Weed Killer....

[jrsavoie]

A weed burner will kill them all. Gets a little smokey.

 

[rlitman]

It enters just fine through the stump. Every farmer that i know paints the stumps with roundup and diesel fuel when clearing fence rows to keep them from suckering...

Just a little applied around the perimeter of the freshly cut stump is what's called for. Glyphosate gets transported through the living plant's vascular system, but nothing will "kill" heartwood, since it's already long dead.

 

[jar944]

A weed burner will kill them all. Gets a little smokey.

Weedburners dont work great around vinyl fences.

 

[jrsavoie]

Weedburners dont work great around vinyl fences.

Or a lot of other things.

I did kind of want a pull behind weed burner, but thought they might be fairly expensive to operate by the acre.
The hand jobs do get pretty smokey to operate. I might have ours out a little today.
It's been too windy to spray.
The weeds are getting. Big. Which makes the weed burner even smokier.

 

[Ilikeike]

I went to the "World Ag Expo" this year,
They're selling Laser weed killers now.

 

[jrsavoie]

I went to the "World Ag Expo" this year,
They're selling Laser weed killers now.

That sounds very interesting. Do you have any info?

 

[Ilikeike]

That sounds very interesting. Do you have any info?

Carbon Robotics

 

[jrsavoie]

The chain which used to be called Lesco, and sold to schools, golf courses, municipalities, etc, has been bought out by John Deere Landscaping and still has good chemicals.

I use a mix of Speed Zone and liquid fertilizer called Green Zone to kill broadleafs and fertilize the lawn. I mix them together in the tank and add a dye so I can see where I've treated and where I've missed.

I use something called Prosecutor in the hedge rows to kill ground weeds and brush. That stuff will pretty much kills what ever it touches, but the mix must land on the leaves. If I hit the trunk of a tree, it doesn't do anything to that tree. Overspray on the ground is wasted and does no harm. I've missed weeds, the one that I hit died, but the one right next to it, which I missed, didn't. I used to use a Roundup substitute called Eraser, which worked well in fence lines and hedge rows, but I can't find it any more.

I want something that will kill the weeds/brush with one, or no more than two applications per year. Anything else takes too much time to be useful to me. Nothing seems to last from one year until the next.

Something happened last year and one of the biggest producers of Glyphosphate isn't selling is any more, the others have raised their prices accordingly. Anything with Glyphosphate in it is a lot more expensive than it was.




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What do you use for die?

I have always had an issue telling where I have been when spot spraying. It wastes time & money.

Links or anything would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

 

[Ilikeike]

What do you use for die?

I have always had an issue telling where I have been when spot spraying. It wastes time & money.

Links or anything would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Spray indicator

 

[jrsavoie]

Spray indicator

How long does it stay visible?

It said it rapidly disaippates. Not sure what time rapidly is.

 

[Ilikeike]

How long does it stay visible?

It said it rapidly disaippates. Not sure what time rapidly is.

I haven't really noticed it much after a few days in the Ca. sun.

 

[Hobby_Man22]

Ground Clear turns my weeds brown and dead in about 3 hours

You usually want a slow kill. They just grow back twice as bad when you use something like that.

 

[yatg]

What do you use for die?

This stuff. Its really BLUE. Wear gloves unless you want smurf hands.

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"Recommended use rate: 4 to 12 ounces per 100 gallons of spray solution. For smaller spray applications using backpacks and small sprayers, use 1/3 to 2/3 of an ounce, (approximately 2 to 4 tsp.) per three gallon tank"

You only need enough color to see where you're currently spraying. Once you're through an area, you don't really care.

 

[racecougar]

What do you use for die?

I use this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08XYV5XR7/?tag=atomicindus08-20

It works well when out spraying invasives like bush honeysuckle and burning bush, as you can easily see what plants were treated and which were missed.

