OK I'll give it a try.

"...an 8oz box of baking soda..." is defined as organic??? Am I missing something here?

Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3).

It sounds to me that the end result is a poisonous concentration of sodium. Is that what you really want?

IronBelly

Here's another post I found on the Organic forum:

Posted by: Apcohrs z5 IL (My Page) on Thu, May 6, 04 at 16:16

True crabgrass is an annual - therefore corn gluten meal works well since it inhibits seed germination.
However, it is not an instant cure - the populations will decrease over time. CGM works less well on perennial weeds (doesn't kill current ones - mere prevents reseeding of new ones.)
another will follow

RE: Ornaic weed killer for lawn
Posted by: Althea z4 MN (My Page) on Fri, May 7, 04 at 7:28
Here's another interesting post from the organic gardening forum..these are in response to someone who didn't want to expose their children to weed killers which many people put on their grasses. They may be worth a try for those who would like to try an alternative to harsh poisons on their lawns...Just passing them on for ideas..Of course, too much baking soda wouldn't be very good in one place for the soil..although it is a fairly harmless substance in small quantities...since we eat it in our food.,

According to Dr. Elaine Ingham, crabgrass can't tolerate calcium, so mixing egg shells into your soil should help to eliminate it.

I can say that CGM worked wonders in my yard. I can also confirm it takes time. This is the third year of using it and the results this year are really remarkable - crabgrass is nearly nonexistant.

Baking Soda is found in everything living and is in your blood stream in ample quantities to keep your body's pH at a perfect 7.4 (+/- 0.05). So it's safe. There's not too much sodium. I don't know how it works. Probably kills it with osmotic pressure that the St. Augustine grass can tolerate.

Even more dangerous, though, is the material you mix it with... DHMO (http://www.dhmo.org). It's killed millions and linked to countless man-made and natural disasters. So be careful!

I haven't tried this, but have tried the Agralawn product. Works good. I also tried some Azolux my friend had left over. I miss that stuff.

Anybody know of a more local source for the meal? I mean, one would think that in IOWA there would be plenty of options, instead of ordering it from organic supply companies in CA, or whatever!

Is this something I could just go into my local feed store and ask for without them laughing themselves sick, for instance? I've already been humiliated when I asked for alfalfa meal, for some reason (it's a good source of nitrogen)...

Here's an ISU horticulture page that will give you a lot of good, verifiable information, including local sources.

http://www.hort.iastate.edu/gluten/

I would suggest that you find a licensee located closest to you, call/email them, and then find out who their local distributors/retailers are in your part of the state. Remember that this is a product that is produced in bulk by the licensees, then shipped to local distributors, who may or may not be retailers. If the distributor isn't a retailer, then you have one more link in the supply chain to follow. It's really just matter of starting at the top and calling/emailing your way down to a local source. Good luck.

Great! There's one just about 40 miles from me. Thanks so much!