ground cover versus Roundup

 

Are there any ground covers that are compatible with (not killed by)
Roundup?

We have some bare areas, (idiot) gardner has always just sprayed
Roundup there.  I didn't even realize that's what he was doing, until
recently.

So, maybe I can try some ground covers, creeping thyme, red clover,
seedum, maybe some mosses.  Are any of these more or less compatible
with Roundup in between or nearby, or even right on top?

Thanx.

J.

 


My brother used to plant plots of clover  before deer season.  He would
till the area and spray with Roundup about a month and a half - two
months before he planted.  The white clover always done just fine :)

Rich

 

On 2/18/2010 3:43 PM, JRStern wrote:

What kinds of weeds are the problem?  If they are grasses, there are
herbicides that kill only grass and leave most broad-leaf plants alone.

As for plants that are resistent to RoundUp, you will have to ask
Monsanto.  They are constantly developing RoundUp-resistent crops
through genetic engineering.

--
David E. Ross
Climate:  California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
Gardening diary at <http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary>

 


Not if the gardener is going to keep spraying Roundup there.  However, if
you are asking if you can plant where Roundup was sprayed in the past, then
yes, you can plant in that spot.  Roundup is considered to be a non-residual
herbicide.

 


Not really necessary...


There are no ground covers which will survive a glyphosate (Roundup's
active ingredient) application.  If Roundup is sprayed near plants and
applied properly, it will not drift and your plants should be fine.
As far as planting in soil which has been sprayed with glyphosate, it
can be done almost immediately as there are no residual effects.