tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838654939610805161.post5891305078937454042..comments2012-10-01T11:04:16.874-04:00Comments on Metro DC Lawn and Garden Blog: Sugar as an eco-friendly weed control? Food for thoughtEric Ecklhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13398535194562109699noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838654939610805161.post-19485329129593787012012-07-17T06:06:25.836-04:002012-07-17T06:06:25.836-04:00That's nice to know. My dog is always playing ...That's nice to know. My dog is always playing on the backyard and I really don't want him to get poisoned with pesticides. On the other hand, I don't want to refuse to them and thus turn my backyard into jungle. Sugar is a good way out in my situation cause I don't have to sacrifice neither my pet's health nor aesthetic look of the garden.Kristenhttp://thesudokugame.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838654939610805161.post-78458211459605590392011-11-02T22:39:11.893-04:002011-11-02T22:39:11.893-04:00Hi Alison. Excellent points. Your comment reminded...Hi Alison. Excellent points. Your comment reminded me of what I see as a huge problem with today's information overload. There is just WAY TOO MUCH information available out there and it all really needs to be taken with a grain of salt. It's easy for readers to pick up just bits and pieces of information on the internet and assume it is true without researching it further. After I read the first post, I found many other articles on-line listing sugar as a good weed control, but only a few of them referred back to the original study for more details. I like to use usasearch.gov for reliable information as well as google scholar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5838654939610805161.post-25985734598584356842011-11-02T22:38:52.986-04:002011-11-02T22:38:52.986-04:00This is interesting, but I wonder about its applic...This is interesting, but I wonder about its application to North American situations and soil types. So much of the Australian land described in the article is dry, much drier and sandier than the average Middle Atlantic, even in the coastal plains.<br /><br />It is worth noting that some of our native plants have become quite invasive in Europe and Australia, and that some of the research conducted on North American invasive non-native weeds, especially out west, found that soil played a much larger role than originally expected.<br /><br />Also, interesting to consider what sugar's potential effect on insect species would be in areas where it might be used in broad application. Would this give some species an unexpected and unwanted upper hand?<br /><br />Interesting, however, and so I'm off to google around and find out more about this… thanks for the interesting article…always love that science….Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com