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roses are not the only plant affected by herbicide drift

10 years ago

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http://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2013/09/08/wisconsins-booming-grape-crop-at-risk-from-herbicide-drift/

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jacqueline9CA
10 years ago
Wow - this is an eye opener for someone in CA! We have so many vineyards in this state, and they are spreading wildly. However, I have never heard of this problem (probably because the wine, grape, & raisin industries are so strong that they prevent it from happening).

It has happened in my garden, however. Luckily my next door neighbor who hired "gardeners" who mowed & blew & sprayed herbicide everywhere decided he could no longer afford them because of the recession - yay!

Jackie

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