On 17/06/14 17:17, Peter & Jeanne wrote:


"David Hill" wrote in message ...

I make a very weak solution of wallpaper past into which I mid
Laboratory grave methaldahyde powder as a slug killer, this I squirt
out from a washing up liquid bottle to give me lines of methaldehyde
which isn't removed by rain.
I would think the same weak solution with glyphosate would work as a
spot weed killer, it has to be thin enough to run down the foliage you
spot treat.

I use strongish glyc - just carefully applied with an artists soft
brush. Trouble with the gel method - it hangs around
getting to places where it is not wanted and the penetration is not very
good either.The paint brush technique also good on freshly reduced stems of
remaining stuff to be killed.

Pete

Ah. Interesting. How strong would you say you mixed it relative to a
standard spray-on mix? My bottle is probably several times more
concentrated than the average garden centre stuff and I'm sure if I used
it neat it would burn the leaf off before getting all systemic on the
weed's ass