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Farmville, Virginia (mfowler@hsc.edu)

I did a search here on the subject and saw a lot of varying opinions but most were from a year or so ago.
Has anyone tried the preen with purple cap? It's supposed to be 100% corn meal gluten. If anyone here has tried it does it work? Did it harm your plants? I know hoeing is the best but just trying to get ahead of the weeds a little in the beginning.

1/20/2008 3:24:09 PM

South Bloomfield, Ohio

I had contemplated using it, but the amount needed was too cost prohibitive.

1/20/2008 5:07:57 PM

Mulino, Oregon

In a nutshell, in order for corn gluten to work as a preventative weed treatment it needs to be put on very thick. Studies done by Professor Tom Cook at Oregon State University found that corn gluten is a much better fertilzer than a weed barrier. For what it's worth.

1/21/2008 12:41:40 PM