It is nice when we can pick the weeds. Less herbicide, plus a bit more stretching and excercise, although still inconsequential to the pollution our autos generate via manufacture for our use, plus our operation. But every bit helps.

One “baby step” that people can use to reduce pesticides, is increased FREQUENCY of spraying. That for the folks who are not ready to give up the spray wand but want to reduce chemicals.

Waiting for weeds to get big and spraying foot diameter weeds puts more mist into the air and on soil. Like waiting months. But if someone goes out every week or two, it barely takes any product to put a dab on a weed the size of a quarter. So increased FREQUENCY does not mean increased volume.

Especially for weeds with roots going into a sidewalk crack. Or with small weed trees that have rooted into a shrub like an azalea where the weed can be removed very easily.

M. D. Vaden of Oregon