Nathan_OR
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- Jun 23, 2003
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Hey guys,
I know it's only loosely related to tractors, but since I know many of you have 3ph attached sprayers, and know your stuff on spraying, I figured I'd ask.
So I have been using a RoundUp generic in concentrated form (syrupy stuff, about $80 for 3 gallons from my local feed store). I mix it about 1c. to 3 gallons of water and spray a light mist (3 gallons does about 1/4-1/3 acre in my backpack sprayer, depending on how high the weeds are). I spray about 10 a.m. on a sunny day when the wind is down and the day is warming up. I get reasonable results... things turn yellow and most of them die off. But it takes a few weeks for things to fall down, and they come back pretty quickly. I have to spray several times over the summer (like 4-5 times between now and September).
However, my old neighbor (he has moved away) used to spray our fence line and man it just left bare dirt with a little dead moss clinging to it. And I think he just used roundup plus a surfactant (dunno what though). So, any tips on how to get a better kill?
Thanks guys,
Nathan
PS: I should mention I'm spraying mostly grass and weeds (like what sprouts up in the cracks of my driveway and along the fence line here in the Portland, Oregon area, not blackberries and other tough stuff)
I know it's only loosely related to tractors, but since I know many of you have 3ph attached sprayers, and know your stuff on spraying, I figured I'd ask.
So I have been using a RoundUp generic in concentrated form (syrupy stuff, about $80 for 3 gallons from my local feed store). I mix it about 1c. to 3 gallons of water and spray a light mist (3 gallons does about 1/4-1/3 acre in my backpack sprayer, depending on how high the weeds are). I spray about 10 a.m. on a sunny day when the wind is down and the day is warming up. I get reasonable results... things turn yellow and most of them die off. But it takes a few weeks for things to fall down, and they come back pretty quickly. I have to spray several times over the summer (like 4-5 times between now and September).
However, my old neighbor (he has moved away) used to spray our fence line and man it just left bare dirt with a little dead moss clinging to it. And I think he just used roundup plus a surfactant (dunno what though). So, any tips on how to get a better kill?
Thanks guys,
Nathan
PS: I should mention I'm spraying mostly grass and weeds (like what sprouts up in the cracks of my driveway and along the fence line here in the Portland, Oregon area, not blackberries and other tough stuff)