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Produce => Pests & Diseases => Topic started by: Blue Butterfly on April 19, 2011, 23:35:09

Title: iS IT SAFE TO
Post by: Blue Butterfly on April 19, 2011, 23:35:09

 Spray Glosaphate?  on the marestail weed now or should it be left untill the autumn?.
Thank you.

Title: Re: iS IT SAFE TO
Post by: chriscross1966 on April 20, 2011, 13:01:41

It probably won't work on marestail and I wouldn't spray glyphosate anywhere to avoid drift use a watering can and a fine rose (and only uise them for weedkiller, it's what red cans are for :D).. for marestail the problem is the skin of the thing is pretty much impervious.... you might need to get a metal pot scourer, mix up the glyphosate with some wall-paper paste, scrub it into the marestail then put a clear plastic bag over it.... sounds extreme, but I see it bouncing back year after year on areas I know are regualrly hit with roundup...... You might find it more effect to use the brushkiller/stump kliller varieties of glyphosate too, they're stronger.....

chrisc

Title: Re: iS IT SAFE TO
Post by: Blue Butterfly on April 20, 2011, 13:33:24

 Thank you for your help. :)