all form three heads someday, but the current understanding is that it is safe.

I agree that you probably don't need roundup in a small garden, but this is the first year I have considered it. Due to the mild weather, my collards are being out-competed by weeds (never has been an issue before in the 15 years I have been gardening). Normally I can contain winter weeds with the mulch I put down in the fall, but not this year. I expect I will need to hit the whole garden with Roundup come spring.