Weed Killer Recipes

[Spiveyman]

I read the directions with my Round-up Pro and for the type of weeds/brush I have it recommended 5 - 10 % solution. I used about 10 oz per gal (40 oz in a 4 gal sprayer). Not sure about yzbdsbp, but at that rate I will go through this stuff pretty quickly. Even still, it's worth it if it will get the job done.

 

[2manyrocks]

The best poison ivy killer I know of is Brushbgone --active ingredient is Triclopyr. Just wet the leaves--don't soak the tree bark. May take repeat applications a few weeks apart to get the plants you thought you got the first time.

As stated above-don't burn it or you can get it in your lungs.

 

[snowjoker]

Well a good rate for weed killers is about one quart glyphosate per acre, you chose the brand. mixed with about 15 gallons water. Roundup is 48% glyphosate and the generic is 41% and use the same amount of 2-4-d amine mixed in with the glyphosate and you will kill everything..

 

[Spiveyman]

I sprayed Tuesday, but it rained off and on Tuesday - Thursday. That will either wash the stuff off and my $$$ along with it, or it will get it growing again and kill a bunch of it. I'll give the Brush Begone a shot after I'm out of the Round-Up Pro.

 

[quicksandfarmer]

I mix my own based on reading the label for Roundup Brush Killer. It's 2% triclopyr and 18% glyphosate and they recommend mixing it at 6oz. per gallon for spraying. It's $40 a quart at the hardware store.

On ebay, I bought a 2 1/2 gallon jug of 41% glyphosate for $51 and a gallon of 8.8% triclopyr for $45. After doing a little math, I figured that if I mixed two gallons glyphosate with one gallon triclopyr, four ounces of the resulting mixture would have the same active ingredients as six ounces of the Roundup concentrate. So for $96 I made 3 gallons of mixture, which will make 96 gallons of spray. It is equivalent to 18 quarts of Roundup brand brush killer, which would have cost me $720. It's also equivalent to 72 bottles of ready-to-use, which cost $18 each, or $1296.

Plus I have a half gallon of glyphosate left over to do with as I see fit.

 

[Lindblom Lawn Care]

I seen 41% glyphosates, a 2.5 gallon jug for $60.00. At gallon of 2,4D and ester runs me about $18. has 65.5% active ingredient.

 

[Spiveyman]

I have another question here. Sure enough I have checked the fence line all week with little sign of any effect of the 10% solution of Round-up. Will that stuff even work in the fall when the weeds aren't as active? Will any of the other ideas out there work when the weeds are less active like now?

Thanks

 

[dixiedrifter]

Glyphosate works best when plants are actively growing.. in fact you can spray bermudagrass after it has gone dormant for the winter to kill any other weeds/grasses and not hurt it.

Adding in some ammonium sulfate will also enhance glyphostate's killing power.

For fencerows I use a glyphosate crossbow tank mix.... crossbow is some bad stuff and not too expensive... heck that mix will even slaughter kudzu.

 

[2manyrocks]

As I recall, usually you will see some planting wilting a few days later, but it takes about 2 weeks to go brown.

 

[Spiveyman]

Great! Thanks. I checked TSC's website and they seem to carry Crossbow. I was going to postpone the war for a spring campaign, but perhaps I'll have to attack again soon! And it's only been a week and a half, maybe my first round wasn't a total loss afterall.