About time to buy weed killer

37chief · Feb 7, 2016

I have always used Round herbicide to kill my weeds. I found a product called Ranger Herbicide. Anyone tried Ranger to kill weeds? If so how does it compare to Roundup? Stan

Bob · Feb 8, 2016

Looks like Ranger is simply generic glyphosate/"Roundup".

JMOR · Feb 8, 2016

(quoted from post at 03:36:43 02/08/16) Looks like Ranger is simply generic glyphosate/"Roundup".

Yep, got to be at least a dozen of those generics out there.........just look for 41% on label.

john in la · Feb 8, 2016

While looking for 41% Glyphosate on the label will tell you it is just generic roundup; I also like to notice if it already has surfactants added to the mix. Some do some don't.
Looks like Ranger does not so you will have the added cost of adding surfactants to the mix.

Zachary Hoyt · Feb 8, 2016

We used to do spring yard work for an elderly lady who is now late. She would follow whoever was weeding around and spray the bare ground with Roundup after the weeds were pulled out and say "That won't come back". She would also spray the weeder by mistake sometimes.
Zach

Russ from MN · Feb 8, 2016

It doesn't look any cheaper too me, just looking online, but it is the same. About $55 for 2 1/2 gallons of 41%, is that what you are seeing?

paul · Feb 8, 2016

Sigh, that would be funny if it weren't the way folks look at herbicides, silly to be spraying glyphosate on bare ground but what can you do?

Glyphosate comes in different strengths and comes with none, some, or a lot of surfactants stuff premixed in. Have to check that you are comparing the same stuff when comparing prices, and that you end up with the surfactant package you need possibly by adding some of your own to what you buy.

The added stuff has to do with how the herbicide sticks to and absorbs into the weeds.

Paul

37chief · Feb 8, 2016

If I buy 2 1/2 gal concentrate round up from amazon it is around 75.00, Ranger is 55.00 from amazon for 2 1/2 gal. My local store is 89.99 for 1 1/2 gal Round Up concentrate. Stan

Russ from MN · Feb 8, 2016

I have been told dish soap works for surfactant, does anyone else use it?

JMS/.MN · Feb 8, 2016

And that, thank goodness, is why the "homeowner" Roundup is a weaker formulation.

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