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[Spoiled]

I just picked up a backpack sprayer the Stihl sg20 and it holds 4.75 gal.

What do you all using roundup for weed control in bed is your solution?

I have been told 4oz to the 5 gal is enough? That is 1 oz/gal but I am not sure that is strong enough?

What do you all use?

Thanks guys,

Travis

[MASTERMOWER]

Quik-Pro.

Yeah, it's damn expensive. But it works very well --- it pays for itself.

[steve-o]

This Tells You Everything You Need To Know..

I just picked up a backpack sprayer the Stihl sg20 and it holds 4.75 gal.

What do you all using roundup for weed control in bed is your solution?

I have been told 4oz to the 5 gal is enough? That is 1 oz/gal but I am not sure that is strong enough?

What do you all use?

Thanks guys,

Travis

http://www.cdms.net/ldat/ld4JM008.pdf

ppe, surfactant, rates, equipment, and all the rest. :alien:

steve

[MASTERMOWER]

http://www.cdms.net/ldat/ld4JM008.pdf

ppe, surfactant, rates, equipment, and all the rest. :alien:

steve

Did I misunderstand the question? You mean pesticides got labels with directions?

There you go Spoiled.

Mix in some liquid dish washing soap for a cheap surfactant. :alien:

[Spoiled]

Thanks guys, yea dish soap is awesome! Well the link will not open for me for some reason?

[steve-o]

What Brand Do You Use??????

Thanks guys, yea dish soap is awesome! Well the link will not open for me for some reason?

college boy probably uses Joy with bleach. :laughing:

steve

[Spoiled]

college boy probably uses Joy with bleach. :laughing:

steve

Of course, you dont know it is working until it is smoking when sprayed!

[MASTERMOWER]

I ain't telling you my secret soap...

college boy probably uses Joy with bleach. :laughing:

steve

If you find the right stuff, a chemical reaction occurs when mixed with glyphosate. This reaction releases heat thereby further helping to kill whatever is sprayed.

[lawrence stone]

If you find the right stuff, a chemical reaction occurs when mixed with glyphosate. This reaction releases heat thereby further helping to kill whatever is sprayed.

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[Stephen M.]

Did I misunderstand the question? You mean pesticides got labels with directions?

There you go Spoiled.

Mix in some liquid dish washing soap for a cheap surfactant. :alien:

Technically, you are in violation of law if you use this brand of 41% glysophate in a garden bed because it is labled for agriculture and anything associated with agriculture, but not for landscape use.

Sure, its the same darn stuff sold under another brand name that IS labled for landscape use and this is where stinky regulators might fine you because you are applying it not according to label. The rub for you is that ag chem labeling makes it less expensive than a specialty use labeling.

Also, while dish soap is a good surfactant, MM's advice is technically not allowed because he is a making a recommendation that is not within normal usage. For example, gasoline is an excellent solvent, but a professional auto guy wouldn't recommend it because of legal concerns.

I'm not saying that I have never used Ag chems in place of a specialty product because I have and do at times; but I'm merely pointing out that doing so carries its own risk if your detailed records of the application were ever looked at by a regulator.

So, I am assuming that you are already a licensed applicator who knows how to read a label, and I am also assuming that your question is really about solution percentages and what works best. I find that a 2% glysophate solution works adequately, which is about 1 cup per 4 gallons.

[MASTERMOWER]

Good point, I did not read into the label. However, a label is not absolute. You can apply at rates lower than listed (but never more than), unless it is written not to do so. Labels can be tricky.......

[steve-o]

Didn't Read The Label........

Good point, I did not read into the label. However, a label is not absolute. You can apply at rates lower than listed (but never more than), unless it is written not to do so. Labels can be tricky.......

then why spout off with that big college boy mouth of yours.

steve

[Stephen M.]

Good point, I did not read into the label. However, a label is not absolute. You can apply at rates lower than listed (but never more than), unless it is written not to do so. Labels can be tricky.......

True enough. Take the growth regulator Atrimmec for instance. It has a long list of plants it will work on and dosage recommendations, but there is alot of plants it might work on that it wasn't tested on. The manufacturer PBI Gordon will advise you to experiment on a plant not listed, but you assume all of the ricks associated with it, i.e., bad results are your problem.

In that case, you get a pass because you are still using the product for its intended labeling--plant growth regulation.

[MASTERMOWER]

True enough. Take the growth regulator Atrimmec for instance. It has a long list of plants it will work on and dosage recommendations, but there is alot of plants it might work on that it wasn't tested on. The manufacturer PBI Gordon will advise you to experiment on a plant not listed, but you assume all of the ricks associated with it, i.e., bad results are your problem.

In that case, you get a pass because you are still using the product for its intended labeling--plant growth regulation.

Yep yep. True dat.