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Old 31-05-2009, 12:18 PM
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hi all, im wondering if you can help me .. can you make weed killer out of beetroot leaves or am i just dreaming..? I have goggled it with no results.
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Old 31-05-2009, 06:48 PM
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I`ve never heard of that Mei.
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ive heard of rhubarb leaves being used but not beetroot..
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I use rhubarb leaves steeped in 30 gallon butt and add comfrey leaves. use it as a detterent and hopefully the comfrey will be a feed. haven't killed anything with it yet only my sense of smell coz it does pen and ink.

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does this not defeat the object of the rhubarb leaves?
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Old 04-06-2009, 08:33 PM
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oh well i must have made it up
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