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madokie

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4. A month or so back

Reply to MohRokTah (Reply #3)

Thu Jul 17, 2014, 08:41 AM

Jul 2014

I bought a gallon of pre-mixed roundup to fight the dandelions in our yard. After spraying it on the dandelions for about a week or so I started to get a severe sore throat. I happened on a story about the connection someone made between recent use of roundup and sore throat so I connected the dots and quite using it. In a few days the sore throat went away. I no longer will use any weed killer that isn't made using vinegar and epson salt plus dishwashing liquid as it seems to work as well as the roundup did and so far no adverse effect.

one gallon of cleaning (6%) vinegar
two cups Epson Salt
one half cup dawn original dishwashing liquid

I recently read that the correct recipe is to only use one fourth cup of the dishwashing liquid.
At any rate the mixture I'm using is working great.

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Monsanto Linked to Fatal Kidney Disease Epidemic: Could It Topple the Company? [View all] madokie Jul 2014 OP

No...if BP can destroy the Gulf of Mexico and emerge unscathed pipoman Jul 2014 #1

Sadly, I have to agree with you. nt City Lights Jul 2014 #23

I live on the Gulf of Mexico Aerows Jul 2014 #25

good post G_j Jul 2014 #2

K G_j Jul 2014 #24

This gets to the heart of the REAL problem with the GMO crops MohRokTah Jul 2014 #3

A month or so back madokie Jul 2014 #4

We use vinegar more than anything else malaise Jul 2014 #5

So sorry about your encounter with Roundup, madokie. :( Cha Jul 2014 #35

Truthout Exclusive: Monsanto will shut down in 24 business hours tritsofme Jul 2014 #6

K&R DeSwiss Jul 2014 #7

Yes. Rex Jul 2014 #11

Not as long as corporations have more rights than citizens. hobbit709 Jul 2014 #8

friend of the court? reddread Jul 2014 #9

Gonna be hard to shutdown a huge conglomerate like Monsanto. Rex Jul 2014 #10

Besides, they are talking about Nicaragua and El Salvador-- truebluegreen Jul 2014 #27

They sure cannot 'lawyer up' and take them to court. Rex Jul 2014 #28

Thank you for posting. Bookmarked. crazylikafox Jul 2014 #12

Too big to fail. progressoid Jul 2014 #13

Perhaps Monsanto will trademark the disease hughee99 Jul 2014 #14

I would say DUzy geardaddy Jul 2014 #20

Me too Aerows Jul 2014 #26

Wounder how many innocent victims they have killed in third world countries while they experiment jwirr Jul 2014 #15

I wonder just how many innocents they've killed right here in the good o usa madokie Jul 2014 #16

I wonder that also but we are given ample warning that they are not what they used to be yet we jwirr Jul 2014 #17

I'm with you 100% madokie Jul 2014 #18

snark...They'll probably be hit with a fine of one day profits Doctor_J Jul 2014 #19

KNR. DirkGently Jul 2014 #21

K&R woo me with science Jul 2014 #22

Glyphosate was described KT2000 Jul 2014 #29

Excellent post. K&R Louisiana1976 Jul 2014 #30

This is extremely fucked up, if true aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2014 #31

yes, "a sad mixture of ignorance and arrogance" G_j Jul 2014 #32

would that it could, but will not be holding my breath. niyad Jul 2014 #33

Did you know..? Cha Jul 2014 #34

Saccharine was created in 1878 at John Hopkins University KurtNYC Jul 2014 #37

I learn something new every day madokie Jul 2014 #38

senior researcher at MIT says.. barbaraj Jul 2014 #36