weed b gone

[fury tempest 90]

How well does this stuff work for spraying? I would like to know more about this product but I'm having a hard time finding info.

[mariner]

If your talking about buying this stuff from home depot or something to spray customers lawns, its not going to work out financially in your favor. Get licensed then find a good supplier where you can buy concentrates at a fraction of the cost.

[fury tempest 90]

licience

I'm working on getting my licience right now waiting for the books to arrive. I have been spraying weed b gone on some of my friends lawns, but am waiting on my licience to start spraying for all of my customers. In the meantime I would like to find more info on the home depot weed killer product. I would love to start spraying for my customers but I want to do the right thing and get licienced first. It's very tempting to start without my licience but with the liability issues it's not worth it.

[mariner]

Seriously, don't use that stuff on customers lawns. They are hiring you because you should be using proffessional products. Besides, Its going to be more costly your way. I use Lesco 3 way and it costs me about 25 cents per 1000 sq ft to treat the lawn with herbicide. Your way is going to cost you probably over a dollar per 1000 sq ft. Not the best way to make money. That'll add up real fast.

[timwaterworth]

Well said

I would not use weed b gone. There are a variety of products out there and different formulations. The two chemical types are amine and ester. Always use amine types as they do not volatilize.

What does this mean? Volatilization is the evaporation of a chemical and deposition of it in an undesirable place, usually in a neighbors flower bed. Stay away from the ester types until fall when the growing season is over. They usually work better in cooler weather and do not damage desirable vegetation and perhaps set you up for liability issues and potential fines, depending on your state.

[Ole Green]

Its not worth the hassle of buying it for its not a professional product and you will not find professional results. With hard to kill weeds, weed b gone has a hard time. If a customers lawn is weed city your setting yourself up for service calls trying to use it. Get a professional product contact lesco or another commercial supplier. And always read the label it will let you know the items killed and rate to use. If its over 40 outside use an amine and dont spray if its real windy or over 80.

[Nik]

. Always use amine types as they do not volatilize.


Even amines will volatilize if it is hot enough. They are definately the choice over esters. I would add not applying either type if it is dead calm and will get hot later in the day. Those volatiles will hang in that inversion and then waft on down the road. You could end up damaging or killing your customer's plants, their neighbor's plants, and beyond.

I don't know the laws in your state, but I'm guessing that even the use a product intended for use by a homeowner would require you to have a license. The liability issue is there no matter what pesticide you use. You can do plenty of damage with weed b gone or other homeowner use products. And if your current insurance doesn't specifially cover chemical use and there is a problem, well, guess who gets to pay for it?

Get the license first and then go with the professional stuff as previously suggested.

[P&C Lawn Care]

Isn't weed-b-gone the same thing as Trimec? I was given a bunch bottles of this stuff (not the hose end stuff) a long time ago and used it like the direction said on my own lawn and had good results with it. If I remember correctly it was the same make-up that Trimec had. I tell my customers who like to do the weed thing themselves to use it, but stress they need to read and follow the instructions carefully. But I would not use this if you are a certified applicator, it is cheaper to buy at a chemical supplier. There are really no Professional strength chemicals out there. The large jugs we buy are mixed at the same rate some homeowner would use, it is just a higher concentrate for econimical reasons. Yes there are some herbicides and pesticides homeowners can't get, but if they offered them at Home Depot/Lowes/Wal-mart they would mix at the same rate