How safe?

bigpinks · April 22, 2018

To plant a couple plants fifteen feet from a fence where I sprayed a heavy dose of weed killer for poison ivy last July?

PhilaGardener · April 22, 2018

Take some of the soil where you are going to plant and try to germinate a few pea or bean seeds in it. They are very sensitive to herbicide contamination. If they grow and look good, you should be OK. You can start a parallel pot using soil you trust for comparision.

https://www.rodalesorganiclife.com/g...t-contaminants

b54red · April 23, 2018

I think one of the big issues would be what weed killer did you use? If it was one with 2-4-D in it you might not be able to plant tomatoes there for years. If it was Roundup then you should be fine. I have no first hand knowledge of other weed killers but have used Roundup to clear an area of Bermuda grass and planted in it a few weeks later with no ill effects to the tomatoes. I had a friend ruin part of his garden with 2-4-D from some cow manure and he had to dig out the soil because beans and tomatoes would not grow where he had used the manure.

Bill

bigpinks · April 23, 2018

thanks

Nan_PA_6b · April 23, 2018

The weed killer bottle ought to say how close and when you can plant. Something like "don't eat anything within 15 ft of sprayed area, for 4 months." or something to that effect.

Nan

April 22, 2018	#1
bigpinks Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: SC Ohio(proctorville) Posts: 192	How safe? To plant a couple plants fifteen feet from a fence where I sprayed a heavy dose of weed killer for poison ivy last July?

April 23, 2018	#4
bigpinks Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: SC Ohio(proctorville) Posts: 192	How safe thanks

April 22, 2018	#2
PhilaGardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Near Philadelphia, PA Posts: 1,940	Take some of the soil where you are going to plant and try to germinate a few pea or bean seeds in it. They are very sensitive to herbicide contamination. If they grow and look good, you should be OK. You can start a parallel pot using soil you trust for comparision. https://www.rodalesorganiclife.com/g...t-contaminants

April 23, 2018	#3
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	I think one of the big issues would be what weed killer did you use? If it was one with 2-4-D in it you might not be able to plant tomatoes there for years. If it was Roundup then you should be fine. I have no first hand knowledge of other weed killers but have used Roundup to clear an area of Bermuda grass and planted in it a few weeks later with no ill effects to the tomatoes. I had a friend ruin part of his garden with 2-4-D from some cow manure and he had to dig out the soil because beans and tomatoes would not grow where he had used the manure. Bill

April 23, 2018	#5
Nan_PA_6b Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 3,194	The weed killer bottle ought to say how close and when you can plant. Something like "don't eat anything within 15 ft of sprayed area, for 4 months." or something to that effect. Nan