 

[jrsavoie]

I use this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08XYV5XR7/?tag=atomicindus08-20

It works well when out spraying invasives like bush honeysuckle and burning bush, as you can easily see what plants were treated and which were missed.

Thanks. In my cart.
I have the quart in my cart.

How much does one need?
I am guessing it's like fuel die and a little goes a long way.

Just saw the mix ratio. It goes a very long way.

 

[racecougar]

Thanks. In my cart.
I have the quart in my cart.

How much does one need?
I am guessing it's like fuel die and a little goes a long way.

The 8oz bottle lasts me a LONG time. You hardly add any to a 4-gallon mix in a backpack sprayer. It is a very potent dye.

 

[thebmrust]

Ohhh boy. Killing weeds…

If you really want to jump down the rabbit hole, head over to The Lawn Forum.

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Good luck. You have been warned.

 

[thebmrust]

Oh, to answer the question:
I have used
Gordon’s Pasture Pro (2,4-D)
Drexel De-Amine (2,4-D)
Tenacity (Mesotrione)
Glyphosate
Speed Zone (2,4-D)
Fire

Each for different reasons/seasons/availability.

Tenacity gave me the biggest scare (thought I killed my whole lawn renovation). Speed Zone might be the most effective for me. But, different climate, different weeds, different grass than you (everyone else’s too).

 

[HenryAZ]

What do you use for die?

I use lake and pond colorant. It is much cheaper than a special "marking die". It is safe for fish, so no worries with your pets. Highly concentrated, blue in color, and it only takes about 8oz to color the mix in my 26 gallon spray tank. Up close to the house, I usually get some on the low stucco, but the color weathers away in a couple of weeks, even with no rain.

 

[jrsavoie]

I use lake and pond colorant. It is much cheaper than a special "marking die". It is safe for fish, so no worries with your pets. Highly concentrated, blue in color, and it only takes about 8oz to color the mix in my 26 gallon spray tank. Up close to the house, I usually get some on the low stucco, but the color weathers away in a couple of weeks, even with no rain.

Do you have a link to what you buy?

Thanks

 

[Crawlin]

Do you have a link to what you buy?

Thanks

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/midnite-blue-lake-and-pond-colorant-1-gal

Something like this should work. TSC and Rural King should have it.

 

[HenryAZ]

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/midnite-blue-lake-and-pond-colorant-1-gal

Something like this should work. TSC and Rural King should have it.

About 7-8 years ago, our local TSC was having a clearance as they were no longer going to stock it in store. $20/gallon. Myself and our landscaping guy bought them out, and I still have 2-3 gallons left.

 

[Thorold]

Get some 30% or higher vinegar and some of the colorant so you can see where it’s been sprayed. I don’t use the salt as I do not wish to make the sprayed areas sterile for months to years afterwards.

Be advised that with that high of a concentration, a respirator is needed as well as spraying from the down wind end, moving to the upwind end of the area to be covered.

It's 10% i use and re: salt - I use it mostly on my paver driveway.

 

[pcmeiners]

"Glyphosate is acutely toxic to fish and birds and can kill beneficial insects and soil organisms."

"Some roundup from Home Depot -- he said take it back & he'd give me better stuff. He was right -- he gave me a quart of 41% roundup he buys from up in the Amish country -- 1/4 cup mixed with a gallon of water -- extremely effective!"

Yes effective in killing everything.... birds, insects , bees, and anything else in the area, great idea...anyone in your area developed leukemia yet !

 

[jrsavoie]

"Glyphosate is acutely toxic to fish and birds and can kill beneficial insects and soil organisms."

"Some roundup from Home Depot -- he said take it back & he'd give me better stuff. He was right -- he gave me a quart of 41% roundup he buys from up in the Amish country -- 1/4 cup mixed with a gallon of water -- extremely effective!"

Yes effective in killing everything.... birds, insects , bees, and anything else in the area, great idea...anyone in your area developed leukemia yet !

Just me.