On 7 Jun 2003 14:37:34 -0700, (tommyboy) wrote:

Carl e Roberts wrote in message ...
sorry.. these were my words-not his.. this was given to me (kept in a glass
one liter TAB bottle) probably 15+ years ago and all I remember was that this
was the concentrated form of roundup..

The thing to do is try mixing some and see if it works.


look - if you don't know what kind of chemical you have and don't know
how to mix it or use it, i suggest that you throw it away and go to
home depot or walmart and buy some new stuff for $10.

If you can find Roundup "concentrate" for $10, what size bottle is it,
a couple ounces? Sure you can find the pre-mixed stuff for a lot less
than concentrate - but around here a quart of concentrate is several
times $10.
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Steve Touchstone
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Agreed. And how's he supposed to "throw it away?" Roundup is a
fairly safe chemical, but with current regulations, I doubt there are
many places left where you could legally just put a container of it in
the trash.

With a little experimentation, he can figure out the correct dilution
rate.





(Dave G) wrote in message om...
On 7 Jun 2003 14:37:34 -0700, (tommyboy) wrote:

Carl e Roberts wrote in message ...
sorry.. these were my words-not his.. this was given to me (kept in a glass
one liter TAB bottle) probably 15+ years ago and all I remember was that this
was the concentrated form of roundup..

look - if you don't know what kind of chemical you have and don't know
how to mix it or use it, i suggest that you throw it away and go to
home depot or walmart and buy some new stuff for $10.
Bull Crap. If you have 15 year old $120 a gallon RoundUp (back then)
use it up. If it doesn't do the job, then go buy new.

(Dave G) wrote in message om...
On 7 Jun 2003 14:37:34 -0700, (tommyboy) wrote:

Carl e Roberts wrote in message ...
sorry.. these were my words-not his.. this was given to me (kept in a glass
one liter TAB bottle) probably 15+ years ago and all I remember was that this
was the concentrated form of roundup..

look - if you don't know what kind of chemical you have and don't know
how to mix it or use it, i suggest that you throw it away and go to
home depot or walmart and buy some new stuff for $10.

Bull Crap. If you have 15 year old $120 a gallon RoundUp (back then)
use it up. If it doesn't do the job, then go buy new.

bull nothing. i just bought 64oz of roundup super concentrate plus
which treats 6,300 sq ft or makes 21 gallons for $24.99. that's $50
for a gallon of concentrate plus which makes 42 gallons of mix.

he is going to apply "by hand with a sponge brush" which means he is
going to hardly use any. he would be better to get a $10 bottle of
known product for the best chance of success.

what is his personal time worth to apply an unknown chemical by hand,
brush it on a plant that isn't growing where he wants it or on a
nuisance plant that multiplies too fast and hope that it works before
you have to reapply?

i think it is worth the ten bucks but then again, maybe he can apply
it, have it not work and then call in a lawn specialist and help the
industry and pay through the nose, right?