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Corn gluten meal is a powdery byproduct of the corn milling process. Originally used as a supplement in hog feed, corn gluten has become a common organic alternative to synthetic chemical herbicides.
Corn gluten meal is the new herbicide for lawns. It prevents weed seed from germinating giving you a weed free lawn. Find out how to apply it and how well it works.
Looking for a quality lawn fertilizer? How about a pre-emergent herbicide? Corn gluten meal is both! Explore this natural choice with us.
Here you will find information regarding the use of corn gluten meal as a natural herbicide for use on turf and organic crop production. Background: It was found that a byproduct of the corn (Zea mays L.) wet-milling process, corn gluten meal, has potential as a natural preemergence herbicide.
Caballero says the most notable benefit of corn gluten meal is its use as a pre-emergent herbicide. “It inhibits root formation in sprouting seeds, making it effective in preventing weed...
MGG’s Ryan Anderson fills you in on the natural, pre-emergent herbicide corn gluten meal and how to time its application to your lawn for best results. About a year ago, I planned a trip to New Zealand, Hong Kong, and Thailand for the middle of June.
Buy corn gluten meal with 60 to 65% protein content labeled as herbicide or pre-emergent weed killer. Don’t use food-grade corn meal or corn gluten feed, as they are less protein-rich and don’t work as herbicides.
Derived from corn gluten meal, Gluten-8 is water-soluble and provides pre-emergent control of annual grasses and broad leaf weeds without the effort of applying the granular corn gluten (Sustane Spring Weed & Feed). One quart of Gluten-8 is equivalent to 6 pounds of bagged corn gluten meal.
Eager to find out more about the weed-suppressing ability of corn meal gluten, Christians tested it as a herbicide against grasses such as crabgrass. Field tests in the late 1980s that applied 20 pounds of CMG per 1,000 square feet in the spring with another application in the later summer to early fall gave good control.
Corn gluten meal is a highly effective natural herbicide for controlling specific weeds in your garden. It works by inhibiting the germination of weed seeds, preventing them from growing into mature plants .