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Article: FIXIT; Corn gluten meal helps control weeds.(VARIETY)(FIXIT)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- April 27, 2009
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Byline: KAREN YOUSO; STAFF WRITER
Q I am trying to avoid using chemicals on my lawn, but I am concerned about weeds. Does corn gluten control weeds and where can I find it?
A Yes. Corn gluten meal, a byproduct of commercial corn milling, poses no health risk to people or animals and is a nontoxic substitute for synthetic preemergence herbicides. It's a weed-and-feed product.
Corn gluten meal is a preemergence product for crabgrass and other pesky weeds, but it does not kill existing plants. Annual weeds that are already up and growing will not be killed, but most of the seeds they produce later in the season shouldn't sprout. In addition, ...