People who expect the natural herbicides to work as well as chemicals may be disappointed, says Jensen. This is going well so far, says Jensen. People just have to be exposed to the corn gluten herbicide. A lot of the people that use the products have a concern for the environment and personal safety. Jensen says that the products work differently than chemicals.
Chemicals kill the weeds, while the corn gluten prevents establishment of a root system.
Kleis uses the corn gluten herbicide and she thinks that it works well. Christians says that the herbicide works on a variety of broad leaf and grass seed weeds. Crabgrass is the primary target, but it also helps to inhibit dandelion and clover at time of germination. Since it contains ten percent nitrogen, it helps with the greening of grass. It can also be used as a weed and feed, which means that it both kills germinating weeds and stimulates the growth of established plants.