Granulated Corn Glutton?

Hi there. Could use some help. Do any of you have a source for granulated corn glutton to use as a weed seed preventer? Organic Preen works, but it comes in too small of a box. I need about 20 to 50 pounds at a time for large mulched areas. Skagit Farmers has corn glutton meal, but that is mostly powder and is just about impossible to spread. Casoron is just too toxic and I need to plant new shrubs, trees, and bulbs so it would end up doing more harm. Continuing to spray Roundup during the winter is hard and I really, really hate spraying with all the wildlife I've invited into my yard with the feeders. I'm getting really frustrated watching my mulch turn green right now.

I buy it but it's in small bags. I'll take a look to see who the manufacturer is. I was hoping to source a 50# sack, but was not successful. Let's keep trying - maybe someone else knows.
BRB!

Catma33, have you tried Cenex, I heard you can buy it there. Jim

Jim - I checked the local Cenex Co-Op by phone and they don't carry it any more, they didn't sell enough. It was a good lead though. Maybe Skagit Farmers can order large packages of Organic Preen...or maybe I can? Hmmm... Thanks, Debbie

Debbie - "Concern" 100% corn gluten, sold by Woodstream, comes in 5# & 25# bags. I'll check for a website.
Got it off the bag: victorpest.com

Also - some other sources:
http://www.dccc.whyy.org/91FM/ybyg/lawncare.html

I saw a 25-pound sack of Concern at Skagit Farmers today, never heard of it before until your post. Unfortunately, all they had was the Concern plus, which has fertilizer (don't need fertilizer on the mulch), this was for lawns. They can order it without the fertilizer, so that should work. It is cheaper than the organic Preen too. It will be expensive to use it once a month, but it does give me peace of mind that I am not poisoning all the birds that I've been feeding.

Thank you everyone!

Debbie

Debbie - does it need to be used that often?
Also check to see if the application requires a particular temperature range.

Kayte - Straight corn glutton does have to be used often, usually every four weeks, maybe a little longer. The other pre-emergents have other ingredients added and can last from 3 months to a year, with many warnings about pets and people. I have been using corn glutton for a few years and the temps don't seem to matter, it just needs to be watered in...so rainy months work better. It won't kill weeds, just prevents seeds from germinating. We had so little rain this summer, I forgot to use it and now I have seedling weeds popping up not only in the mulch but on my gravel paths and gravel driveway. I will have to spray to get rid of them...or mow my driveway. Organic sprays usually don't work very well, except on seedlings, and should be used in warm weather, but I'm going to try tomorrow if it doesn't rain. Going organic is a lot of work, so I'm holding Roundup in reserve.

I've always wondered when I see the huge castles and manors in England, where there is a long gravel drive and a huge gravel area in front of the building. How did they keep the blades of grass out of the gravel 100 or 200 years ago? Did they employ so many gardeners that they could hand pick the blades of grass? This is not a new problem....LOL

Corn gluten does a very good job, then! I only used it once in an area that was infested with various annual weeds. The only ones that I had to pull this year in the same area was creeping Ranunculus.
In gravel areas, I burn the weed tops and this works pretty well except for a couple diehards.
"Weeding Practices for the Castle" - that would make for some interesting research.
I'll be checking with the local nurseries to see if I can get it in bulk, too.

IF THE ANCIENTS USED SHEEP TO MOW THE LAWNS MAYBE THEY KEPT THE WEEDS FROM GOING TO SEED OR KEPT THEM CROPPED.