"Potassium salts of Fatty Acids" as herbicides???

[don at bio-organics.com]

Frank Kolwicz wrote:
> 
> I picked up a "safer" herbicide the other day composed, so the label
> says, of "potassium salts of fatty acids". The label has no warnings
> about food plants and says it works on anything, +\-.
> 
> I'm looking for a better alternative to Roundup for crabgrass, nut grass,
> quack grass and other jointed grasses that are overrunning my southern
> California lawn and garden.
> 
> Any information will be appreciated, especially efficacy, toxicity, and
> soil longevity.
> 
> Frank
> --
> Frank Kolwicz
> F.H.P.Kolwicz Photography, 271 Mesa Ave.
> Newbury Park,  CA  91320, (805)499-2237
> f/64ART

Frank - I'm right down the hill from you in Camarillo.  Let me know how
the stuff works, as we are always being asked for
environmentally-friendly solutions to your kind of problems.

Don Chapman
Bio/Organics Supply Center
Camarillo CA
<http://www.bio-organics.com>