Chemical Weed Control for Home Grounds

Outlines four methods of chemical application, by application method and effect on plants. 1) selective herbicides--foliar use: lawn weeds, weed grasses; 2) selective herbicides--preemergent soil use: annual bluegrass, crabgrass, vegetables, flowers, ornamentals, caneberries, treefruit, conifers; 3) nonselective herbicides--foliar use: blackberries, poison oak, poison ivy, broom, morning glory (bindweed), bamboo, weed grasses, brush; 4) nonselective persistent herbicides (residuals or sterilants)--nonplant areas, stumps. 4 pages