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Old 20-06-2004, 12:02 AM
John McGaw
 
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Default When Weed Killer Doesn't

"Marley1372" wrote in message
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This product actually has glyphosate(roundup) in it, but at a much lower

rate
than in roundup. You may want to look at the dillution rates and see if

you
are using too much water in the mix. There are a few other factors to

consider
with glyphosate: If you are using dirty water(from a pond) or if your

sprayer
needs to be cleaned, this could make the treatments ineffective, since the
chemical bonds readily with soil particles. Another factor is the

weather. If
you have been having cool, cloudy days in your area, this can slow down

the
process since the plants arent growing as activley. The weeds you

mentioned
are all perennials, and sometimes they need 2 applications to really do

the
trick, especially for things like poison ivy. Glyphosate takes time to

work,
sometimes it can take a week or more(longer for perennials) before you see

dead
plants. I would wait and see, those three plants you mention are tough to

deal
with in the first place. You might try actual roundup instead because the
concentration is alot higher. There are a ton of other products

containing
glyphosate that are cheaper and work just as well, just read the label. I

hope
you have better luck in the future.

Toad


I was out a while ago on another errand and stopped by Home Depot and bought
some Roundup so my problem will probably be self-limiting. Live and learn, I
guess.

BTW, I'm one of those lazy sods who won't even bother to mix his own
chemicals (and who had an accident with a contaminated sprayer once) so I
just buy the gallon jugs with sprayer attached. I guess, given the cost
difference and the scale of the weed problems around here I really should
buy a couple of new pump sprayers and start mixing again (after I mark them
clearly!).
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John McGaw
[Knoxville, TN, USA]
http://johnmcgaw.com