Is round-up ok to spray even though I have well water????

Question

I dont' want to have to trim around my house.....will roundup be ok for my well water? It won't go that deep will it?

Answer 1

any chemical on the ground will work its way somewhere. I use no chemicals on my land at all. Try getting a bail of straw and piling about a foot high around the base of your house, it will kill all weeds, wont harm the worms, they love it, can drag it back and plant plants if you want, and it wont hurt the ground water. You can use compost or sawdust also, I prefer straw.

Answer 2

Round Up is absorbed by the roots of the plants. Anything spayed on the surface disintegrates in a short time.

Most wells are fairly deep. My well pumps from an aquifer that is 200 feet underground. Nothing I spray on the ground will get into that aquifer!

Good Luck!

Answer 3

Gooood question. Have a college near you? Call and and ask to speak to someone in the earth sciences department.

Who makes Roundup?. Get their web site, see if they have an 800 number, or a"contact us' drop down. You could also call the EPA.

This is a very intelligent question. I would think it's safe, but "I think so" -- is a poor answer.
Good luck!

Answer 4

I would read the back of the packaging? If it states that it won't hurt drinking water then it would be OK to spray... If it is not safe then don't spray but read the instructions and maybe ask some one at a nursery!

Answer 5

In answer to your question.. No your well will Be fine... Domestic round-up (Glyphosate) is actually a weaker solution than the industrial forestry and agricultural herbicide.

" Because of its adsorption to soil, glyphosate is not easily leached and is unlikely to contaminate ground water"

Quote taken from the Glyphosate product sheet.

Answer 6

I wouldn't use roundup, because the chemicals could seep into the ground, and contaminate the water. you would be surprised how far down these chemicals go when we spray them.

Answer 7

no because it will contaminate the well