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Glyphosate has no effect on plants once it gets into the soil. It has to actually be sprayed on the _leaves_ to act.

There is some flimsy evidence that it might affect insects (as in: we drenched the insects in it, and noticed some effect).

And finally, it'll be completely gone within a year or so. Its half-life is around 50 days.



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