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Glysophosphate
KeenOnGreen
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i would like to use glysophosphate to rid our raised vegetable bed of horseradish. We have completely cleared the bed of all plants and will not plant any new crops till next Spring. Would you be happy to use this under these circumstances and to eat veg grown in that area next year? I've read mixed messages about its safety. Never used it before.
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It's supposed to be harmless on the ground, but there is a lot written about it. I have to admit to using it in the vegetable garden to get rid of bindweed. I would have thought that it would be fine by next spring. The bottle says it's OK after a week or two.
You could give it a go though. I've found it just takes longer to work when not the growing season.
I did read what you are saying about the growing season. The horseradish is looking very vigorous at present so l was hoping it would work. I was more concerned about safety. How many of you would eat veg from a raised bed where you know it had been used?
I thought more people would have answered by now.
I would eat veg from a bed it had been used if a few weeks of decent rainfall had happened since. I expect we all eat veg from supermarkets without knowing it had been used.
I have found that in winter if plants are still green that Glyphosate still works, but it takes longer.
With strong taproots, if you spray the leaves now, it takes it down into the root. So long as the leaves are still green and not dying off anyway , it should work.
Thanks thats very helpful. I'm going to go ahead and give it a try. The alternative would be moving huge amounts of soil and having to dig down at least a meter to get to the root.
I'll definitely ke everyone posted. If anyone is tempted to grow horseradish i would only recommend growing it in a pot, it's a monster.