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Q.Saving my balloon plants

Zone 40047 | Laura Baldwin added on May 9, 2018 | Answered

My husband accidentally sprayed my balloon plants with 24D They look awful! Can I cut them back to save them or are they gone forever?

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BushDoctor
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Answered on May 10, 2018

Cutting them back may help, but there is a great chance that they are dead. This is unfortunate, but that is what the chemical was designed to do.

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Downtoearthdigs
Answered on May 10, 2018

24D will kill nearly all broad leafed plants. You can take the wait and see approach, but this may call for a trip to the garden center!

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